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About the Mangosteen:
- Mangosteens are grown in Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Puerto Rico, Vancouver, British Columbia, Central Africa, and Hawaii.
- Mangosteens are in season different months of the year, depending on where they are being grown. At low altitudes in Ceylon, the fruit ripens from May to July; at higher elevations, in July and August or August and September. In India, mangosteens are in season twice in one year- July thru October and April thru June.
- Ripeness in mangosteens is determined by the full development of their color and slight softening.
The Benefits of the Mangosteen:
- 1: The benefits of the Mangosteen are somewhat in debate. There are companies that claim that the rinds are a source of an anitoxident more powerful than any vitamin. There are also those that say this a premature conclusion.
- 2: The mangosteen is an excellent source for potassium, which plays a vital role in your body's energy levels and heart health.
- 3: Mangosteen, dried, sliced and powered, is used as a remedy for dysentery.
Other uses of the Mangosteen:The Mangosteen, aside from being by all accounts a delicious fruit, has a number of medicinal uses. When made into an ointment, it is applied on eczema and other skin disorders. The rind decoction can be taken to relieve diarrhea and cystitis, gonorrhea and gleet. It can also be applied externally as an astringent lotion.
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