Mangosteen Fruit Benefits
 
 

Mangosteen Fruit Benefits

The mangosteen fruit offers many health benefits, and because of this has long been used in alternative medicine. Research on the mangosteen has proven it to have the following heath-promoting properties: antioxidants, anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, anti-tumor, anti-histamine, and anti-inflammatory. Oh, and it tastes great too!

There is no one that wouldn't benefit from Mangosteen. A large number of health benefits can be claimed by the mangosteen - and no other fruit - because of the antioxidants it contains - called xanthones. These oddly-named xanthones are natural chemical substances, which are very powerful antioxidant, serving to build a healthy functioning body. Xanthones are not only in mangosteen fruit, there are actually 200 known xanthones (mangosteen contains 40 in the skin alone). The mangosteen therefore is quite unique - no other food source rivals the mangosteen's quantity of beneficial phytonutrients. These xanthones form the foundation for mangosteen's healing properties and amazing health benefits.
 
 
 
 

Mangosteen Fruit Benefits

This is just a short sample of the health conditions that may benefit from mangosteen use: aging-related symptoms, allergies, alzheimer's disease, arthritis, cancer, carpal tunnel syndrome, depression, diabetes, diarrhea, dysentery, eczema, fatigue, fever, fibromyalgia, gum disease, heart disease, high cholesterol levels, hypertension, inflammation, microbial bugs, migraine headaches, myalgia, obesity, pain, peripheral neuropathy, seasonal allergies, seborrhea (dandruff), urinary tract infections, vision disorders (cataracts, glaucoma), viral, bacterial, and fungal infections.

The number of mangosteen fruit benefits include numerous essential vitamins and minerals such as: Antioxidant Polyphenols, Calcium, Iron, Phosphorous, Polysaccharides, Potassium, Stilbenes, Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, Vitamin B6, and Vitamin C.

Mangosteen cannot be shipped fresh into North America, but can be acquired in a number of processed forms, such as juice, capsules and even tea. Mangosteen juice would usually be blended with other fruit juices to increase its value as a dietary supplement.