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संस्कृत नाम- वृक्षाम्लम्
Botanical name - Garcinia indica
Description -
Slender trees with spreading branches. Leaves obovate-oblong or elliptic-lanceolate. Flowers numerous. Berry globose
Chemical_Constituents-
Roots contain cambogin. Heart-wood contains euxanthone, biflavonoids - volkensiflavone and morelloflavone. Gum contains lipids. Leaves contain L-leucine. Fruit rind contains hydroxycitiric acid, cyanidin-3-glucoside and cyanidin-3-sambubioside, garcinol, isogarcinol and camboginol. Seed contains fatty acid.
Uses -
Fat from seed considered astringent, demulcent, emollient and soothing in cutaneous affections.
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