Mangosteen Benefits
Mangosteen has many benefits. Mangosteen peel contains 50 types of xanthone compounds. Xanthones are bioflavonoids which are antioxidants, antibacterial, allergy, anti-tumor, antihistamines, and anti-inflammatory.
Xantone compounds produced only by the genus Garcinia. Xantone able to inhibit several types of cancer such as liver, gastrointestinal, lung. Xanton in mangosteen peel too powerful to overcome the disease tuberculosis (TB), asthma, leukemia, as well as antiinflammatory and antidiarrheal. According to Dr. Berna Elya, researchers at the Department of Pharmacy, University of Indonesia, the efficacy xanton not only antioxidants, but also anticancer. Mangosteen peel extract is antiproliferasi to inhibit cancer cell growth. In addition, the extract also was apoptosis, destruction of cancer cells. Abroad mangosteen peel is used as a dietary supplement, antioxidant, and anticancer.
