Top Ten Benefits of Mangosteen

​Mangosteen is a tropical fruit that looks a little unusual when you get through the reddish brown skin. It grows on the mangosteen tree that is native to Malaysia. Mangosteen has been used for different herbal medicines over the centuries, employing the rind of the fruit, bark from the tree as well as the flesh of the fruit and the fruit juice. With the increase in popularity of Superfoods, mangosteen has become more popular as it has a lot of benefits to overall health. We put together a list of the top ten benefits that mangosteen has. 

​10. High Levels of vitamin C
Mangosteen has high levels of vitamin C compared to quite a few fruits, though it is not one of the Superfoods that has the highest concentration of the vitamin, there is about 12% of your recommended daily allowance in every 100grms of the fruit. 

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​9. Improving Blood flow
Blood flow is something that most people don’t think about, but mangosteen is one fruit that can help your body when it comes to creating new red blood cells and can help to prevent against anaemia and low levels of iron in the blood. Mangosteen also helps to dilate the blood vessels that allows the blood to flow more freely. This helps to prevent conditions high cholesterol, chest pain and can even prevent heart congestion.

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​8. Reducing Cholesterol
Not only can mangosteen help to dilate the blood vessels to improve blood flow, it can reduce the levels of cholesterol in your body. Consuming mangosteen can reduce the level of triglycerides in your blood stream and prevent heart disease and promote a healthy heart.

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​7. Improves Immune System
Mangosteen fruit is packed full of antibacterial and antifungal properties that are imperative to maintaining a healthy immune system and can even boost weak immune systems. Patients that have been diagnosed as suffering from tuberculosis have been given mangosteen fruit to help fight the disease. The antioxidants in mangosteen have also been shown to prevent certain types of cancer as well as cardiovascular diseases. 

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​6. Reduces Blood Pressure
Reducing blood pressure is another thing that mangosteen fruit has been used for. It contains high levels of minerals such as copper, manganese, potassium and magnesium. The high levels of potassium in mangosteen are important for help to prevent strokes and coronary heart diseases as well as lowering blood pressure. 

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​5. Acts as an Anti-inflammatory
Mangosteen is a great fruit when it comes to natural anti-inflammatories. For those that suffer with pain that either can’t be managed by drugs or they don’t want to become dependent on drugs for pain management, mangosteen is a great alternative. Eaten in quantities of two to three of the mangosteen fruit a day, research has shown there to be a marked improvement in the level of pain that people with inflammatory issues such as sciatica suffer with. 

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​4. Treating Alzheimer’s Disease
For those that are suffering from early onset Alzheimer’s, mangosteen is a great way to help treat it before it gets too severe. It won’t cure the condition, but the mangosteen fruit has been used to successful help to prevent Alzheimer’s from developing quickly. 
There are quite a few different uses that the mangosteen fruit has, but it isn’t just the flesh of the fruit that can be used to help improve your health. When the rind of the mangosteen is dried and turned into powder it is an effective treatment for dysentery. When the powder is turned into a paste it can also be used to treat eczema and other skin conditions.

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​3. Reducing Acne & Clearer Skin
Trying to find treatments and creams for acne that aren’t full of chemicals can be difficult, but mangosteen has lots of natural antibacterial properties and antimicrobial compounds that are a natural way to treat acne, as long as you eat it regularly. Mangosteen is not only great for clearing up acne but also for other skin problems from blemishes, oily skin and even dry skin can be helped by eating mangosteen. 

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​2. Weight Loss
People are constantly searching for a magical aid to weight loss that will help remove all of their unsightly fat. Though mangosteen isn’t a magical Superfood that will make you instantly thin, but it is something that is widely used to help lose weight. The rind is more effective at contributing to weight loss than the flesh of the fruit. Mangosteen is not only used for weight loss but also when it comes to preventing weight gain.

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​1. Repairing Cells
The skin of the mangosteen fruit has one great benefit that the skins of other fruits don’t tend to have. The skin of the mangosteen has xanthone compounds in it which are not only helpful when it comes to weight loss and preventing weight gain, help to clear up acne and other skin diseases, but also act to repair damaged cells in your body and prevent further damage being done to them.