Friday 17 October 2014

Health Benefits of Mangosteen Fruit (Garcinia mangostana Linn)

Health Benefits of Mangosteen Fruit (Garcinia mangostana Linn)

Health Benefits of Mangosteen Fruit (Garcinia mangostana Linn)

The purple mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana), colloquially known simply as mangosteen, is a tropical evergreen tree believed to have originated in the Sunda Islands and the Moluccas of Indonesia. It grows mainly in Southeast Asia, and also in tropical South American countries such as Colombia, in the state of Kerala in India and in Puerto Rico, where the tree has been introduced. The tree grows from 6 to 25 m (19.7 to 82.0 ft) tall.

The fruit of the mangosteen is sweet and tangy, juicy, somewhat fibrous, with fluid-filled vesicles (like the flesh of citrus fruits), with an inedible, deep reddish-purple colored rind (exocarp) when ripe. In each fruit, the fragrant edible flesh that surrounds each seed is botanically endocarp, i.e.,the inner layer of the ovary. Seeds are almond-shaped and sized.

The content of nutrients and phytonutrients
  •      Vitamin C, vitamin 81, and 82 vitamins.
  •      Minerals iron, phosphorus, calcium, potassium, and potassium / potassium.
  •      Fiber.
Here are some  Benefits of Mangosteen Fruit

Curing and preventing cancer
Mangosteen fruit can prevent the growth of cells in patients with leukemia, put a halt to the development of cancer cells in the lungs, liver cancer, and colon cancer.

Preventing heart disease
Heart disease and arteriosclerosis occurs because the blood vessels around the heart loses its elasticity. And the mangosteen fruit can restore the elasticity of blood vessels through antimikorbial and antioxidants that the fruit possessed.

cure asthma
Asama classified as a fatal disease caused by damage to the respiratory system. Mangosteen fruit becomes an ideal alternative medicine to cure because it has the ability to fight infections and contains substances that reduce allergies.

lowering cholesterol
Excessive cholesterol will stick to the wall and blood vessels. And this condition can be reduced with the substance of xanthones found in the mangosteen fruit.


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