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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Plant Garcinia cambogia (Clusiaceae)

Common Names
Brindleberry, Malabar Tamarind, Garcinia
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
(-)-ALPHA-HYDROXYCITRIC-ACID 0 Pericarp Mizusaki, S., Hashimoto, K., Sudo, S., Hasegawa, M. 1998. Obesity Preventive Agents Containing Extracts of Garcinia cambogia and Mulberry Tree. Patent-Japan Kokai Tokyo Koho-10 265,397: 4 pp.
(-)-HYDROXYCITRIC ACID 0 Fruit *
(-)-HYDROXYCITRIC ACID 0 Pericarp 160000.0 180000.0 Jayaprakasha, G. K., Sakariah, K. K. 1998. Determination of Orgainc Acids in Garcinia cambogia (Desr.) by High-Performance Liquid Chromatography. J Chromatogra. 806(2): 337-339.
CAMBOGIN 0 Latex Exudate 55000.0 Rama Rao, A. V., Venkatswamy, G., Pendse, A. D. 1980. Camboginol and cambogin. Tetrahedron Lett 21: 1975-1978.
CITIRC ACID 0 Fruit *
GAMBOGIC-ACID 2 Plant Ye, D. J., Wu, H., Hu, Y., Sheng, Z. Q. 1995. Gambogic acid content in gamboge and its processed product. Zhongguo Zhongyao Zazhi 20(10): 601.
GARBOGIOL 0 Root 1.0 Iinuma, M., Ito, T., Miyake, R., Tosa, H., Tanaka, T., Chelladurai, V. 1998. A xanthone from Garcinia cambogia. Phytochemistry 47(6): 1169-1170.
GARCINOL 8 Bark 30.0 *
GARCINOL 8 Latex Exudate 370000.0 Rama Rao, A. V., Venkatswamy, G., Pendse, A. D. 1980. Camboginol and cambogin. Tetrahedron Lett 21: 1975-1978.
ISOGARCINOL 0 Bark 8.0 Iinuma, M., Ito, T., Miyake, R., Tosa, H., Tanaka, T., Chelladurai, V. 1998. A xanthone from Garcinia cambogia. Phytochemistry 47(6): 1169-1170.
RHEEDIAXANTHONE-A 0 Bark 500.0 Iinuma, M., Ito, T., Miyake, R., Tosa, H., Tanaka, T., Chelladurai, V. 1998. A xanthone from Garcinia cambogia. Phytochemistry 47(6): 1169-1170.
SUCCINIC-ACID 7 Fruit Lewis, Y. S., Neelakantan, S. 1965. (-)-hydroxycitric acid, the principle acid in the fruits of Garcinia cambogia Desr. Phytochemistry 4: 619-625.
TARTARIC-ACID 6 Fruit *
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Acidifier 1 (View) Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Additive 2 (View) Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Antibacterial 1 (View) Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antibiotic 1 (View) *
Antifeedant 1 (View) *
Antiglycation 1 (View) *
Antioxidant 1 (View) *
Antioxidant Synergist 1 (View) Martindale's 29th
Antiradicular 1 (View) *
Bruchiphobe 1 (View) Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
Cancer-Preventive 1 (View) Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
Chelator 1 (View) *
Dye 1 (View) Merck 11th Edition
FLavor 1 (View) Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Fungicide 1 (View) Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Irritant 1 (View) Zebovitz, T. C. Ed. 1989. Part VII. Flavor and Fragrance Substances, in Keith L. H. and Walters, D.B., eds. Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals. VCH Publishers, New York. 3560-4253.
Perfumery 1 (View) Merck 11th Edition
Peristaltic 1 (View) *
Pesticide 2 (View) *
Purgative 1 (View) Oriental Materia Medica (three volumes by Dr. Hsu and collaborators)