Mangosteen or mangosteen, also called the queen of fruits, grows on the Malay archipelago, in Thailand and some states of Southeast Asia. For more than a thousand years, the inhabitants of these countries have known the healing properties, as well as the palatability of the fruits of this plant. For centuries, xanthones-rich mangosteen has been used to treat various diseases. Fruit was appreciated all over the world only after making XANGO juice. This original drink, although expensive, but very useful, many people buy as a medicine.
The taste of mangosteen cannot be compared with anything. The fruit is the size of a mandarin covered with dark purple skin. In the middle of the fruit is a white pulp, which contains about 5 g of fiber protein. Peel by locals was often used as a dye. Useful is absolutely all mangosteen. When making juice, the fruit is not even peeled, because it contains the largest amount of vitamins and minerals.
The wet equatorial climate is ideal for mangosteen, so it is grown in certain limited areas. Lowering the temperature to 10 ° C can be detrimental to trees, and they also poorly perceive periods of strong winds and drought. Many gardeners want to have such an exotic plant. Mangosteen at home is difficult to grow, but possible. Having eaten fresh fruit, its seeds must be preserved, brought home from a tropical country and planted in the ground. Shoots will appear in a couple of days, but further development will be very slow. For this reason, you need to be patient to get mangosteen in your collection of indoor plants.
How to grow such an exotic tree besides planting seeds? Of course, you can buy seedlings in a specialized store, but you need to take care of them very carefully. It should be remembered that this is a heat and
moisture-loving plant. Even in winter, the air temperature should not fall below 10 ° C. It is also necessary to maintain high humidity. Young specimens are best kept in the shade, only at the age of 3 can you put mangosteen in the open sun.
The fruit contains a huge amount of xanthones, which contribute to the destruction of cancer cells. Mangosteen fruits are excellent antioxidants. They have a preventive, anti-inflammatory effect on the human body. The constant use of fruits helps to prevent the development of various serious diseases, with the defeat of a certain organ, the fruits of mangosteen facilitate the general condition.
In fresh form, not everyone can try mangosteen. The fruit is also useful in the form of juice, which can be purchased at many supermarkets. It allows you to get rid of parasites and germs, helps overweight people fight excess weight, as it is able to dissolve body fat. Mangosteen raises the mood, so it should be used as a medicine for well-being. Juice restores strength after surgery and in seriously ill patients, it is useful in the treatment of cancer.