{"id":2331,"date":"2019-11-13T14:30:11","date_gmt":"2019-11-13T09:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.classiciasacademy.com\/blog\/?p=2331"},"modified":"2019-11-13T14:30:11","modified_gmt":"2019-11-13T09:00:11","slug":"garcinia-species-good-for-human-consumption","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.classiciasacademy.com\/blog\/garcinia-species-good-for-human-consumption\/","title":{"rendered":"Garcinia Species &#8211; Good For Human Consumption"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In\nNews <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A plant that is traditionally known to repel herbivores is now found\nto have medicinal use for humans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In-Detail\n<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>A botanical study conducted by\nfour plant specialists from India found that the volatile chemicals found in\nthe leaves of six species of Garcinia plants are good for human consumption.<\/li><li>The six species are: <em>Garcinia\nmorella, Garcinia dulcis, Garcinia xanthochymus, Garcinia assamica, Garcinia\nlanceifolia and Garcinia pedunculata<\/em>.<\/li><li>There are some 250 species of\ntrees from the genus Garcinia. <br>\nThese are distributed across southeast Asia, the Indian subcontinent and\ntropical Africa.<\/li><li>In India, there are 44 species\nand 19 are from the north-east region of the country.<\/li><li>The species Garcinia assamica\nwas recently found in Assam\u2019s Manas National Park. Only a few trees were found\nin the park. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Volatile\nCompounds<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>From the essential oils of the\nsix species, the researchers have identified 64 volatile compounds.<\/li><li>The major compounds were (E)-caryophyllene, a-copaene and\nb-selinene.<\/li><li>(E)-caryophyllene is found to\nbe the moot compound that retards the growth of other plants in the vicinity of\nthe tree and also is the reason for repulsing herbivore attacks. <\/li><li>The medicinal use of the\ncompound is already known. <\/li><li>It possess anti-carcinogenic,\nanti-fibrotic, anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer, anxiolytic, antioxidant,\nantimicrobial, anaesthetic, and other biological activities.<\/li><li>Earlier, the genus Garcinia is\nknown to possess therapeutical substances that exhibit antioxidant and\nanti-inflammatory properties. <\/li><li>Owing to their health benefits,\nnurseries of Garcinia plants are being raised as a commercial crop in Assam.\nTraditionally, the fruit of the plant is used in Assam for treating dysentery\nand diarrhoea. <\/li><li>The researches note that the\nplant products can be marketed as an anti-obesity agent. <\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>In News A plant that is traditionally known to repel herbivores is now found to have medicinal use for humans. 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