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the accumulated knowledge of ancient Asian medicine, which was passed on to European explorers and settlers, it's no wonder that so much modern research has been conducted on the Mangosteen and its beneficial properties. An enormous amount of modern study and research has been channeled toward unlocking the secrets of this remarkable fruit. In fact, scientists have actually identified the major compounds found in the Mangosteen that are responsible for its healthful characteristics.
These days, everybody knows about free radicals and antioxidants. Free radicals attack the cells in our bodies every second of every day, and antioxidants work to the repair the damage. Much has been made of the extensive antioxidant properties of vitamins, especially Vitamin C and Vitamin E. But did you know that there xists an antioxidant that is even more powerful than any vitamin? This powerful, life-enhancing substance is called Xanthone. In fact, there is a whole family of Xanthones, and the most dynamic of these are found in the amazing whole fruit Mangosteen.
Historical Uses
Xanthones have been the subject of intense research for several decades. They are found in a select number of rain forest plants, but nowhere are they found in more abundance that in the pericarp, or rind, of the Mangosteen fruit. This smooth, purple covering that was ground with ancient mortars and used to heal infection turns out to be the motherlode of beneficial Xanthones.
The two most beneficial Xanthones found in the Mangosteen have been named Alpha Mangostin and Gamma Mangostin. When isolated and thoroughly tested by researchers, these two Xanthones have been found to carry a host of benefits.
According to professional journals such as Free Radical Research, Journal of Pharmacology, and the Indian Journal of Experimental Biology, these Xanthones have a remarkable effect on cardiovascular health; are naturally antibiotic, antiviral, and anti-inflammatory; and are some of the most powerful antioxidants to be found in nature.
The Science Behind the Product
Rarely has a fruit that has been so unknown to the common man
of the western world been so studied, examined, researched, and scrutinized by
science than the remarkable Mangosteen. Study after study, research paper after
research paper all extol the extraordinary benefits of the Mangosteen and its
rich supply of antioxidant xanthones.
"The body's immune and other systems produce homemade antioxidants and some vitamins,
such as E and C. But there exist other antioxidants even more potent than vitamins,
and these powerful protective substances are only found in certain plants.
One such class of substances called Xanthones has recently been identified by
scientists in a rain forest plant ... the Mangosteen."
Dr. Templeman continues, "Our secondary research has unearthed over forty
scientific papers in which biochemically active components of the Mangosteen
have been rigorously examined in the laboratory. . . It is already evident that
the multiple health benefits of the fruit are supported by scientific investigation."
For centuries, the people of Southeast Asia have known all about those "multiple
health benefits." Now science supports what they've known all along. The ancient
wisdom of Southeast Asia. The certainty of modern science.
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