Description
Garcinia cambogia is a flowering evergreen tree, with drooping branches. The fruit is yellow, oval in shape and resembles small pumpkins. Garcinia is part of the same family as mangosteens; the fruit is harvested, dried and ground. The active constituent in this herb is called Hydroxycitric acid or HCA and is gaining a reputation for assisting weight loss through appetite suppression and by reducing the body’s ability to form adipose(fatty) tissue during times of overeating.
Properties:-
| Botanical Name | Garcinia cambogia |
| Hindi Name | (Vilayati Imli) |
| Part Used | Fruit rind |
| Standardised for | 70% Hydroxycitric acid (HCA) by HPLC |
| Application | Slimming suppliments |
| TEST | SPECIFICATION |
| Description | Combined potassium/calcium salt of (-) Hydroxycitric acid in the form of fine powder |
| Colour | Cream to white |
| Odour & Taste | Characteristic odour & taste |
| Loss on drying | NMT 8 % |
| Solubility | Fully Soluble in water |
| Bulk density (tapped ) | 0.20-0.80 g/ml |
| Particle size | 100 % passing through 40 mesh |
| Identification | Positive for (-) HCA by HPLC |
| Hydroxycitric acid by HPLC | NLT 60 % |
| (on ‘as is’ basis) | |
| Total Plate Count | NMT 3,000 cfu /gm |
| Yeast & Mould | NMT 300 cfu / gm |
| E.coli & Salmonella | Absent |
| Heavy Metals | NMT 10 ppm |
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