Other helpful compounds found in mangosteen, such as α-mangostin, have been shown to fight tumors, relieve nerve pain, and have anti-depressant effects. While preliminary studies on mangosteen's ...

Even though the commercial supply of mangosteen has spiked since then, it still doesn't meet today's demand. We went to Kerala, India, to see how mangosteen is grown and find out what makes it so ...

If you're a tropical fruit fiend who's sampled everything from jackfruit to papayas, perhaps you've also wondered how to eat mangosteen. Purple, hard, and smooth on the outside, white and tender ...

In 1930, the great plant explorer David Fairchild wrote a vivid description of eating a mangosteen from his garden in southern Florida. “It is so delicate that it melts in the mouth like ice cream.

Mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana), also known as the purple mangosteen, is a tropical evergreen tree with edible fruit native to tropical lands surrounding the Indian Ocean. Its origin is uncertain ...