As Queen Victoria's favourite fruit, Mangosteen was named the Queen of Fruits for its great flavour. The outer rind is a concentrated source of Xanthones which have antioxidant free radical scavenging properties. Enjoy the refreshing drink mix that provides the enjoyable taste and positive health benefits.

Mangosteen is a fruit grown in Thailand and Myanmar whose rind (the mangosteen pericarp) appears to have some medicinal properties. The fruit hull of mangosteen has been used for many years in Southeast Asia as a medicine for skin infection, wounds, and diarrhea, and recently other interesting properties of mangosteen are slowly being revealed.

Mangosteen has compounds with antioxidant, anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, and anti-tumor activity. Laboratory testing thus far indicates that extracts of mangosteen have activity against several cancer cell lines including breast, liver, and leukemia. Mangosteen also appears to have anti-histamine and anti-inflammatory properties.

Several compounds in mangosteen appear to be active, particularly xanthones. Some of these xanthones include mangostin, mangostenol, mangostenone A, mangostenone B, trapezifolixanthone, tovophyllin B, alpha- and beta-mangostins, garcinone B, mangostinone, mangostanol, and the flavonoid epicatechin.

Benefits and Uses
• antibacterial, anti-inflammatory and antifungal properties
• antioxidant properties
• supports immune system and digestive system
• supports joint and cartilage health
• improves overall health
• treats arthritis, acne, diabetes, acid dyspepsia, fibromylagia, moderate asthma, and eczema