Garcinia Cambogia which belongs to the family Clusiaceae is the most im­portant species of Garcinia genus. It is a moderate sized tree grows in the western ghats of South India and forest of Nilgiris. Leaves dark glossy green, elliptic-obovate, opposite. Flowers orange-reddish. Fruit which is commer­cially important part, globular, brown - dark brown colored with deep ver­tical grooves. Seeds enclosed within the succulent resinous fruit. THERAPEUTIC USES: Extract made out of Garcinia fruit standardized for (-) Hydroxycitric acid is used in anti-obesity formula­tions world - wide. The extract has very good fat burning properties as it blocks fatty acids as well as cholesterol biosynthesis by reducing the acetyl co-enzyme A.

Garcinia Cambogia which belongs to the family Clusiaceae is the most im­portant species of Garcinia genus. It is a moderate sized tree grows in the western ghats of South India and forest of Nilgiris. Leaves dark glossy green, elliptic-obovate, opposite. Flowers orange-reddish. Fruit which is commer­cially important part, globular, brown - dark brown colored with deep ver­tical grooves. Seeds enclosed within the succulent resinous fruit. THERAPEUTIC USES: Extract made out of Garcinia fruit standardized for (-) Hydroxycitric acid is used in anti-obesity formula­tions world - wide. The extract has very good fat burning properties as it blocks fatty acids as well as cholesterol biosynthesis by reducing the acetyl co-enzyme A.