Plant source: | Garcinia cambogia |
plant extract | Garcinia cambogia extract is extracted from the pericarp of Garcinia plants, and its effective ingredient is HCA (hydroxycitric acid). HCA can change the body's lipid and carbohydrate metabolism, and has the effects of reducing body weight, reducing blood lipids, and suppressing appetite. It is often used as the main functional component in natural weight loss health products. HCA is different from commonly used plant-based weight loss substances such as ephedra or caffeine products. It can not only reduce the intake of calories, change lipid and carbohydrate metabolism, and promote energy metabolism, or strengthen the "burning" of calories, so as to achieve weight loss. purpose. At present, more than 14 kinds of weight loss health products containing hydroxycitric acid have been listed abroad, while there are many related functional foods and health products on the domestic market in China. Garcinia cambogia, is a small or medium-sized Garcinia fruit tree, the scientific name is Garcinia Cambogia. The fruit is very similar to a pumpkin, with several longitudinal grooves. Also called Luo Wangguo, Malabar tamarind. Garcinia (Garcinia) is an evergreen tree or shrub widely distributed in tropical Asia, Africa and Polynesia. There are about 200 species in this genus, 30 of which are only produced in India. Residents of India, especially the west coast, as well as Laos, Malaysia, Thailand and Myanmar, have long used Garcinia cambogia as food. But when the fruit is ripe, it is too sour to eat raw. There is also the habit of using the dried peel of Garcinia cambogia as a condiment. Fig. 1 is Garcinia cambogia |
chemical composition | containing hydroxycitric acid, glucose, inulin, aloe vera powder, starch, etc. Hydroxycitric acid is easily soluble in water, slightly soluble in methanol, and hardly soluble in chloroform, petroleum ether and benzene. The molecular formula is C6H8O8 and the relative molecular weight is 208.12. |
pharmacological effects | when food enters the body, carbohydrates are decomposed into small molecule glucose, enter the blood to become blood sugar, and then send them to all cells of the body for metabolism as energy. If glucose is not used immediately, it is stored in the liver or muscle to form glycogen, but if the glycogen is full, glucose is converted into citric acid through glycolysis and citric acid cycle, and then catalyzed by atp-citric acid lyase Synthesis into fat. The HCA contained in Garcinia cambogia extract is a citric acid analog, which can compete to inhibit the activity of atp-citrate lyase and inhibit the progress of glycolysis, thus hindering the process of converting excess sugars into fat in the body. Studies have found that hca can reduce fatty acid synthesis by 40-70% within 8-12 hours after meals. Garcinia cambogia extract can significantly increase the content of apoA1 in serum of hyperlipidemia rats, accelerate the metabolism of body fat, and has a unique role in weight control of athletes and normal people. Therefore, Garcinia cambogia extract has the effect of reducing the blood lipid level of SD rats with high fat diet. |
extraction method | using Garcinia cambogia peel as raw material and water as extraction solvent for extraction. The extraction solution is first passed through an anion exchange resin column and eluted with NaOH solution. The eluted liquid is then passed through a cation exchange resin to finally prepare a hydroxycitric acid concentrate with a content of 23% ~ 54%. |
Indicative function | Inhibit appetite, prevent protein and carbohydrates from converting into fat, and slow down the formation of fatty acids and cholesterol. |
side effects | Garcinia cambogia extract has no other side effects and is not easy to rebound after losing weight. |