Steinmetz:Garcinia

Garcinia hanburyi (and other species)

Also known as (or relevant to) Garcinia hanburyi (and other species) Family Guttiferae English Names Gamboge tree Camboge tree Natural Habitat Thailand Cochin China Ceylon Borneo Part(s) Used Gummi Guttae (the inspissated juice)

Constituent(s) gum resin resin-acids starch gambogia acid Action purgative powerful hydragogue emetic vermifuge (especially against tape worm); in large doses an acrid poison. - Indian Camboge - (derived from Garcinia Morella) has similar properties

Garcinia mangostina

Also known as (or relevant to) Garcinia mangostina Family Guttiferae English Names Mangosteen tree Natural Habitat Malaya Indonesia India Ceylon Part(s) Used Fructus Garciniae Oleum Garciniae (known as Kolum Butter)

Constituent(s) rind; mangostin tannin resin Action rind: astringent used in chronic dysentery and diarrhoea; fruit: its white pulp is considered to be one of the finest tropical fruits