GURMAR
English : Sweet taste killing plant or leaves/Australian cow plant
Urdu    : Gurmar/Gurmar Booti/Gurmar patta
Telugu : Boda patra/Poda Patri/Putla podra
Description :
It is a creeper,spreading like Gilo or Gul bail on babool ,kher and other trees.Leaves resemble
those of Bael-phal tree having long pointed pods which on breaking exude a white sticky fluid and reveal
a white,wolly substance filling the interior.Leaves are opposite and usually ovate.Flowers are small and
yellow.Leaves,when chewed possess the remarkable property of desensitizing for a few hours,the taste
buds for sweet and bitter substances acid taste is not affected,while salt taste is very slightly infuenced.
Action and uses:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  It is anti-diabetic, astrigent ,stomachic adn tonic.It is highly valued as a specific drug for diabetes mellitus and used alone or with other drugs.It is also good in chronic dyspepsia and for vital organs.