The mangosteen-fruit is dark purple or reddish, with white, soft and juicy edible pulp with a slightly acid and sweet flavor and a pleasant aroma. Mangosteen is known as ‘‘the queen of fruits” because it is one of the best tasting tropical fruits.
The pericarp of mangosteen-fruit has been used as a medicinal agent by Southeast Asians for centuries in the treatment of skin infections and wounds.
Mangosteen juice are popular and tasty. As a way to increase consumption of fruits and vegetables, they can be highly recommended. For whatever reasons, mangosteen is also being touted as having specific healing properties.
Various mangosteen tissues, including pericarp, seeds, leaves, and plantlets, are known to contain bioactive compounds, such as phenolics and flavonoids.
When drinking mangosteen juice, it can improve body health by:
*Keeping digestive system healthy -
*Fighting microbes – mangosteen xanthones contain antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-bacterial, anti-tumor, anti-rival, anti-allergy and anti-microbial properties.
*Lowering cholesterol
*Fighting cancer – also it shows strong potential for treatment of tuberculosis and leukemia.
*Caring for skin – Almost all Asian countries is using for eczema and skin disorders.
*Alleviating allergies
By drinking mangosteen juice, it can give a powerhouse of tannins, catechins and xanthones that needed to arm the human body with enough antioxidants to help minimize the free radicals waging cellular combat inside human bodies.
Xanthones have been isolated from pericarp, whole fruit, bark, and leaves of GML. Several studies have shown that xanthones obtained from mangosteen-fruit have remarkable biological activities.
Fruit and juice of mangosteen
