Mangosteen, The Herbal Fruit
November 24, 2008
Mangosteen has its origin from South-east Asian. Known as the Queen of fruits, this fruit is well known for its traditional heeling benefits. A tree needs to be twelve years old to bear fruits. More mature the tree, better the fruits. There are several species of mangosteen available but Garcinia mangostana is most widely used.
Apart from the much controversial amount of xanthones (researches say there occurs 40 different types of xanthones in one fruit of Mangosteen) the fruit promises to be a traditional cure for many health ailments. Let’s see what this fruit has to offer to us.
Mangosteen is available in many forms for consumption. The simplest way could be to open the fruit and scrap out of the pulp. The pulp is white and juicy and it tastes different. Mangosteen juices as well as mangosteen tea is available for direct consumptions. The market is flooded with such products. The real method to using mangosteen tea in the best possibly way is make a home made mangosteen tea. You may slice the rind and let it remain in hot water overnight. This may be drunk in morning as tea.
Health experts say that mangosteen ingredients can be used to cure over 45 different health conditions. For example the tea of mangosteen bark is used to treat diarrhea and dysentery. It is also used in treatment of GERD and other intestinal problems. A topical preparation of the mangosteen can be prepared to sooth skin ulceration and boils.
It has also shown tremendous amount of improvement in patients suffering from diabetes, cancer, heart diseases and Alzheimer’s diseases. It also shows improvement in immune system and builds stronger immunity of the body. It has developed the reputation of being possibly the most powerful antioxidant provided by nature. Other health benefits reported include anti-inflammatory actions, pain-killer effect, and improvement in various forms of ulcers like small bowel, ulcers of stomach, anti-hypertensive and many more.
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