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GYMNEMA SILVESTRE

\d͡ʒˈɪmnəmə sˈɪlvɛstə], \d‍ʒˈɪmnəmə sˈɪlvɛstə], \dʒ_ˈɪ_m_n_ə_m_ə s_ˈɪ_l_v_ɛ_s_t_ə]\

Definitions of GYMNEMA SILVESTRE

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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A species found in Ceylon and the Indian Peninsula. The leaves are bitterish, astringent, and acidulous, contain gymnemic acid, and, when chewed, temporarily destroy the power of tasting sweet or bitter substances. [Gr.]

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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