|
S: (n) mangosteen, mangosteen tree, Garcinia mangostana (East Indian tree which has thick leaves and edible mangosteen fruit)
S: (n) mangosteen (2 to 3 inch extreme tropical fruit with a flesh that's suggestive of both peaches and pineapples)
Mangosteen is a small fruit about the size of a tangerine. The outside rind or pericarp is leathery with scars and scrapes. This outer rind helps protect a delicious inner pulp which has been described as the best tasting fruit on the planet. Mangosteens grow on small trees in and around Malaya, Thailand and Burma. The mangosteen fruit usually grows in clusters of 3 to 9 fruits and is dark purple in color. The Mangosteen tree is a slow growing and small, typically between 20 ft to 82 Ft height and the tree only bears fruit twice a year.
Mangosteen has been so revered in the past that Queen Victoria once stated that anyone that brought her a fresh supply of mangosteen would instantly become a knight. Other cultures refer to the mangosteen fruit as "Queen of Fruits" or Fruit of the Gods".
What People Are Saying About Mangosteen
A growing number of health practitioners are using the Mangosteen in their clinical practice as first-line or adjunctive therapy to treat patients.
Read what they are saying about the Mangosteen Fruit...
"Mangosteen provides powerful support for every organ system in the human body. This fact is being confirmed on a daily basis by clinical experience..."
- J. Frederic Templeman, M.D
"Mangosteen... is able to reverse most of the ailments of modern man."
- Kenneth J. Finsand, M.D
"Mangosteen provides huge health benefits for every organ in our bodies."
- Sam Walters, N.M.D
"... One of the great medical discoveries of all time." - Bruce Wilkin, M.D.
"... I started taking the juice myself to try it, and then decided to use it in my practice. Since then, I have used Mangosteen juice for various medical conditions..." - Hugo Cepeda, M.D.
"... Because of my healing experience, I started researching the Mangosteen fruit and read many studies from around the Pacific Rim. I started sharing it with my patients as a complement to traditional medications. Many patients have been able to taper their medications while on the
|
