GCE™ is Botaniex’s proprietary branded extract of the Garcinia Fruit. The fruit appears strikingly similar to a small green pumpkin and has been used by natives of southeast Asia as a flavouring agent for many centuries. Extract of Garcinia is known to suppress appetite, inhibit lipogenesis (fat creation), and increases lipid oxidization, all of which contributes to its potency as a weight-loss supplement. There is also evidence that suggests Garcinia is able to improve mood and modulate cholesterol levels. Hydroxycitric acid is the active ingredient in the extract, Botaniex offers the extract with the following specifications:

*Customized specification available upon request

Botanical Name	Garcinia gummi-gutta
Plant Family	Clusiaceae
Part of Plant Used	Dired Rinds

Benefits

• Inhibits fat production
• Increases fat oxidization; uses fat in metabolism; increases exercise endurance
• Lowers LDL Cholesterol
• Increases resting energy expenditure
• Improves mood
• Suppresses appetite
• Improves glucose metabolism
• Antioxidant properties reduce oxidative damage

Mechanisms

Garcinia Cambogia extract’s weight-loss effects are synergistic with one another. Reducing the production of fat by improving glucose metabolism, and promoting increased lipid oxidization means greater exercise endurance and further fat burn. Appetite suppression is an obvious benefit whereby caloric intake is regulated and reduced leading to accelerated weight loss with a good exercise regiment. Resting energy expenditure is also increased, leading to continued fat burn even without focused physical activity, this is extremely important for weight loss when the majority of the population now spends their days sedentary. Hydroxycitric acid is also shown to have some effect on serotonin levels, improving mood and contributes significantly to Garcinia’s ability to suppress appetite.

Safety

There have been no reports of toxic effects of HCA consumption at dosage levels as high as 5000 milligrams per kilogram of body weight. However there are certain combinations of weight-loss supplements that have now been recalled which did cause severe hepatotoxicity (liver poisoning). Botaniex only provides the Garcinia Cambogia extract that contains HCA in forms that do not produce this harmful side effect.

Dosage

Typical extract dosage ranges from 1500 to 5000mg/day, which corresponds to 900-3000mg of HCA typically present.