Mangosteen Peel/Fruit Extract
The mangosteen is a tasty fruit native to the Southeast Asian countries, nicknamed “The Queen ofFruits” as one kind of tropic fruit. As one of nature’s greatest sources of xanthones, therind of mangosteen is home to the fruit’s highest xanthone concentration. A number of herbs and plants contain some xanthones,but none as robust in quantity and vibrancy as the fruit rind ofmangosteen. No other fruiteven comes close to it.
Renowned in Asia as the most delicious ofall fruits, mangosteen is now available as a high-potency powdered extractstandardized by HPLC to mangostin, one of a family of active compounds in thefruit known as xanthones. Thisspecial kind of plant contains much valuable nutritional components andpossesses special bioactivities since its strong antioxidant ability.
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Specification: 10%,30%, 90%, 95% alpha-Mangostin, 10%~15% Xanthones, 20% Polyphenols.
Botanical Name: Garcinia mangostana L.
Appearance: Brown to yellow powder
Characters: Powder
Biological activity
The mangosteenhas been revered for centuries in folk medicine for its ability to help withinfections, fatigue, skin conditions and many other different diseases. Traditional healers have used the mangosteen and itsrind to treat a variety of conditions. Touted for its traditional healingproperties, the divine taste of the mangosteen has made it a true prize.Xanthones have also attracted attention from scientists and researchers who arediscovering that these compounds support the immune, structural, and digestivesystems, and the brain and the skin.
Bioactive Compounds and Recognized Functions
The plant chemicals of themangosteen have been widely studied, but none as much as the class of highlyactive substances called Xanthones. Science has identified approximately 200different naturally occurring xanthones and the mangosteen fruit alone has over40 kind of ketones with different stypes, very much helpful to human body. Among them, α-, β- and γ-mangostin are the dominating bioactivecompounds. Mangostin is a kind of xanthones able to scavenge free radicals, a high ranker on the ORAC antioxidant scale. The continuousresearches indicate that mangtosteen possesses remarkable antioxidant activity superior than Vitaminsand abilities of anti-inflammatory, anti-tumor,anti-malaria and phytoestrogen effect. In addition,mangosteen also has antimicrobial activity against fungi or bacteria.
Storage and shelf life:
Storage: 1kg foil bag, 25kg/drum ,double plastic bags for inner packing and carton drum for outer packing
Stored conditions: Cool&dry place. Do not freeze. Keep away from strong light and heat
Shelf time: 3 years when stored properly