GREEN COFFEE BEAN EXTRACT GREEN COFFEE BEAN EXTRACT IS AN UNROASTED, DRIED, NATURAL COFFEE BEAN. ROASTING COFFEE TRANSFORMS THE CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF GREEN COFFEE BEANS, TURNING THEM INTO COMMON COFFEE PRODUCTS. THE ROASTING PROCESS PRODUCES THE CHARACTERISTIC FLAVOUR OF COFFEE AS THE GREEN COFFEE BEANS CHANGE IN COLOR, TASTE, SMELL AND DENSITY. ROASTING ALSO MAKES THE COFFEE BEAN MORE UNSTABLE. AS A RESULT, IT CAN BECOME RANCID EASILY. UNROASTED GREEN COFFEE BEAN EXTRACT IS A NEW INGREDIENT ON THE MARKET. IT HAS STRONG ANTI-OXIDANT PROPERTIES, SIMILAR TO OTHER NATURAL ANTI-OXIDANTS LIKE GREEN TEA AND GRAPE SEED EXTRACT. 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). CONVENIENT LIQUID FORM 'HERBAL SLIM Q DROPS' PRODUCT IS EASY TO USE AND EASY TO TAKE. THE KEY TO ACHIEVE A SUCCESSFUL WEIGHT LOSS IS TO KEEP HAVING THE SAME DIETARY FOOD IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN YOUR REDUCED WEIGHT. 'HERBAL SLIM Q DROPS' CAN BE FIT WITH ANY DIET PLANS YOU ARE USING SINCE IT CAN BE MIXED WITH ANY FOODS OR DRINKS. WORKS FAST AND EASY TO USE THE PHYSICIAN'S DESK REFERENCE STATES THAT 85-90% OF NUTRIENTS IN LIQUID SUPPLEMENTS ARE ABSORBED IN 22 TO 30 SECONDS. WITH THE SOLID DOSAGE FORM, IT SOMETIMES TAKES HOURS FOR THE MEDICINAL INGREDIENTS IN PILLS TO BE ABSORBED IN THE BODY. HIGHER BIO-AVAILABILITY THE MAIN CONCERN REGARDING DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS IS THE ABSORPTION. IT HAS BEEN DEMONSTRATED THAT ONLY 10%-20% OF THE NUTRIENTS IN PILLS ARE ACTUALLY ABSORBED. THE NATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD STATES THAT 100 MG OF MEDICINAL INGREDIENTS CONSUMED IN TABLET FORM TRANSLATES INTO A CONCENTRATION OF ONLY 8.3 MG (8.3%) IN THE BLOOD. DIRECTIONS FOR USE MIX PRODUCT WELL IN 1-2 CUPS OF LIQUID (WATER, JUICE, ETC.) IMMEDIATELY BEFORE CONSUMPTION. CAUTIONS AND WARNINGS IF YOU ARE BREASTFEEDING, CONSULT A HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONER PRIOR TO USE. DIRECTIONS FOR USE IF YOU ARE PREGNANT, DO NOT USE THIS PRODUCT. GREEN COFFEE BEAN EXTRACT 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. 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.