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Botanical Name: Garcinia Cambogia
Other common names of Garcinia Cambogia:
Brindle Berry, Brindall Berry, Garcinia, Malabar tamarind, Hydroxycitric Acid (HCA), Citrin, Gambooge,
Gorikapuli, Uppagi, Garcinia Kola, Mangosteen oil tree.
Habitat: India and South East Asia.
Discripon: Garcinia Cambogia is a flowering evergreen tree, with drooping branches. The fruit is
yellow, oval in shape and resembles small pumpkins. Garcinia is part of the same family as mangosteens;
the fruit is harvested, dried and ground into a powder.
Top quality Garcinia: 60.3% HCA content
The acve constuent in this herb is called Hydroxycitric acid or HCA and is gaining a reputaon for
assisng weight loss through appete suppression and by reducing the body’s ability for form adipose
(Fay) ssue during mes of overeang.
The mechanism for Garcinia’s weight loss ability is sll being understood; but is believed to be
through inhibing the body’s ability to convert carbohydrates to fats. This leads to an increase in
glycogen in the liver, which sends a message to the brain indicang saety, and in turn reduces appete.
In recent years studies are focusing on the most effecve form of HCA to take for maximum therapeuc
benefits. What is significant is that a recent Japanese study, using an animal model, indicated
that during exercise the regular use of HCA promotes fat burning and spares carbohydrate