Will mangosteen help breathing disorders such as COPD, asthma, emphysema and chronic bronchitis?
Mangosteen intervenes at several points in the disease processes of breathing disorders. Its antiviral, antibacterial and antifungal effects reduce the frequency of lung infections, thereby reducing cumulative tissue damage. As a result, fewer courses of antibiotic therapy are required. The anti-inflammatory effects of xanthones (active biological ingredients in the mangosteen) decreases both inflammation and cell damage and helping to prevent the onset of deadly pulmonary hypertension. Since mangosteen also has potent antioxidant effects, it intervenes in every process where free radicals cause cell damage. It doesnt matter whether this damage results from inflammation of chronic bronchitis or the destruction of the elastic recoil of the alveoli in emphysema, protection is provided by the fruit.
