Biological properties in relation to health promotion effects of Garcinia mangostana (queen of fruit)

• Main Authors: Naymul Karim, Jitbanjong Tangpong
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Emerald Publishing 2018-09-01
• Series: Journal of Health Research
• Subjects: Garcinia mangostana; Xanthones; Biological properties
• Online Access: https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JHR-08-2018-043/full/pdf?title=biological-properties-in-relation-to-health-promotion-effects-of-garcinia-mangostana-queen-of-fruit

Purpose - For the prevention and cure of disease, patient use various types of chemical and drug agents. Along with their curative effect, almost all drugs have some destructive effects and side-effects. Due to the minimal and/or none of unwanted side-effect, recently, the use of herbal remedy as the drug of choice becomes the preference choice. The mangosteen, Garcinia mangostana, contains various types of polyphenols. It has been used as a traditional medicine from the ancient times till present days. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the biological properties of mangosteen in relation to health promotion effects. Design/methodology/approach - Several research papers from well-known database (such as PubMed, Google scholar, Scopus and Sciencedirect) were reviewed without considering publication-times to understand the biological properties of mangosteen. Findings - Mangosteen and its xanthone exerted diverse biological activities such as anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-allergy, anti-bacteria, anti-fungal, anti-malaria, anticancer and anti-diabetes. Originality/value - Based on these studies, mangosteen is beneficial dietary supplement of overall human health.