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Mangosteen extract and skin health
There are the powerful extracts from Mangosteen, used in SkinMatrix®. These extracts are very powerful, and excellent in preventing damage by free radicals and helping to restoring the skin. These are really 100% anti-aging extracts, famous for protecting the skin against skin cancer (melanoma). The anti-oxidant value (ORAC) is even higher than that of red wine or green tea. The Mangosteen extract contributes to the recovery of skin infections and wounds, but also decreases skin rashes. Mangosteen is also loaded with powerful antioxidants, which again have a protective effect on the skin, and also on the function of the intestines. It protects the intestines against the harmful effects of free radicals.
Mangosteen is a type of unique tropical fruit that originates from southeast Asia. It has been prized for centuries, both in its native countries and in the West, despite the difficulty of transporting it before the advent of modern technology. Mangosteen has been used both as a delicious food and as a source of traditional medicine, and was once brought all the way around the world so that it could be sampled by Queen Victoria. Its health benefits were first written about as long ago as the 18th century. Now, scientific study of mangosteen fruit shows that these benefits aren't just mythical.
Mangosteen and Xanthones
The primary active components of the mangosteen fruit are called xanthones. Xanthones are a recently discovered class of polyphenolic compounds that are biologically active and structurally similar to bioflavanoids. These compounds occur only rarely in nature, with the majority being found in only two families of plants. Two hundred naturally occurring xanthones have so far been identified. Around forty of them have been discovered in the mangosteen fruit.
Xanthones and their derivatives have been shown to have several benefits, including anti-inflammatory properties, anti-allergic, and anti convulsant abilities. There are also other components of the mangosteen that have medicinal qualities, including polysaccharides, sterols, proanthocyanidins and catechins. These are less nutritionally important and biologically active than xanthones, but are still a major part of providing the fruit with its medicinal benefits, since many of them act as antioxidants.
Powerful antioxidants to reduce oxidative stress
Mangosteen fruit has been discovered to contain a number of these strong antioxidants. These are compounds that prevent or reduct oxidation and reactions that are promoted by peroxides and oxygen. Oxidation in the body can produce free radicals, which begin chain reactions, causing cell damage. This type of cell damage has been linked to premature aging and a number of diseases. Antioxidants stop these chain reactions because they remove the free radicals. Low levels of antioxidants in the body causes what is called oxidative stress, which has been associated with many diseases. The use of antioxidants has been intensively studied in recent years, particularly in treatments of neurodegenerative disease and strokes.
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