Description
- One of the primary active components in this plant is gymnemic acid, which helps suppress sweetness
- When consumed prior to a sugary food or beverage, gymnemic acid blocks the sugar receptors on our taste buds
- Its also called gurmar, which is Hindi for destroyer of sugar
- Similar to its effects on your taste buds, Gymnema sylvestre can also block receptors in your intestines and thus sugar absorption, lowering our post-meal sugar levels readings.
- Gymnema sylvestre is traditionally consumed as a tea or by chewing its leaves.