Mangosteen

Mangosteen;  Garcinia mangostana 
(The Queen of Fruits)  

   The height of a tree is about 7-25 meters with a very black dark brown bark. Inside the fruit, there is a translucent white delicious  flesh. The fruit is between 4-6 cm round, with a dark purple/reddish rind. It is multi-segmented, usually with 4-8 segments. The taste of the fleshy fruit is sweet. Its rind is bitter & unpleasant but contains highest concentration of xanthones. The interesting fact about mangosteen is that each contains a type of petals “flower” at the  bottom of the fruit, which normally  indicates the same number of segments in  the fruit. The mangosteen tree takes about 7-10 years to start producing fruits.

Health & Medical  Benefits:

1.       anti aging.

2.       gets rid of free radical.

3.       inflammation & pain.

4.       immune system.

5.       respiratory system.

6.       intestinal health.

7.       cartilage function.

8.       joint function.