The mangosteen fruit was first identified in Burma, now Myanmar, and Siam, known as Thailand today. Actually, Thai mangosteen is an evergreen tropical tree that can grow quite tall. In Asia, it has been known for centuries, and was often called the "Queen of Fruits" because of its healing properties.
In order for one of these trees to grow, it must have excessively humid, warm weather. That is why you only see this tree growing close to the equator. Even though much of the Growing conditions are the same in California and Florida, there has been little success in places a Thai mangosteens growing in them. Obviously this is due to the small differences in climate. Neither has much success growing the trees in greenhouses have been either.
The fruit of the tree looks like small, round eggplants with a unique curved cap on top. Unlike most other types of fruit, it is usually the outer shell or rind of the fruit that is used. Although thewhite, cut inner flesh is edible, most of the healing properties of the fruit attached, are concentrated in the shell.
The fruit itself looks like has a fairly hard shell, but it's really easy to open. It must be ensured when to open it, even though his. The bark produces a dark purple juice stains, fabric and even skin badly, it may even be impossible to remove. Hotels in Southeast Asia in general ban with guests from the fruit in their rooms for fearDamage.
Since the Thai mangosteen is so difficult to grow outside of South East Asia, juice is usually expensive and often hard to find. The juice is becoming more common these days, and can be found in health food shops and even mainstream grocery stores. Independent dealers also sell the juice, delivered to your home.
Whether the Super Fruit that many believers claim that it needs to be proved. Preliminary investigations haveshown it can help with certain conditions, but long term effects still need to be studied.
