jiaogulan

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin 絞股藍／绞股蓝 (jiǎogǔlán).

Noun

jiaogulan (uncountable)

1. The dioecious, herbaceous climbing vine Gynostemma pentaphyllum
   • 2016 January 29, “Biomolecular Characterization of Putative Antidiabetic Herbal Extracts”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     Finally, there is an evidence that natural products of the putative anti-diabetic plants milk-thistle (Silybum marianum), and jiaogulan (Gynostemma pentaphyllum) stimulate insulin secretion, inhibit gluconeogenesis, or reduce triglycerides and insulin resistance [25 –27 ].