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Garcinia cambogia
Biotic zone Western Ghats + , West Coast +
Class Magnoliopsida +
Common Indian names Hila, Velaiti imli(Hindi); Simehunese, UpaHila, Velaiti imli(Hindi); Simehunese, Upagimara(Kannada); Darambo (Konakani); Kadumpuli, Kodapuli, Kodapuri, Pinaru, Zkodapuli , Pinaru(Malayalam); Malayalam Dharambe (Malayalam); Kadumpuli, Kodakapuli, Kodakka puli, Kodapuli(Tamil); Simachinta (Telugu)puli, Kodapuli(Tamil); Simachinta (Telugu)  +
Common name Gamboge tree  +
Division/Phylum Magnoliophyta +
Endemic Western Ghats true  +
Family Clusiaceae +
Flower color Yellow  +
Genus Garcinia +
Introdescription The dried thick outer coat of its fruit isThe dried thick outer coat of its fruit is rich in acids and has been valued for its marked antiseptic properties. Its fruit was used use by the Bombay army as an antiscorbutic in 1799 along with 'Kokam'. Its dried rind, is used in Travancore-Cochin and Malabar as a condiment for flavouring curries as a substitute of tamarind or lime. In Srilanka, under-ripe dried fruit, is used along with salt in the curing of fish.sed along with salt in the curing of fish.  +
Medicinal molecular basis description Garcinia cambogia extract contains (−)-hydroxycitric acid (HCA) which is found to suppress body fat accumulation in developing male Zucker obese (fa/fa) rats.  +
Medicinal significance Yes  +
Medicinal system Ayurveda + , Folk Medicine +
Native species Yes  +
Order Malpighiales +
Page creation date 27 August 2010  +
Plant height 6 feet to 10 feet  +
Plant type Woody (Tree/Shrub)  +
Regnum Plantae +
Species name w:Garcinia cambogia +
State Goa  + , Karnataka  + , Kerala  + , Maharashtra  + , Tamil Nadu  +
User ID User:Shwetankverma +
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Categories Stubs  + , Plants  + , Species page  +
Modification dateThis property is a special property in this wiki. 6 September 2010 15:30:46  +
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