Mangosteen Desk Reference (61 Conditions That Respond to Mangosteen)

The mangosteen fruit (Garcinia mangostana L.) is grown in Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, India and several other countries. Most of the scientific research on mangosteen involves about a 1/2 dozen of the 2 dozen known xanthones in this fruit. Most of the xanthones in mangosteen have yet to be researched. Mangosteen has a wide range of benefits. Most result from its xanthone phytoceuticals/antioxidants. (However, mangosteen also contains: catechins, polyphenols, minerals and vitamins.) Because the Mangosteen fruit has been used as a folk remedy for several hundred years in Malaysia, Thailand and throughout Southeast Asia, universities around the Pacific Rim have studied this fruit for decades now, confirming the efficacy of this botanical, and exploring why folklore medicine has used this fruit in healing for centuries. The power of mangosteen (and XanGo) is in the anti-oxidants! Various studies have shown that the phytoceuticals in mangosteen have properties such as those listed below. Specifically, the xanthones, which is a type of potent antioxidant.