Mangosteen has been used by some countries for decades It possesses strong anti inflammatory and anti allergic properties. Of particular interest to researchers are a group of antioxidant chemicals called xanthones found within the mangosteen hulls or under the thick peels.Our Mangosteen is manufactured from the fruit's hull (or pericarp) since this is where the richest xanthones are found in concentrated amounts versus the fruit.

Xanthone Research:

Xanthones are a unique biologically "active" compound. Active means they couple with other molecules and become very beneficial to the systems of the body. Xanthones enter the cell wall with antioxidants and can even kill intracellular bacteria before it has a chance to affect the cell's DNA.

Mangosteen Fruit Xanthones Information:

The primary plant growing area for the healthful mangosteen fruit is in Southeast Asia. Commercial growing of the mangosteen tree has not been largely successful in other climates of the world. In recent years modern scientists have been studying the mangosteen xanthones and each xanthone in attempts to discover and document the scientific evidence and research of exactly why people get beneficial health results from the mangosteen botanical. In addition modern pharmaceutical manufacturers are studying the Xanthone compounds found in mangosteen xanthones. Xanthones are natural chemical substances that demonstrate a number of pharmaceutical properties.

Scientific research has found over 40 known mangosteen fruit xanthones in the pericarp of the mangosteen fruit. There are also polysaccharides in this incredible tropical fruit.