Mangosteen
(Garcinia mangostana)
Scientific Name: Garcinia mangostana Linn.
Common Name(s): Mangosteen, King’s fruit, Queen of fruits, Purple mangosteen
Parts used: Fruits, Hull, Peel, Pericarp, Rind, Roots, and Seeds
Used in the treatment of:
  • Abdominal pain
  • Acne vulgaris
  • Cancer
  • Cystitis (inflammation of the bladder; common type of urinary tract infection (UTI))
  • Diarrhea
  • Dysentery
  • Dysmenorrhea
  • Fever
  • Gastrointestinal (GI) problems
  • Oral thrush
  • Stomatitis (mouth ulcer)
Photograph by Yun Huang Yong, used and edited under a CC BY 2.0 license
Photograph by John Walker, used and edited under a CC BY 2.0 license
Other uses:
  • Antibacterial
  • Antifungal
  • Anti-inflammatory
  • Antineoplastic / Antitumor (inhibits or halt the development of a neoplasm / tumor)
  • Antioxidant
  • Antiproliferative (inhibits the development of a neoplasm / tumor)
  • Astringent
  • Chemomodulatory / Chemopreventive (inhibit, delay, or reverse cancer / carcinogenesis)
  • Contains Xanthones
  • Febrifuge (reduces fever)

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