Open AccessChromosomal fragmentation: A possible marker for the selection of high gymnemic acid yielding accessions of Gymnema sylvestre R. Br
Author(s) -
AK Verma,
Sunita Singh Dhawan
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
pharmacognosy magazine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0976-4062
pISSN - 0973-1296
DOI - 10.4103/pm.pm_420_16
Subject(s) - gymnema sylvestre , biology , botany , meristem , horticulture , traditional medicine , shoot , medicine
Gymnema sylvestre R. Br. a member of family Asclepiadaceae as mentioned in Indian Pharmacopoeia popular among the researchers because of stimulatory effect of its phytoconstituent on pancreatic cells and potential to treat Type I and II type of diabetes.