What is it? Mangosteen is known formally as Garcinia mangostana. It is a tropical evergreen tree that grows over 20 feet tall.
What does it do? Enhances muscle recovery, boosts NO levels, aids fat loss and elevates testosterone levels.
How does it work? The fruit of the tree provides very powerful antioxidant properties, which can provide a host of benefits that are supported by numerous research studies. Antioxidants scavenge free radicals, which can damage cells, such as muscle cells, and hamper their recovery. They also interfere with NO levels by breaking down this critical molecule that enhances blood flow to muscles and aids muscle growth, strength and even fat loss. New research shows that there are active components in mangosteen, known as mangostin, that inhibit the aromatase enzyme, which is responsible for converting testosterone into estrogen.
Vitamin C
The mangosteen is considered by many cultures throughout Southeast Asia as one of the foods of the Gods because of its array of health benefits. Vitamin C has long been held as one of the vitamins that yields benefits far beyond simply eliminating scurvy. Nobel laureate Linus Pauling credited vitamin C as a cure for the common cold, cancer and many of the other ailments of the body. Mangosteen contains only a fraction of the recommended daily allowance for vitamin C but helps contribute a portion of the vitamin C in your diet.
Vitamin B complex
Mangosteen possesses many of the various components of vitamin B complex. Nine separate molecules account for the vitamin B complex. Mangosteen contributes six of these molecules to your diet. The only three molecules of the complex that are missing in mangosteen are B6 (pyridoxine), B7 (biotin) and B12 (cyanocobalamin). Mangosteen doesn't contribute the total RDA of vitamin B complex but its does contribute a significant portion.
Vitamin E
While vitamin E is a fat-soluble vitamin, the mangosteen contributes this essential vitamin to the RDA for your body. Vitamin E is usually obtained from the oils of nuts, meats and grains, however the mangosteen fruit is able to provide this vitamin in a distinctly water-based environment.
