Mangosteen

Mangosteen is a fruit availabe in major super/ hypermarkets. In India it is available in plenty at Kerala (South India). This is very sweet and you can swallow the whole thing after removing it's shell. Avarage price tag is U.S$ 5/- PER KG. In the Middle East, major super markets are importing it from Thailand/ Indonesia.

The mangosteen is perhaps the most delicate of all Thai fruits. Thais revere the hyper-aggressive durian as the "King of Fruits," and name the ineffably subtle mangosteen as the "queen." The fruit takes the form of a dark purple sphere with thick, waxy sepals surrounding a short length of stem on top. The bottom of the fruit bears a flat, raised, asterisk-like ornament. The number of points on this little star indicates the number of sections in the fruit inside. The fruit composed of the following: -Pericarp (rind or skin)- it is smooth, 4-8mm thick with a purple coloration -Pulp (fruit) - consists of 4-8 white colored segments. It is juicy with an exquisite taste. -Seeds - one fruit usually contains 2-3 well-developed seeds ranging between 1.5 and 2.5 cm in length. In India, Thailand and China, preparations from the rind are used as antimicrobial and antiparasitic treatments for dysentery and other forms of infectious diarrhoea. The plant's astringent qualities are useful in preventing dehydration and the loss of essential nutrients from the GI tract of diarrhoea sufferers. The Chinese and Thais also take advantage of the mangosteen's antimicrobial and antiseptic properties to treat infected wounds, tuberculosis, malaria, urinary tract infections, syphilis and gonorrhoea. It has long been recognised in Asia that the Mangosteen has apperently powerful anti-inflammatory powers and is reported to be effective in treating eczematous and other hyperkeratotic skin conditions. In the Caribbean, known as " eau de Creole ", a tea made from Mangosteen is used as a tonic for fatigue and malaise, universal symptoms experienced by millions around the world. Brazilians use a similar tea as a de-worming agent and digestive aid. In Venezuela, parasitic skin infections are treated with poultices of the fruit while Filipinos employ a fruit extract to control fever. Recently, it has been found out thatmangosteen contain chemical compounds known as xanthones which has beneficial properties such as antiinflammatory, antituberculotic, antitumor, anticonvulsant, antiallergic. Source: http://www.talay.org/fruits/mangost.html

The purple stuff from the skin is hard to wash off if you are unfortunate to get it stained on your clothes. It is sweet, perhaps too sweet and i find it messy to eat. Not one of my favourites.

Mangosteen (garcina mangostana) known as the "Queen tropical Fruit" the mangosteen is one of the most popular fruiets (not related to the mango) The white flesh tastes very sweet and juicy, with a lemon tang. They grow through wide range of soil types provided drainage is good. Climate requirements should be Equatorial; high even temperatures with high humidity. Culture groen froem seed will graft plants showing no evidence of faster growth.Several species with purple. Mangostene being the most acceptable. Harvesting- Two crops a year in February and October. Friut are picked at an early stage of maturity,Whenreddish-pink and before the dark purple develops. Length of time until crop Seven to ten years. Some tress never friut! Marketing Notes Highly sought after as fresh friut. Fruit picked at late maturity spil quickly. FOOD PREPARATION: Cut the mangosteen is half and sccop out the flesh with a sppon.Best eaten chilled .Avoid the exurding latex close to the skid. Mangosteen: insect pest and disease management. The mangosteen is relarively free of pest and disease problems.This notes covers insect pest and diseased and disorder, and insects pest. Mangosteen: general crop management mangosteen is regarded any of the flowany of the flow most delicious and best-flavored fruit in the world that is most readily accpted.Is it not as commonly grown in the wet tropics as rambutans, But is gaining in poularity because of the high economic value.

yea.. if you are not careful.. all you got is stains.. lolz...

^^^nice research huh~~^^^the thing i know is that it can be eaten.. lolz

a native fruit here in our place..