Mangosteen Documented Health Benefits

The Mangosteen, if scientific research is any indication, is perhaps the most important fruit on earth.

The potent effects on human health of the Mangosteen have been observed for centuries in South East Asia.

As a powerful anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant, Mangosteen has a wide range of health benefits, well documented in reliable sources.

Sources:

U.S. National Library of Medicine
Beneficial properties of Mangosteen and Xanthones have bee studied worldwide for over 40 years, and scientifically documented in over 1,800 publicly accessible research papers. Abstracts can be searched at the U.S. National Library of Medicines.

Summaries of 31 important Mangosteen research studies
U.S. National Library of Medicines http://www.pubmed.gov/ – search “xanthones”
U.S. National Genetic Resources Program (NGRP)
“It is the NGRP’s responsibility to: acquire, characterize, preserve, document, and distribute to scientists, germplasm of all lifeforms important for food and agricultural production.”
Dr. James Duke is perhaps America’s foremost ethnobotanist. He worked for the USDA and University of Maryland, is a prolific writer, and created the phytochemical and ethnobotanical database at the US government’s National Genetic Resources Program.
Mangosteen is listed with over 200 separate benefits in Dr. James Duke’s Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Database.

http://sun.ars-grin.gov:8080/npgspub/xsql/duke/pl_act.xsql?taxon=1228

The list below contains 34 of the most important benefits.
The major documented health benefits of Mangosteen:

18 PROVEN BENEFITS OF XANTHONES YOU CAN FEEL.
1. Anti-Fatigue
2. Anti-Obesity
3. Anti-Depression
4. Anti-Anxiety
5. Anti-Inflammatory (cox-2 inhibitor; like Vioxx & Celebrex but without side effects)
6. Anti-Pain (analgesic; eg: headache, dental pain)
7. Anti-Allergenic
8. Anti-Arthritis
9. Anti-Alzheimer’s
10. Anti-Periodontic (gum disease)
11. Anti-Seborrheaic (skin disease)
12. Anti-Pyretic (anti-fever)
13. Anti-Parkinsonism
14. Anti-Diarrhea
15. Anti-Neuralgia (nerve pain)
16. Anti-Vertigo (dizziness)
17. Anti-Glaucoma
18. Anti-Ulcer (eg: stomach, mouth, bowel)

14 MORE BENEFITS…..
WHETHER OR NOT YOU “FEEL” THEM
19. Cardio protective (protect the heart)
20. Anti-Oxidant (can be measured)
21. Anti-Cancer (can be measured)
22. Anti-Aging (can be measured)
23. Anti-Hypertension (helps lower blood pressure)(can be measured)
24. Anti-Hypoglycemia (anti-diabetic effect, helps balance blood sugar)(can be measured)
25. Anti-Immune-system-depression
26. Anti-Blood fat (lower LDL bad cholesterol)
27. Anti-Atherosclerosis (blood vessel and heart disease)(can be measured)
28. Anti-Osteoporosis (helps prevent the lost of bone mass)(can be measured)
29. Anti-Viral (including HIV)(can be measured)
30. Anti-Bacterial (can be measured)
31. Anti-Fungal (can be measured)
32. Anti-Kidney Stones (can be measured)
33. Anti-Cataracts (can be measured)
34. Pan-Systemic (has a synergistic effect on the whole body).

From: Dr. James Duke’s Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Database ~ U.S. National Genetic Resources Program

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