- Botanical name : Gymnema sylvestre B. Br.
- Family : Asclepiadaceae
- Malayalam : Chakkarakkolli
- Tamil : Sakkarakkolli
- English : Australian Cow Plant
- Habit : a large, woody, much branched climber
- Parts Used : Whole plant
- Rasa Panchaka
- Rasa : Katu Thikta
- Guna : Laghu, Ruksha
- Veerya : Ushna
- Vipaka : Katu
- Karma : KaphaVatashamana, Chakshushya
- Indications : Prameha, Kusta, Vrana, Visha
- Dose : Swarasa 10-15 ml, Choorna 2-4 g,
- kashaya 50-100 ml
- Properties and Uses : The plant is digestive, liver tonic, antipyretic and uterine tonic. Fresh leaves when chewed have the remarkable property of paralysing the sense of taste for sweet and bitter substances for some time
- Formulations- Madhumehantaka churna
