Cautions
Contains gambogic acid which can be toxic; avoid internal use; traditionally used externally.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Black-lined Garcinia for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Inflammation Syndrome
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Black-lined Garcinia does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit AntioxidantBenefit DigestiveBenefit HeartBenefit Weight Loss
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Garcinia hanburyi and the indication, and how many of those are indexed as studies in people. A record names the two together; it does not show that one treats the other, and most are laboratory or animal work.
- Benefit Antioxidant5 records, 3 in people
- Benefit Digestive3 records, 1 in people
- Benefit Heart5 records, 4 in people
- Benefit Weight Loss0 records
- Inflammation Syndrome17 records, 11 in people
