Garcinia cowa, commonly known as cowa fruit or cowa mangosteen[2] is an evergreen plant with edible fruit native to Asia, India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Malaysia, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, and southwest China.

The tree is harvested from the wild for its edible fruits and leaves, which are used locally.

[3] In Thailand Garcinia cowa has been used in the local folk medicine, the bark as an antipyretic and antimicrobial, the latex as an antipuretic, and the fruits and leaves to improve blood circulation, as an expectorant for coughs and indigestion, and a laxative.

The roots are believed to relieve fevers, and in East India, sun-dried slices of the fruit have been used as a treatment for dysentery.

[4] Studies have found that the bark contains five xanthones with anti-malarial properties in vitro against Plasmodium falciparum.