Description

This NEW Extract has a confirmed 80% Gypenosides, one of the main active ingredients in Gynostemma pentaphyllum.

These herbal extracts are ideal for adding to herbal teas, or other beverages, and can also be added to foods. The usual dose of Gynostemma pentaphyllum extract would be 100-300 mg, with meals, 2 times a day.

Gypenosides are triterpenoid saponins and are the main active components of Gynostemma pentaphyllum, a climbing plant in the family Cucurbitaceae. They have been traditionally used in herbal medicine and have been shown to be effective in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, although their mechanism of action is unknown.

Despite the herb’s long history of use in TCM, it is still hard to find definitive research to support its medical use in humans. What does exist is limited to laboratory studies and small clinical trials, many of which continue to be done in mice and other animals.

Diabetes, obesity, and stress are the uses with the most notable research behind them. Other studies have looked at the herb’s role in various cancers and in preventing liver damage.