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January/February 2005 Alternative Health
Mangosteen, A Royal Fruit

by Dede Farrell

The beauty of being teachable is that you will always be led to exciting discoveries. I have a tremendous passion about my latest and greatest treasure. Garcinia Mangostana is known in SE Asia as the Queen of the Fruits. Its arrival to market is met with anticipation and celebration. We in the United States are just now realizing Mangosteen as one of the great medical discoveries of all time.

One of my mentors, Dr. Fredrick Templeman M.D, knows this remarkable fruit, he comments, "Mangosteen without a doubt will be the most successful food supplement ever". That is an impressive statement coming from an MD about a single fruit. That got my attention.

Tens of thousands of people around the globe are using Mangosteen daily. It is a simple food that is producing profound effects on people's heath and well-being by changing the way the entire body works. The secret of this impressive botanical is what is known as Xanthones, plant chemicals of an elite order. Powerful anti-oxidants driven by the most studied of the Mangosteen xanthones, alpha-mangostin and gamma-mangostin and Garcinone E. St. John's Wort, a relative in the Mangosteen family of Guttiferae, can't compete with its 2 Xanthones compared to Mangosteens 44 powerful Xanthones! There are only 200 Xanthones known to science.

One of the many positive effects of the Mangosteen is its ability to alleviate the inflammation responsible for many painful conditions. Dr. Sam Walters states, "Mangosteen, more than any other fruit that we are aware of, possesses the capability to alter the course of inflammation. It is a proven Cox 2 inhibitor." My own research has indicated that Leaky Gut Syndrome, where toxins leak into the bloodstream at alarming rates because the intestines are hyper-permeable and very inflamed, is causing many other serious illnesses. Mangosteen is incredibly effective in its ability to control the inflammation of Leaky Gut Syndrome, Colitis, Ulcers and their domino fallout of symptoms including Liver dysfunctions, toxic oxidation of cells, Chronic Fatigue etc.

Many dis-eases in the body systems lead down the road to fungal overgrowth, bacterial growing environments, protein absorption problems, food allergies and nutritional deficiencies of tryptophan and other essential amino acids. Our world contains all kinds of microbial dangers, viruses, bacteria, fungi and parasites. When viruses, such as the HIV virus, invade a cell they turn its DNA into virus producing factories. HIV virus has a protein called HIV Protease, which puts the finishing touches on an immature virus. Two of the powerful Xanthones in Mangosteen have demonstrated the ability to interfere with HIV Protease causing the virus to remain immature and incapable of infection.

These are only some of the reasons I love this fruit. I encourage everyone to research this amazing botanical. There is a foot and a half of scientific research documents from around the world showing why and how Garcinia Mangostana is an off the charts free radical scavenger, fights inflammation, is an anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, anti-viral plus 30 other anti's including lowering blood sugar, blood pressure and blood fat. It is a great LDL low-density lipoprotein. Doctors are using Mangosteen as first line defense for gastro-esophageal reflux disease, Hernias, Arthritis, Fibromyalgia,( it is a highly effective pain reliever), Fatigue, also as a serotonin re-uptake inhibitor replacing Prozac, Paxil and other anti-depressant drugs. Irritable Bowel, Asthma, Diverticulitus, Tumors and Eczema are some of the others being helped. The list is long. The folklore studies are also fascinating and abundant, going back generations.

In conclusion, when I was asked by a peer to review and research this botanical I was drawn to do so, then quite impressed by what I discovered. Since starting to consume it daily, the sense of well-being, energy, better sleep and weight loss I feel are changing my life. I now choose Mangosteen over all other remedies. I've been involved in the study, use and marketing of nature's wonders for over 36 years as a healer, teacher, practitioner, mentor and business woman. There is no one condition in my personal opinion that Mangosteen will leave unhealed. I am so grateful to have this remarkable Queen of Fruits in my life and to share with others.

Please contact me, Dede Farrell for information, documentation, and verification or to experience the heavenly taste of the Mangosteen Juice. I host Mangosteen GO Parties for education and tasting every Friday night in Sellwood at 7:30pm. Call 503-288-5846 or e-mail Dede at starlady144@comcast.net for details.