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Garcinia hanburyi

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Garcinia hanburyi is an evergreen, small to medium-sized tree, growing up to 15 metres tall. With short and straight bole. It is cultivated in Asia in order to obtain a gum resin. The plant is not cultivated, but the gum is harvested from wild trees.

Uses

Parts Used

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Chemical Composition

The major acid present in it is hydroxy citric acid, which is used as an antiobesity ingredient in pharmaceutical industries.[2]

Common names

Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature

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Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
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Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

How to plant/cultivate

A plant of the moist, lowland tropics, where it grows at elevations up to 800 metres.[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

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References

  1. Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare
  2. Chemistry
  3. [Morphology]
  4. Cultivation

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