botanical record · discovered
Mangosteen
Garcinia mangostana
Mangosteen · Mangostin · Gamboge · Garcinie à mangoustan, Mangoustan, Mangoustanier · Manggih · Manggis · Mangostanbaum · Mangostane · Mangostanier · Mangosti · Mangostinbaum · Mangostino · Mangosztán · Mangoustan · Măng cụt · garcínia ovocná · king's-fruit
At a glance
Origin / distribution: Turkey, Philippines, Malaya, India, Johore, Manggis hutan
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Astringent, Catarrh, Circumscission, Diarrhea
Science studied: ASCORBIC-ACID, CALCIUM, CATECHINS, BETA-CAROTENE
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Clusiaceae
Scientific name: Garcinia mangostana
Common names: Mangosteen, Mangostin, Gamboge, Garcinie à mangoustan, Mangoustan, Mangoustanier, Manggih, Manggis, Mangostanbaum, Mangostane, Mangostanier, Mangosti, Mangostinbaum, Mangostino, Mangosztán, Mangoustan, Măng cụt, garcínia ovocná, king's-fruit
History
The source record documents this plant in Turkey, Philippines, Malaya, India, Johore, Manggis hutan.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Astringent
- Catarrh
- Circumscission
- Diarrhea
- Dysentery
- Eczema
- Fever
- Intestine
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- Ache(Stomach)
- Itch
- Skin
- Cystitis
- Wound
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Turkey
- Philippines
- Malaya
- India
- Johore
- Manggis hutan
Documented cultural uses
- Astringent
- Catarrh
- Circumscission
- Diarrhea
- Dysentery
- Eczema
- Fever
- Intestine
- Ache(Stomach)
- Itch
- Skin
- Cystitis
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- Wound
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ASCORBIC-ACID
- CALCIUM
- CATECHINS
- BETA-CAROTENE
- CITRIC-ACID
- 1FAT
- FAT
- GARCINONES
- GARTANIN
- CIS-S-3-HEXEN-1-OL
- HEXYL-ACETATE
- IRON
- MANGOSTIN
- GAMMA-MANGOSTIN
- PECTIN
- PHYTIN
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- PROTEIN
- 1,3,6,7-TETRAHYDROXYANTHONE
- 1,3,6,7-TETRAHYDROXYANTHONE-O-GLUCOSIDE
- SUGARS
- N,7DIHYDROXY-2-(3-METHYLBUT-2-ENYL)-3-METHOXYXANTHONE
- WATER
- ASH
- 8-DEOXYGARTANIN
- CIS-HEX-3-ENYL-ACETATE
- MACLURIN
- BETA-MANGOSTIN
- RIBOFLAVIN
- THIAMIN
- 1,5-DIHYDROXY-2-(3-METHYLBUT-2-ENYL)-3-METHOXYXANTHONE
- BETULIN
- NIACIN
- CARBOHYDRATES
- KILOCALORIES
- POTASSIUM
- PHOSPHORUS
- SODIUM
- FIBER
Legality
Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.
Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.
Reference images
Sources
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
Contributions and revisions
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