Fruit The fruit known as Garcinia Cambogia is located in the forests of Asia, India, and Africa. It is best described as looking like a smallish pumpkin (though more the size of a grapefruit), and its color can range from yellow to green. However, when the rind has been harvested…

1. What is Garcinia Cambogia? Native to parts of Southeast Asia and Africa, Garcinia Cambogia is a fruit, which has benefits that range from weight loss to preservation, healing ulcers and relieving arthritis. 2. How does it work? The active ingredient in Garcinia Cambogia, HCA (Hydroxycitric Acid) helps promote weight…

Botanical Name Garcinia Cambogia, Garcinia Gummi Gutta Other Common Names Brindle berry, brindall berry, garcinia, malabar tamarind, hydroxycitric acid (HCA), citrin, gambooge, gorikapuli, uppagi, garcinia kola, mangosteen oil tree. The name malabar tamarind can be misleading since it’s often confused with tamarind (Tamarindus indica), which belongs to the Fabaceae family…

What is it? Garcinia cambogia might sound like an exotic Italian dish but actually it’s a tropical fruit, native to Indonesia. It is also known by other common names like Garcinia gummi-gutta, brindleberry and kudam puli. This fruit looks like a tiny pumpkin ranging from green to pale yellow in…

Garcinia cambogia is yet another entrant in the growing list of natural supplements being marketed as the answer to obesity. G. cambogia is most well-known for its use as a spice. This product, which is classified as a fruit, is naturally found throughout southeastern Asia, India, and western Africa. (1)…

Garcinia cambogia has been around for centuries. The tropical plant is native to Indonesia, and is also available in Malaysia, Sri Lanka and India. It is also known as garcinia gummi-gatta, gambooge, brindleberry and Malabar tamarind. It should not be confused with tamarind, which is similar in flavor but is…

Garcinia cambogia is just one of the 300 to 500 species in the Garcinia genus, all of which are native to regions in Asia, Australia, Polynesia, and southern and tropical Africa. Some point to Indonesia as garcinia cambogia’s specific origin. Sir William Jackson Hooker recorded notes on the fruit’s preparation…

The medical literature primarily documents weight loss and lipid-lowering activity for the plant, Toxicology studies resulted in no toxicity or deaths in animals at dosages of HCA 5,000 mg/kg, equivalent to 350 g or 233 times the maximum dosage of 1.5 g/day of HCA. The genus Garcinia is mainly distributed…

Garcinia Cambogia extract is made from the fruit of a tree of the same name that grows in tropical parts of Asia. The rind of the fruit is the extract; once it is peeled off, it is dried and then cured for storage. The people native to the lands in…