Garcinia gummi - gutta - wikipedia Garcinia gummi - gutta Gambooge redirects here ; for the dye made from various tree species of the family Clusiaceae see Gamboge Garcinia gummi - gutta Scientific classification Kingdom : Plantae ( unranked ) : Angiosperms ( unranked ) : Eudicots ( unranked ) : Rosids Order : Malpighiales Family : Clusiaceae Genus : Garcinia Species : G. gummi - gutta Binomial name Garcinia gummi - gutta ( L. ) Roxb. Synonyms Cambogia binucao Blanco Cambogia gemmi - gutta L. Cambogia solitaria Stokes Garcinia affinis Wight & Arn. Garcinia cambogia ( Gaertn. ) Desr. Garcinia sulcata Stokes Garcinia gummi - gutta is a tropical species of Garcinia native to Indonesia. Common names include Garcinia cambogia ( a former scientific name ), as well as brindleberry, Malabar tamarind, and kudam puli ( pot tamarind ). This fruit looks like a small pumpkin and is green to pale yellow in color. Although it has received considerable media attention purporting its effects on weight loss, there is liver toxicity associated with commercial preparations of the fruit extract with clinical evidence indicating it has no significant effect on weight loss. Contents 1 Cultivation 2 Uses 2.1 Cooking 2.2 Weight loss claims 3 Adverse effects 4 Drug Interactions 5 Gallery 6 References 7 External resources Cultivation Garcinia gummi - gutta tree in Kerala, India Ripe fruit Garcinia gummi - gutta is grown for its fruit in Southeast Asia, coastal Karnataka / Kerala, India, and west and central Africa. It thrives in most moist forests. G. gummi - gutta is one of several closely related Garcinia species from the plant family Clusiaceae. With thin skin and deep vertical lobes, the fruit of G. gummi - gutta and related species range from about the size of an orange to that of a grapefruit ; G. gummi - gutta looks more like a small yellowish, greenish, or sometimes reddish pumpkin. The color can vary considerably. When the rinds are dried and cured in preparation for storage and extraction, they are dark brown or black in color. Along the west coast of South India, G. gummi - gutta is popularly termed `` Malabar tamarind '', and shares culinary uses with the tamarind ( Tamarindus indica ). The latter is a small and the former a quite large evergreen tree. G. gummi - gutta is also called goraka or, in some areas, simply kattcha puli ( souring fruit ). It is called uppage in Kannada language and fruits are collected and dried for selling to dealers in Sirsi, Karnataka. Uses Cooking G. gummi - gutta is used in cooking, including in the preparation of curries. The fruit rind and extracts of Garcinia species are called for in many traditional recipes, and various species of Garcinia are used similarly in food preparation in Assam ( India ), Thailand, Malaysia, Burma, and other Southeast Asian countries. In the Indian Ayurvedic medicine, `` sour '' flavors are said to activate digestion. The extract and rind of G. gummi - gutta is a curry condiment in India. It is an essential souring ingredient in the southern Thai variant of kaeng som, a sour curry. G. gummi - gutta is used commercially in fish curing, especially in Sri Lanka and South India. The trees can be found in forested areas and also are protected in plantations otherwise given over to pepper, spice, and coffee production. Weight loss claims In late 2012, a United States celebrity doctor, Dr. Oz, promoted Garcinia cambogia extract as `` an exciting breakthrough in natural weight loss ''. Dr. Oz 's endorsements of dietary supplements having no or little scientific evicence of efficacy have often led to a substantial increase in consumer purchases of the promoted products. While it has received considerable media attention purporting impact on weight loss, the evidence for Garcinia cambogia supports no clear effect, while gastrointestinal adverse events were two-fold more common over the placebo in a 2011 meta - analysis indicating the extract may be unsafe for human consumption. Adverse events associated with use of such supplements ( `` side effects '' ) -- especially, hepatotoxicity, as well as gastrointestinal issues -- led to one preparation being withdrawn from the market. Adverse effects Orally, 500 mg of hydroxycitric acid four times daily can cause nausea, gastrointestinal discomfort, and headaches. Drug interactions When the fruit is sun dried for several days, it becomes black with a shrivelled body. There have been several case reports of patients developing `` Serotonin Syndrome '' after combining their serotonergic medicines with Garcinia cambogia. Caution should be exercised in patients treated with the following class of medications who are looking to manage their weight issue using Garcinia cambogia : SSRIs : such as Fluoxetine, Paroxetine, Escitalopram and Sertraline Tricyclic Antidepressant ( TCAs ) : Doxepine, Amitriptyline, etc. Dextromethorphan : a common cough suppressant found in many cough syrups and cold&flu remedies. Pethidine Pentazocine Tramadol Gallery Cross section Drying in sun References Jump up ^ `` Garcinia gummi - gutta ( L. ) Roxb. ''. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families ( WCSP ). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 1 June 2013 -- via The Plant List. ^ Jump up to : `` USDA GRIN Taxonomy ''. Jump up ^ `` Potential treatments for insulin resistance in the horse : A comparative multi-species review ''. The Veterinary Journal. Science Direct. 186 : 282 -- 291. doi : 10.1016 / j. tvjl. 2009.08. 032. Retrieved 6 October 2013. ^ Jump up to : `` Meals that heal - Soul curry ''. The Hindu. 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Jump up ^ `` Fruit yellowish or reddish, size of an orange having six or eight deep longitudinal grooves in its fleshy pericarp. Pulp acid of a pleasant flavor. It is dried among the Singalese who use it in curries. '' Uphof, J.C. Th. ( 1968 ). Jump up ^ Rajeswari, N ( 29 July 2014 ). `` Botanical Bonanza ''. Deccan Herald, Spectrum. Retrieved 29 July 2014. ^ Jump up to : `` The acid rinds of the ripe fruit are eaten, and in Ceylon are dried, and eaten as a condiment in curries. '' Drury, Heber ( 1873 ). `` Garcinia gambogia ( Desrous ) N. 0. Clusiaceae ''. The Useful Plants of India, second edition. London : William H. Allen & Co. p. 220. Jump up ^ `` G. Gummi - Gutta ( Garcinia Cambogia ) -- An Ancient Indian Curry Condiment ''. US Premium Garcinia Cambogia. Retrieved 5 May 2015. Jump up ^ `` Kudampuli meencurry ( fish curry with Malabar tamarind ) ''. Secret Indian Recipe. Retrieved 5 May 2015. Jump up ^ `` Kaeng Som Kung ( Sour Curry with Shrimp ) ''. Saveur. 26 February 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2015. Jump up ^ `` Gaeng Som Recipe, Thai Sour Curry Recipe of Shrimp, Okra and Roselle Leaves ''. Thai Food Master. 30 March 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2015. Jump up ^ The Dr. Oz Show ( November 5, 2012 ). Garcinia Cambogia : The Newest, Fastest Fat - Buster. ^ Jump up to : Christensen, Jen ; Wilson Jacque ( 19 June 2014 ). `` Congressional hearing investigates Dr. Oz ' miracle ' weight loss claims ''. CNN Health. Retrieved 18 September 2016. Jump up ^ Heymsfield, S.B. ; Allison, D.B. ; Vasselli, J.R. ; Pietrobelli, A. ; Greenfield, D. ; Nunez, C. ( 1998 ). `` Garcinia cambogia ( Hydroxycitric Acid ) as a Potential Antiobesity Agent : A Randomized Controlled Trial ''. J. Am. Med. Assoc. 280 ( 18 ) : 1596 -- 1600. PMID 9820262. doi : 10.1001 / jama. 280.18. 1596. Retrieved 14 September 2016. Jump up ^ Soni, MG ( 2004 ). `` Safety assessment of ( - ) - hydroxycitric acid and Super CitriMax, a novel calcium / potassium salt. ''. Food Chem Toxicol. 42 ( 9 ) : 1513 -- 29. PMID 15234082. doi : 10.1016 / j. fct. 2004.04. 014. Jump up ^ Lopez, AM ( 2014 ). `` Serotonin toxicity associated with Garcinia cambogia over-the - counter supplement. ''. J Med Toxicol. 10 ( 4 ) : 399 -- 401. PMC 4252288. PMID 24699886. doi : 10.1007 / s13181 - 014 - 0390 - 7. External resources Wikimedia Commons has media related to Garcinia gummi - gutta. 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Question: where does the fruit garcinia cambogia come from
Answer: native to Indonesia