Toxicological trivia from July 01, 2015: Derived from tamarind and a component in Asian cooking for centuries, garcinia cambogia extract blocks fat and represses appetite.The herbal product is extracted from the dried fruit rind of garcinia cambogia, also known as Malabar tamarind, which is a source of hydroxycitric acid (HCA).This article was recently uploaded to our web page:a) In Spnaish;b) In English;c) In both languages.