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The fruit is mostly referred to as the queen fruit, because of the known 40 anti-oxidants called xanthones.
It is completely unrelated to mangos.
The mangosteen fruit is dark purple, and, at the center there is a soft opaque white fruit.
Some of the anti-oxidants are found in the rind (the area that surrounds the opaque part of the fruit).
These main xanthoes are alpha-mangostin, beta-mangostin, garcinone B, and garcinone E.
Other anti-oxidants can be found in the center as well as, where the opaque white fruit lies.
The rind or pericarp has been used for medical purposes for many generations.
According to the stories that have been told over time, the rind was used as a tea for health problems such as bladder infections, diarrhea, and gonorrhea.
There have also been some testimonials made by people that the fruit helps prevent high cholesterol, high sugar, helps joint pain, fevers, and provides relief of acid reflux-just to name a few.
The xanthones are also known to be an active ingredient in the herbal anti-depressant St.
John's wort.
The xanthones have been tested, and were found to inhibit serotonin-receptors.
Serotonin is a hormone found in the pineal gland, which is in the brain.
Serotonin acts both as a chemical messenger that transmits nerve signals between nerve cells, and it causes blood vessels to narrow.
The changes in serotonin levels in the brain affect people's moods.
The xanthones in the fruit provide some relief for those with depression.
In addition to the benefits of inhibiting serotonin, one of the xanthones called garcinol has been found in some people to be an appetite suppressant, useful in weight control.
The xanthones or anti-oxidants are found to fight free radicals.
Free radicals are one of the greatest threats to our health.
Basically, free radicals are renegade (unstable oxygen molecules that collide with other particles, and tissues in our bodies).
When there are too many free radicals in the body, they start attacking the unhealthy and also the healthy parts of the body.
In return this causes diseases such as heart disease and cancer.
The antioxidants are a shield against the free radicals.
They alter cancer growth and act as anticarcinogens.
See the antioxidants are chemical substances that donate an electron to the free radical, and convert it to a molecule that is harmless.
Antioxidants intercept free radicals to keep them from damaging blood vessel membranes.
This helps the flow of blood to the heart, and brain, against cancer causing damage.
The anti-oxidants are, in short, anti-tumor, anti-inflammatory, anti-aging and anti-fungal.
There have been numerous testimonials made by many people, with many health problems, however there are no guarantees.
The main reason for this is because everybody is different.
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