Cultural Practices

1. Varieties/Types/Clones released/identified

Local clones

2. Propagation methods and planting time

By cutting in rainy season

3. Fertilizer doses

10 g Nitrogen 6.5 g Phosphorous/vine

4. Biochemical Analysis (Active ingredients)

Gymnemic acid, Quercitol, Lupeol, B-amyrin, Stigmasterol

5. Harvesting

After one year leaves are ready for harvesting

6. Harvesting period

September to February

7.Post Harvest Management

Drying of leaves and roots

8.Action and uses

Astringent, stomachic, tonic, refrigerant, antidiabetic.

Leaves have a peculiar property neutralising temporarily the taste sensation for sugar and used in diabetis.