Mangosteen, also known as the purple mangosteen, is a tropical evergreen tree believed to have originated in the Sunda Islands of the Malay archipelago and the Moluccas of Indonesia
Mangosteen juice is all the rage, and the much-touted health benefits of the fruit stem from the type of antioxidant found in the fruit, especially in its rind. ... The all-important xanthones protect the skin in multiple ways with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory benefits.
