What is
Mangosteen used for?
In Ghana, the Mangosteen twigs are used as chewsticks; in China,
the fruit rind is used for tanning leather because it contains 7
to 14% catechin tannin and rosin. Also it yields a black dye.
The wood from the mangosteen tree is dark-brown, heavy, almost
sinks in water, and is moderately durable. It has been used to
make handles for spears, rice pounders, and used in
construction and cabinetwork.
The mangosteen fruit is consumed
fresh and can be processed into jams, preserves, and candies.
It is an important seasonal fruit consumed throughout South and
East Asia and regarded by many as one of the best flavored in
the world.
Medicinal Uses: The mangosteen has been used for nutritional and medicinal purposes
for many centuries by Filipinos, Thai, Indian, Indonesian, and
other people in Asia to alleviate fever, diarrhea, headaches,
and heal wounds. This fruit is now widely accepted as a
natural remedy for a surprising number of other ailments which
include arthritis and fibromyalgia; it may also moderate asthma and eczema.
The dried rind is powdered and administered to
overcome dysentery. As an ointment, it is applied on eczema and
other skin disorders. The rind decoction is used to relieve
cystitis, gonorrhea and gleet and is applied externally as an
astringent lotion. When the rind is steeped in water
overnight, the infusion is given as a remedy for chronic
diarrhea in adults and children. Filipinos employ a decoction of
the leaves and bark to treat thrush, diarrhea, dysentery and
urinary disorders. In Malaya, an infusion of the leaves,
combined with unripe banana and benzoin is applied to the wound
of circumcision. A root decoction is taken to regulate
menstruation. A bark extract called "amibiasine", is used for
treatment of amoebic dysentery.
The fruit has a
thick, reddish-purple pericarp, and its branches are covered
with deep jade green
leaves,
where
researchers have found a high concentration of potent
antioxidant, "XANTHONES". Xanthones provide powerful
protection for every organ in the human body*.
Researchers
found laborers working in the mangosteen plantation in Mindanao, ground mangosteen rind
to make drinks, which made them work longer in the farm with
lesser fatigue. According to the folks in Jolo, boiled
mangosteen leaves were effective in controlling diarrhea and skin
diseases.
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