Garcinia Fruit

Description:

Garcinia cambogia is a tree of the genus garcinia, about 20 meters tall; Bark thick, cork like. Leaf blade hard papery, elliptic, obovate or oblong-lanceolate, long (12-) 15-25 (-28) cm, wide 7-12 cm, apex usually rounded, thinly obtuse acuminate, base cuneate, midvein thick, slightly sunken above, raised below, lateral veins regular, oblique ascending, 9-14 pairs, third secondary veins several parallel, interconnecting, rarely distinct, The petiole is 2-2.5 cm long.

Application:

1.Garcinia cambogia can be used as medicine, with anti-inflammatory, bactericidal, detumescence, detoxification effect, mainly for external use. The fruit has the effect of stabilizing blood sugar, controlling appetite, inhibiting fatty acid synthesis, and is a common Chinese medicine for weight loss and fat reduction.

2.Garcinia cambogia has attracted attention for its anti-obesity effects. Humans began to study it decades ago, and its effective composition and structure are gradually becoming clear, and it is used as a weight loss food. The main active component of garcinia cambogia is the hydroxycitric acid on the peel, and the main role of hydroxycitric acid is to hinder the synthesis of fat. When people consume sugars, these sugars are broken down into glucose, which is transported to the muscles and converted into heat. But if the caloric intake is greater than the consumption, the excess glucose will be converted into fat and stored, which is the cause of obesity. If garcinia cambogia is consumed before meals, it can prevent the conversion of glucose into fat and promote its conversion into liver sugar, which is more easily used as heat, so it can prevent obesity.

3.In addition, garcinia cambogia can also stimulate the satiety center, so that the human body is not easy to have a sense of fasting, the amount of food will naturally reduce; Garcinia cambogia has no other side effects, and it is not easy to rebound after weight loss. Garcinia cambogia is the most popular weight loss health food in the United States, and it is also quite popular in Japan. 

4.Garcinia cambogia can also be used as a flavor agent.  The seeds can be used as industrial oil.