Will mangosteen help with fibromyalgia?
The mangosteen contains a COX-2 inhibitor, the only botanical reliably proven by research to possess such properties. The COX-2 enzyme is always present in the cerebro-spinal fluid and is directly involved in pain perception. The suppression of COX-2 by mangosteen is the presumptive means by which fibromyalgia pain it is modified. However, the speed with which it acts varies widely from individual to individual. Some experience improvements in a week or two while other may need to wait up to three months for its effect to be felt. Other problems which arise from fibromyalgia, such as fatigue, sleep abnormalities and tender points, all improve due to the healing properties of xanthones. In clinical experience, xanthones help restore normal sleep patterns provide an excellent energy boost as well.
