For centuries, mangosteen has been used in traditional medicines. The sliced and dried rind of mangosteen is powdered and administered to overcome dysentery. When they are made into an ointment, they are applied on eczema and other skin disorders. The rind decoction is taken to relieve diarrhea and cystitis, gonorrhea and gleet and applied externally as an astringent lotion.
A portion of the rind is steeped in water overnight and the infusion given as a remedy for chronic diarrhea in adults and children. The rind of partially ripe fruits contains the polyhydroxy-xanthone derivatives mangostin and beta-mangostin. The rind of fully ripe fruits contains the xanthones, gartanin, 8-desoxygartanin, and normangostin. In addition, a derivative of mangostin, mangostin-e, 6-di-O-glucoside, is a central nervous system depressant and causes a rise in blood pressure.
In Southeast Asia, the mangosteen (Garcinia Mangostana) fruit is considered as a prized fruit, not only because of its great taste but also its medicinal healing benefits. Therefore, people try their best to produce natural supplements from mangosteen to help enhance one's healthy conditions.
In Philippines, people employ a decoction of the leaves and bark as a febrifuge and to treat thrush, diarrhea, dysentery and urinary disorders. In Malaya, an infusion of the leaves, combined with unripe banana and a little benzoin is applied to the wound of circumcision. A root decoction is taken to regulate menstruation. A bark extract has been marketed for the treatment of amoebic dysentery.
Traditional Uses of Mangosteen
For centuries, mangosteen has been used in traditional medicines. The sliced and dried rind of mangosteen is powdered and administered to overcome dysentery. When they are made into an ointment, they are applied on eczema and other skin disorders. The rind decoction is taken to relieve diarrhea and cystitis, gonorrhea and gleet and applied externally as an astringent lotion.
A portion of the rind is steeped in water overnight and the infusion given as a remedy for chronic diarrhea in adults and children. The rind of partially ripe fruits contains the polyhydroxy-xanthone derivatives mangostin and beta-mangostin. The rind of fully ripe fruits contains the xanthones, gartanin, 8-desoxygartanin, and normangostin. In addition, a derivative of mangostin, mangostin-e, 6-di-O-glucoside, is a central nervous system depressant and causes a rise in blood pressure.
In Southeast Asia, the mangosteen (Garcinia Mangostana) fruit is considered as a prized fruit, not only because of its great taste but also its medicinal healing benefits. Therefore, people try their best to produce natural supplements from mangosteen to help enhance one's healthy conditions.
In Philippines, people employ a decoction of the leaves and bark as a febrifuge and to treat thrush, diarrhea, dysentery and urinary disorders. In Malaya, an infusion of the leaves, combined with unripe banana and a little benzoin is applied to the wound of circumcision. A root decoction is taken to regulate menstruation. A bark extract has been marketed for the treatment of amoebic dysentery.