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Garcinia indica choisy is the important indigenous tree spice crops cultivated in Asian countries and acknowledged by different names. A lot of therapeutic effects of the fruit were discussed in Ayurveda, which include the usefulness of its as an infusion and in epidermis ailments for example rashes triggered by allergies; in treatment of burns, scalds & chaffed epidermis; as a treatment for dysentery and also mucous diarrhea; as an appetizer along with a great liver tonic; as a cardio tonic and for bleeding, piles, tumors as well as heart diseases and also possess antiulcer, antibacterial, antifungal, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activity. Antioxidant property of Garcinia indica have been studied by using different solvent extracts with different concentrations. The good free radical scavenging activity was found in Ethyl acetate extract at 20mg/ml concentration.