Benefits Mangosteen Fruit For Health Body

There are many health benefits found on the skin of the mangosteen fruit. Mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana) is a tropical pine native of Indonesia. The fruit skin is dark purple or dark red, with the shape of the contents of the fruit like white porridge that tastes sweet and refreshing. The fruit is known as Queen Victoria's favorite of England. The fruit is nominated for the highest antioxidant in the world.

Usually, people just eat the contents only and throw away the skin. However, recent studies have found that mangosteen peel is also useful, and its skin contains even more antioxidants than its contents. Useful skin is the inner side, located near the contents. Therefore, this article will explain all the health benefits we can get from mangosteen skin.







 1. Prevent Cancer

Mangosteen skin is highly recommended for consumption by people who are susceptible to cancer or those who already have cancer. High antioxidants in mangosteen skin is very important to fight free radicals that cause cancer. Moreover, xanthones, antioxidants contained in the skin of mangosteen, can prevent the proliferation of cancer cells. This will greatly help the healing process of cancer. But, we must remember that mangosteen skin can not kill cancer cells totally. Cancer patients still have chemotherapy and radiotherapy, and the skin of the mangosteen is used as a dietary supplement.



2. Improve the immune system

This mangosteen peel contains vitamin C which will keep the immune system. Vitamin C activates the immune system whenever our body meets with an infectious agent that is a type of bacteria or virus, so we will not get sick easily. Mangosteen skin is also good consumed by the sick. One of the health benefits of mangosteen skin is speeding up the healing process.



Mangosteen skin also has highly effective anti-microbial properties against Staphylococcus aureus. This makes the skin of mangosteen good consumed by people with low immunity, such as tuberculosis and HIV



3. Blood Sugar Control

Mangosteen skin has very few calories. This makes the skin of mangosteen very safe for diabetics. Mangosteen's skin also contains fiber that helps keep blood sugar levels at normal levels, by binding to excess sugar in the intestine and preventing it from being absorbed into the blood. But we must remember that in order to get the best results from controlling diabetes, we must maintain a healthy life, such as eating healthy food and doing regular physical activity like exercise.



4. Preventing Constipation

Fiber on mangosteen skin helps prevent constipation. Fiber gives more mass to the stool, and also absorbs water from outside the large intestine, making the stools softer and easier to excret. This will create chapters regularly.



5. Control Cholesterol Level

Fiber on mangosteen skin has the ability to increase good cholesterol (HDL) and reduce bad cholesterol (LDL) and triglycerides. Fiber binds with LDL and triglycerides in the intestine, preventing it from being absorbed inward. Antioxidants contained in the skin of mangosteen fruit bind to LDL and triglycerides in the blood and accelates to be processed into bile acids, which will be excluded from the body. As we have seen, the accumulation of LDL and triglycerides in the body can cause atherosclerosis, which can lead to various complications.



6. Keep Your Heart Healthy

With the ability to control cholesterol levels, mangosteen has health benefits to maintain heart health. With a balanced cholesterol level, we can prevent the formation of plaque on the inner walls of the blood vessels, thereby preventing atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis is known to cause many cardiovascular diseases, such as hypertension, stroke, and heart attacks.

Well besides, this mangosteen skin also has protective benefits that can prevent some heart disease, such as rheumatic heart disease and sudden death of heart muscle cells.



7. Preventing Stroke

Mangosteen skin has the health benefits of preventing stroke because it can prevent atherosclerosis. Antioxidants contained in the skin of mangosteen can maintain the elasticity of blood vessels, prevent it from early atherosclerosis that can cause stroke and other thrombosis-related diseases.



8. Detoxification

Antioxidants in the skin of mangosteen fruit can bind to toxins and chemical compounds that enter the body from polluted air, smoke, food and contaminated radiation. These harmful substances will be eliminated from the body with urine.

If these substances enter the intestine, antioxidants in the mangosteen skin will protect the intestinal mucous layer so that the mucus layer will not be in direct contact with toxins, thus preventing the formation of colon cancer.



9. Keeping Your Eyes Healthy

Mangosteen skin also contains vitamin A, which is very good for vision health. Vitamin A can protect the retina and sharpen eyesight, and prevent us from developing xerophthalmia (lack of vision in dim light