The plant contains the iridoids including asperuloside and galioside; flavonoid glycosides; quercetin-3-glu- coside, quercetin-7-glucoside, quercetin-3-rutinoside, luteolin-7-gluco- side; anthraquinone derivatives, including alizarin, and large amounts of salicylic acid. Its high organic acid content causes curdling of milk.
The root contain n-alkanes.
Garcinia cambogia Desr.
Synonym G. gummi-gutta (Linn.) Robs.
Family Guttferae; Clusiaceae.
Habitat Western Ghats and Nilgiris.
English Gamboge tree.
Ayurvedic Vrkshaamla (allied species), Kokam (var.).
Siddha/Tamil Kodakkapuli.
Action Fruit rind—used in rickets and enlargement of spleen, in
skeletal fractures.
The plant contains iso-prenylated polyphenols—cambogin and cambo Galiu
aparine Linn.
Family Rubiaceae.
278 Garcinia cowa Roxb.
ginol. The fruit contains about 30%
acid (dry weight basis), which is essen tiall (—)-hydroxycitric acid (HCA).
HCA is a potent inhibitor of ATP cit rat lyase, the enzyme that produces
acetyl CoA for both fatty acid and
cholesterol synthesis.
Taking Garcinia fruit rind extract
orally does not seem to help decrease
G) weight, satiety; fat oxidation or energy
expenditure in obese people. Some re searcher are of the view that garcinia
inhibits the supply of fatty acids with ou affecting adipose conversion. (Nat ura Medicines Comprehensive Data base 2007.)
Latex gave benzophenone deriva tives camboginol and cambogin.
Garcinia cowa Roxb.
Synonym G. kydia Roxb.
