Product Description
ăChinese nameăJiaogulan
ăCommon nameăFiveleaf Gynostemma
ăLatin nameăGynostemma pentaphyllum
ăAnnual/PerennialăHerbaceous climbing plant
ăHarvest time, size, shapeăSeed ovate heart shaped, greyish brown, both surfaces with galactoid processes
ăFlowerăcorolla white or light green
ăBlooming periodăMarch to November
ăFruiting periodăApril to December
ăSeeding timeă in spring
ăSun/Shadeăshade
ăMoisture, soil, temperatureăprefers shade, fertile sandy loam
ăMedicinal partsăentire plant. Chinese name: Jiaogulan.
ăHarvest & ProcessingăCollected 3-4 times every year in summer and autumn, well washed, and sun-dried.
ăMain componentsăMainly contains dammarane tetracyclic triterpenoid saponins, such as gynosaponin TN-1 and TN-2, etc; flavonoids, such as rutin, ombuoside and ombuin, etc.
ăProperty Bitter, little sweet, cool. Clearing heat, detoxifying and tonifying deficiency.
ăPharmacological effectsăMainly indicated for weakness and debilitation, nephrasthenia emission, leucopenia, hyperlipemia, virus hepatitis, chronic gastroenteritis, chronic tracheitis.
Mark: As for all the herbs we supply here, all the medicinal information is only for your reference. Please consult with prefessional doctors for any application. Naturix-Seeds will not be responsible for any medicinal effects.
