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Garcinia, also known asGarcinia cambogia, Mangosteen, and Brindall berries, is an herb, whichis known to interrupt the synthesis of various lipids, fatty acids, LDLcholesterol and triglycerides has been described in Ayurvedic textsthousands of years ago. The herb is best as an appetite suppressor.The appetite is suppressed by promoting synthesis of glycogen, thussending the brain signals of satisfaction and fullness sooner.

Garcinia cambogiais a small fruit that resembles a miniature pumpkin. It is indigenousto India and parts of Asia, and an extract from its fruit and rind ispopular in many natural weight loss products.

Theorganic acid known as (-)HCA is the primary acid found in the fruit andrind of G. cambogia. The fruit rind and extracts of G. cambogia areused in many traditional recipes. HCA inhibits lipogenesis, lowers theproduction of cholesterol and fatty acids, increases the production ofglycogen in the liver, suppresses appetite, increases the bodysproduction of heat by activating the process of thermogenesis. Said toactivate digestion and are used as purgatives, in the treatment ofworms and parasites, tumours and dysentery. Neither acute nor chronictoxicity is reported with regular consumption of Garcinia products aseither food or tonics.

GarciniaCambogia works by suppressing appetite and inhibiting lipidsynthesis.This latter mechanism is based on the theory that inhibitionof lipid biosynthesis or enhance lipid metabolism interfere withmechanisms that produce and maintain obesity.

Specifically,HCA prevents the enzyme from catalyzing the cleavage of citrate toacetyl coenzyme A and oxaloacetate. This inhibition significantlyreduces the synthesis of triglycerides, cholesterol and body fat,without diminishing energy production. The result is significant lossof body weight in animals made obese genetically and by hypothalamiclesions.