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What is Mangosteen?

Mangosteen - History and Scientific Classification

Mangosteen is a tropical fruit tree species with unequalled value.

Named for the French explorer Jacques Garcin (1673-1751), the mangosteen is thought to have originated in Southeast Asia. Its scientific name is ' Garcinia Mangostana ' and, today, the fruit tree is cultivated in the tropical regions of both hemispheres with commercial plantations in Thailand, India, Malaysia, the Philippines and Brazil.


Prized because of its excellent flavour, in Asia, it is called 'the queen of fruits' and, in the French Caribbean, 'the food of the Gods'.

Garcinia Mangostana belongs to the family " Guttiferae" which includes over 800 species. Some of the relatives of the mangosteen such as Hypericum Perforatum (St. John's Wort) and Garcinia Cambogia have already become well known as medicinal plants. What is amazing is that the Mangosteen (which, by the way, has no connection with the mango) has never been utilised for its multiple health benefits in North America or Europe despite its history and popularity as a folk remedy in Asia and South America.

FOLK MEDICINE REMEDIES FROM THE MANGOSTEEN

For centuries the traditional medical healers of India, China, Malaysia, Thailand the Philippines and Vietnam have employed Mangosteen for its health benefits. In the last 150 years the plant has been transported to Africa, the Caribbean, Australia and South America where both researchers and medical practitioners alike have studied and utilised its protective properties.

 

In India, Thailand and China, preparations from the rind are used as antimicrobial and antiparasitic treatments for dysentery and other forms of infectious diarrhoea.


The plant's astringent qualities are useful in preventing dehydration and the loss of essential nutrients from the GI tract of diarrhoea sufferers.


The Chinese and Thais also take advantage of the mangosteen's antimicrobial and antiseptic properties to treat infected wounds, tuberculosis, malaria, urinary tract infections, syphilis and gonorrhoea.

 

It has long been recognised in Asia that the Mangosteen has apperently powerful anti-inflammatory powers and is reported to be effective in treating eczematous and other hyperkeratotic skin conditions.

 

In the Caribbean, known as " eau de Creole ", a tea made from Mangosteen is used as a tonic for fatigue and malaise, universal symptoms experienced by millions around the world..

 

Brazilians use a similar tea as a de-worming agent and digestive aid.
In Venezuela, parasitic skin infections are treated with poultices of the fruit while Filipinos employ a fruit extract to control fever.

SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATIONS OF THE MANGOSTEEN

Unlike most medicinal plants, the phytoceuticals of the mangosteen have been widely studied by medical and pharmacological researchers.

Among the phytoceuticals in the mangosteen is a newly discovered class of highly active substances called 'Xanthones' Garcinia Mangostana's Xanthones are still being investigated, and to date, 43 xanthones have been identified and several of them intensely studied.

 

The whole fruit of the mangosteen has been found to :

  • support microbiological balance

  • maintain immune system health

  • promote joint flexibility

  • provide positive mental support

 

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