What is Mangosteen(Garcinia mangostana)?
Wikipedia said : “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. The tree grows from 7 to 25 m (20–80 ft) tall. The fruit of the mangosteen is sweet and tangy, juicy, and somewhat fibrous, 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.”
A study revealed that mangosteen contains over 40 active biological substances, the natural chemical compound called xanthone. Chemical compounds which are concentrated in the skin plays an important role as antioxidants and immune system booster.
Scientists discovered that the mangosteen extract of mangosteen skin helps in the prevention and even cure many diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, Alzheimer's, and other chronic diseases.
Mangosteen also contains polysaccharides, compounds in plants which act as anticancer and antibacterial agents as well as mutations blocking the cancer cells to inhibit dissemination.
Start from now, lets eat Mangosteen everyday, to protect us from cancer.
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