Mangosteen Research: Tracing the Mangosteen's Roots

There is heat brewing and fever has spread into the nation as people from different walks of life are craving for answers to the usual questions. "What is it? Where does it come from? What can I get out of it?"

Mangosteen research, due to the growing demand for mangosteen and the multitude of health benefits from the juice itself, Xango, has over the years provided us some knowledge about this Southeast Asian tropical fruit. To begin, mangosteen is in no way related to mangoes, contrary to popular belief. Instead, mangosteen is from a tropical evergreen tree and is known as the "Queen of the Fruits" in Asia.

The mangosteen tree is believed to have originated in the Sunda Islands or the Moluccas, which is part of the Malay Archipelago. The Sunda Islands is divided into two groups: the greater and lesser Sunda Islands. Mangosteen is believed to be from these tropical regions; it continues to thrive abundantly due to the ideal conditions. The mangosteen tree grows from seven to twenty-five meters high and is full of edible reddish fruits (the mangosteen) that have a rather hard outer shell.

Despite it being grown and sold in some Hawaiian islands, mangosteen is not exported to the continental United States due to fears that the mangosteen harbors the fruit fly. Thus, mangosteen is rarely available as a whole fruit in the United States. Although a mangosteen research facility in Hawaii is creating supplements and additives to the fruit for successful transport to the United States without fear of the fruit fly, this is still in the development phase. In the mean time, canned and frozen mangosteen products are usually sold in lieu of the fresh fruit.

Understanding Xanthones

To fully understand the core of the mangosteen’s health benefits, it involves an in depth look at xanthone, the all natural compound that was first introduced as an insecticide in 1939. Currently, xanthone is used as an ovicide or larvicide that protects the eggs of moths. For anatomical research, xanthone has been used to detect ura levels in the blood. The chemical structure of xanthone shows a high occurrence of natural compounds, which includes mangostin.

Thanks to mangosteen research, we now know that mangostin is an important organic compound that gives the mangosteen fruit the natural advantage for human consumption. Mangostin is thought to possess a number of beneficial biological properties such as anti-bacterial and anti-cancer properties. With advances being made, it is not far along that more benefits will be discovered about this total wellness fruit.

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