Uses in Tradition systems of medicine

• Garcinia xanthochymus has been widely used in traditional Chinese medicine for expelling worms and removing food toxins
• They are linked to the pathology of cirrhosis, cancer, and neurodegenerative diseases
• Neurodegenerative diseases

• The fruit of G. xanthochymus is nutrient rich containing primary metabolites such as carbohydrates, protein and fats, as well as vitamins and minerals such as sodium,
  potassium, calcium, iron, Phosphorus, magnesium, thiamine,
  riboflavin, niacin, ascorbic acid, and vitamin B12

Suggested Medicinal Properties

• Medicinal Properties contains xanthones, benzophenones, flavonoids, isocoumarins and depsidones
• Antidiabetic, antioxidant, nerve growth factor, cytotoxicity and antimicrobial
• Seeds of Garcinia xanthochymus contain 2.35g ash, 6.93g protein, 45.22g carbohydrate, 12.3g crude fiber, and saturated and unsaturated fatty acids at 34.17% and 65.79%, respectively. Seed oil was composed of nine major fatty acids including myristic acid (0.11%), palmitic acid (32.96%), stearic acid (0.96%), palmitoleic acid (17.65%), oleic acid (45.87%), linoleic acid (1.93%), linolenic acid (0.34%), arachidic acid (0.07%), and behenic acid (0.07%). The oil demonstrated antimicrobial activity against gram-positive bacteria. Antioxidant activities of oil were evaluated using α,α-diphenyl-β-picrylhdrazyl reduction activities, and it was higher than that of ascorbic acid and butylated hydroxyanisole (IC50 = 120 μg.mL−1)

Active Phytochemicals