Applications:

1. Mangostin is a kind of xanthones able to scavenge free
    radicals, a high ranker on the ORAC antioxidant scale.
    Remarkable antioxidant activity superior than Vitamins
    and abilities of anti-inflammatory, anti-tumor, anti-malaria
    and phytoestrogen effect and antimicrobial activity against
    fungi or bacteria.
2. Mangostin is used to treat skin infections, wounds,and
    diarrhea. Alpha-mangostin, a  xanthone, inhibited growth
    of human leukemia HL60 cells, reduced the synthesis of
    prostaglandins, and prevented oxidative damage of LDL in
    vitro.
3. There is also preliminary evidence that alpha- and gamma-
     mangostins act as histamine and serotonin receptor
     blockers, and also inhibit HIV-1 protease. Garcinone E,
     another xanthone, exerts cytotoxic effects against human
     hepatocellular carcinoma cells. Extract from the pericarp of
     mangosteen has antiproliferative, antioxidative, and apoptotic
     effects against human breast cancer SKBR3 cells.