Scientific Name :
Garcinia atroviridis
Common Name :
Malabar tamarind
Garcinia atroviridis
Common Name :
Malabar tamarind
Local Name :
Asam Gelugor
Primary Constituents :
Hydroxycitric acid
Asam Gelugor
Primary Constituents :
Hydroxycitric acid
Properties:
Digestive, alterative, anti-inflammatory, vermicide and vermifuge, antidiarrheic, antitumor
Scientists have identify Hydroxycitric acid (HCA) in Garcinia as an agent which lowers the production of cholesterol and fatty acids, increases the production of glycogen in the liver, supresses appetite and increases body's production of heat by activating the process of thermogenesis. It is also being used as dietary supplement for weight loss and appetite control. In traditional ayurvedic medicine, is used to activate digestion and also as purgatives.
Digestive, alterative, anti-inflammatory, vermicide and vermifuge, antidiarrheic, antitumor
Scientists have identify Hydroxycitric acid (HCA) in Garcinia as an agent which lowers the production of cholesterol and fatty acids, increases the production of glycogen in the liver, supresses appetite and increases body's production of heat by activating the process of thermogenesis. It is also being used as dietary supplement for weight loss and appetite control. In traditional ayurvedic medicine, is used to activate digestion and also as purgatives.
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