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| Latin Name |
English Names |
Sanskrit Names |
| Garcinia cambogia
(Guttiferae) Desr. /
G. gummi gutta (L.) Rob. |
Garcinia |
Vrikshamla,
Kankusta |
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| History |
 The
fruit was an article of commerce in the dry state. It was used as
a substitute for 'Kokam' and was in use in the Bombay army as an antiscorbutic
in 1799 along with 'Kokam'. It was valued for its dried rind, which
was used in Travancore-Cochin and Malabar as a condiment for flavouring
curries in place of tamarind or lime. In Ceylon, the fruits were picked
under-ripe, the thick pericarp cut into sections, dried in the sun
and preserved for future use. The dried material was used along with
salt in the curing of fish.
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| Habitat |
It is commonly found
in the evergreen and shola forests of Western Ghats in India up to
6,000 ft. high.
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| Morphology
Description (Habit) |
It is a small or
medium-sized tree with a rounded crown and horizontal or drooping
branches. The leaves are dark green, shining, elliptic to obovate.
Fruits are ovoid, 2 inches in dia., yellow or red when ripe, with
6-8 grooves. Seeds are 6-8 surrounded by a succulent aril.
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| Principal
Constituents |
It contains 30% acid
(calculated as Citric acid) essentially (-)-hydroxy-citric acid1.
Camboginol and cambogin was also identified2.
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| Pharmacology |
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Oral administration
of (-)-hydroxy-citrate depressed significantly the weight, body lipid,
and appetite in invivo lipogenic rats3.
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| Clinical
Studies |
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It is a potent anti-obesity
agent4.
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| Toxicology |
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There is no adverse effect was
reported on the usage of this plant.
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| Indications |
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The decoction is given for rheumatism
and bowel complaints. For cattle it is used to wash in mouth diseases.
It is one of the main ingredients of south Indian food preparation.
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| Product
Range |
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AyurSlim.
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| References |
- Singh, R. P. et. al., 1995, Biological Memories, Vol.21(1),
pp. 27-33.
- Tetrahedron Lett. 1980, 21, pp.1975.
- Sullivan, A. C. et. al., Lipids, Vol. 9(2), pp. 121-128
and Ebid. pp. 129-134.
- Ramos, R.R. et. al., 1996, Garcinia cambogia in the
control of obesity (in Spanish), Invest. Med. Intern. Vol. 22,
pp. 97-100; Firenzuoli F and Gori, L., 1999, JAMA, 1999, Vol.
21(3), pp. 234.
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