Gynostemma pentaphyllum?!
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Gynostemma pentaphyllum?
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Gynostemma pentaphyllum Makino is a perennial climber in the Family Cucurbitaceae. It is used for treatment of inflammation, cough, hyperviscosity of sputum, and chronic bronchitis. Gypenosides, dammarane-type saponins isolated from G. pentaphyllum, are major bioactive principles which have been reported to have various in vitro activities such as reducing cholesterol, anti-tumor, anti-mutagenicity, anti-gastric ulcer, anti-thrombotic, immunopotentiating, and anti-inflammatory activities. Several lines of evidence have indicated its efficacy in experimental animals and patients, such as reducing levels of serum triglyceride and cholesterol, cardiovascular protection, recovering leukocyte counts, lymphocyte proliferation in cancer patients with radiotherapy or chemotherapy, and increasing immune responses to ovalbumin.