Key Benefits

  • Sfera Gymnema may help to curb cravings for sweet food and regulate appetite.
  • Sfera Gymnema may help to lower blood glucose levels and enhance glucose tolerance. 

 

Warnings & Precautions

Do not take Sfera Gymnema sylvestre:

  • if you are hypersensitive (allergic) to any of the ingredients of Sfera Gymnema sylvestre.
  • Not to be used by patients with hypoglycaemia.
  • Caution in hear conditions as it can stimulate the heart.

Other medicines and Sfera Gymnema sylvestre:

 

  • Always tell your health care provider if you are taking any other medicine. (This includes all complementary or traditional medicines.) 
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    Pregnancy and breastfeeding: If you are pregnant or breastfeeding, think you may be pregnant or are planning to have a baby, please consult your doctor, pharmacist, or other health care provider for advice before taking this medicine.

     

    Sources:

    [1] SAHPRA Complementary Medicines – Health Supplements Safety and Efficacy. (7.04 June20)

    [2] Sfera Gymnema Patient information leaflet

    [3] Ayurvedic Medicine.  The Principles of Traditional Practice.  Sebastian Pole.  Elsevier. 2006.