GARCINIA CAMBOGIA GARCINIA CAMBOGIA, ALSO KNOWN AS GARCINIA GUMMI-GUTTA, IS GROW IN SOUTHEASTERN ASIA, AND WEST AND CENTRAL AFRICA. THE FRUIT LOOKS LIKE A YELLOWISH, GREENISH OR REDDISH PUMPKIN WHICH IS ALSO COMMONLY KNOWN AS GAMBOOGE. IN THE INDIAN AYURVEDIC MEDICINE, "SOUR" FLAVORS ARE TOLDSAID TO ACTIVATE DIGESTION. IN THE AREAS WHERE IT IS CONSUMED, GARCINIA CAMBOGIA IS CONSIDERED TO BE EFFECTIVE IN MAKING MEALS MORE "FILLING" AND THEREFORE HELPING PEOPLE FEEL MORE SATIATED. THE RESEARCHERS HAVE STUDIED GARCINIA CAMBOGIA FOR YEARS, AND IT IS KNOWN THAT THE KEY INGREDIENT OF GARCINIA CAMBOGIA IS HCA.(HYDROXY CITRIC ACID). CAUTIONS AND WARNINGS IF YOU ARE PREGNANT OR BREASTFEEDING, CONSULT A HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONER PRIOR TO USE. GARCINIA CAMBOGIA CASTELLUCCIO C, PAGANGA G, MELIKIAN N, BOLWELL GP, PRIDHAM J, SAMPSON J, RICE-EVANS C. ANTIOXIDANT POTENTIAL OF INTERMEDIATES IN PHENYLPROPANOID METABOLISM IN HIGHER PLANTS. FEBS LETTERS 1995;368(1):188-192. DELLALIBERA O, LEMAIRE B AND LAFAY S. SVETOL�, GREEN COFFEE EXTRACT, INDUCES WEIGHT LOSS AND INCREASES LEAN TO FAT RATIO IN VOLUNTEERS WITH OVERWEIGHT PROBLEMS. PHYTOTHERAPIE 2006;4(4):194�197. KOZUMA K, TSUCHIYA S, KOHORI J, HASE T AND TOKIMITSU I. ANTIHYPERTENSIVE EFFECT OF GREEN COFFEE BEAN EXTRACT ON MILDLY HYPERTENSIVE SUBJECTS. HYPERTENSION RESEARCH: OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE JAPANESE SOCIETY OF HYPERTENSION 2005;28(8):711-718. MUBARAK A, BONDONNO CP, LIU AH, CONSIDINE MJ, RICH L, MAS E, CROFT KD, HODGSON JM. ACUTE EFFECTS OF CHLOROGENIC ACID ON NITRIC OXIDE STATUS, ENDOTHELIAL FUNCTION, AND BLOOD PRESSURE IN HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS: A RANDOMIZED TRIAL. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2012;60:9130-9136. THOM E. THE EFFECT OF CHLOROGENIC ACID ENRICHED COFFEE ON GLUCOSE ABSORPTION IN HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS AND ITS EFFECT ON BODY MASS WHEN USED LONG-TERM IN OVERWEIGHT AND OBESE PEOPLE. THE JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH 2007;35(6):900-908. USDA 2013: UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE, NATIONAL GENETIC RESOURCES PROGRAM. GERMPLASM RESOURCES INFORMATION NETWORK (GRIN). [INTERNET]. NATIONAL GERMPLASM RESOURCES LABORATORY, BELTSVILLE (MD). [COFFEA ARABICA L. LAST UPDATED 2013 JANUARY 27] AND [COFFEA CANEPHORA PIERRE EX A. FROEHNER. LAST UPDATED 2013 JANUARY 27]. WATANABE T, ARAI Y, MITSUI Y, KUSAURA T, OKAWA W, KAJIHARA Y, SAITO I. THE BLOOD PRESSURE-LOWERING EFFECT AND SAFETY OF CHLOROGENIC ACID FROM GREEN COFFEE BEAN EXTRACT IN ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION. CLINICAL AND EXPERIEMNTAL HYPERTENSION 2006;28(5):439-449. This page is not intended to be a comprehensive review of the medicinal ingredient.