Products derived from the mangosteen are legally imported into the United States, such as juices, freeze-dried fruit and nutritional supplements. The fresh fruit is also available in Australia, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, Indonesia, Colombia, the Philippines, Sri Lanka and Chinatowns in several Canadian cities.

Over two hundred xanthones are known to exist in nature with over forty having been identified in the Mangosteen. That fact alone makes the Mangosteen the most plentiful natural source of xanthones of any known plant. The outer rind or pericap of the fruit is where the vast majority of xanthones are found.

Xanthones are nutrients which also exhibit powerful antioxidant activity. Antioxidants are beneficial for neutralising free radicals within the body. Xanthones work on all of our body systems including the brain, heart, lungs, immune system, muscles and digestive system. It is because they work at cellular level on all of our cells that makes them so powerful.

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