CARALLUMA FIMBRIATA
Product No. P03121
Synonyms - Caralluma Adscendens
Local Names - Kullee Mooliyan, Kallimudayan, Karallamu, Yugmaphallottama, Ranshabar, Makad Shenguli, Shindala Makadi.
Caralluma Fimbriata is a genus in the Asclepiadaceae family, of which there are approximately 100 variable species in the genus. The plants are found wild in Africa, the Canary Islands, India, Arabia, southern Europe, Ceylon, and Afghanistan. They may be grown outdoors in the warmer and drier parts of North America, or in greenhouses and window gardens.
The plants of this group vary from thin, recumbent stems from ½ to 1½ inches thick to erect clumps up to 8 inches high. The spines that cover the angled stems are leaves. The star-shaped, fleshy flowers of these plants are borne in late summer, and have an unpleasant smell. They can be purple, black, yellow, tan, red, or dark brown in colour and are followed by twin-horned papery seed pods. In the wild, these blossoms are pollinated by flies, which are greatly attracted to the plant.
The key phytochemical constituents of the herb are Pregnane Glycosides, Flavone Glycosides, Megastigmane Glycosides, Bitter Principles and Saponins.
Caralluma is another new arrival in the family of various cactii that are being used for their appetite suppressant, blood sugar lowering, and weight loss properties, much like the increasingly popular hoodia gordonii from the Kalahari Desert in Africa. The Indian Health Ministry's comprehensive compilation on medicinal plants lists Caralluma Fimbriata as a vegetable and a famine food. It is a vegetable of daily use in tribal India, eaten in several forms - cooked as a vegetable with spices and salt, in preserves like chutneys and pickles, and also raw. Indian tribals chew chunks of Caralluma Fimbriata to suppress hunger when on a day's hunt. It is used among the labor classes in South India to suppress appetite and enhance endurance.
Caralluma fimbriata is believed to block the activity of several enzymes, which then blocks the formation of fat, forcing fat reserves to be burned. Caralluma fimbriata is also believed to have an effect on the appetite control mechanism of the brain.
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