Mangosteen is also known as Mangosteen, Phoenix Fruit and Mango Persimmon.

If durian is the king of tropical fruits, mangosteen is after tropical fruits. Liulian is a hot fruit, and Mangosteen is a typical cold fruit with outstanding antipyretic effect. If you eat durian, you can quickly eat mangosteen to reduce fire. One king and one queen, one hot and one cold, are really made for each other.

Mangosteen is like persimmon in shape and size, nearly round, with red and purple skin, and its fruit stalk is covered with four large green pedicels. You can see 6-8 petals of white pulp when you cut the fruit. The pulp is soft, sweet and sour, and has a unique flavor. It is one of the most delicious fruits.

Mangosteen pulp is rich in dietary fiber, sugar, vitamins and mineral elements such as magnesium, calcium, phosphorus and potassium. Chinese medicine believes that it has the effects of clearing away heat, reducing fire, losing weight and moistening skin. For people who usually love spicy food, have a strong liver fire and have bad skin (such as acne), eating mangosteen often can clear away heat and detoxify and improve their skin. People with deficiency and cold constitution should not eat more.

Mangosteen is transported in cold storage. When purchasing, the peel should be dark purple, the fruit color is fresh, the fruit pedicle is bright green, and the peel is elastic. Put it in the refrigerator after purchase. Generally, the flavor decreases after 5- 10 days of cold storage, and it gets worse day by day. You should eat it in time instead of storing it for a long time.

Mangosteen, native to Southeast Asia, generally begins to bear fruit after 10 years, and has very strict environmental requirements. So it is a veritable olive, very precious. Delicious and refreshing, smooth but not greasy, it is as famous as durian and is known as the "fruit queen".

Mangosteen contains a special substance, which has the functions of reducing dryness, reducing temperature and relieving fever, so that Mangosteen can overcome the dryness and heat of durian. In Thailand, people regard durian mangosteen as "the fruit of husband and wife". If durian gets angry after eating too much, eating a few mangosteens can relieve it.

Mangosteen is rich in protein and lipids, which has a good nourishing effect on the body, and has a good recuperating effect on weakness, malnutrition and illness.

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When buying mangosteen, you must choose fresh fruits with green stems and soft fruits, or you will be disappointed if you buy "dead bamboo". Be careful not to dye purple juice on the meat flap when peeling, because it will affect the taste.

Mangosteen is rich in cellulose, but it absorbs water and expands in the stomach. Excessive consumption can cause constipation.

High sugar content, obese people should eat less, and diabetics should avoid eating.

It also contains high potassium, so patients with kidney disease and heart disease should eat less.