Sweet Mangosteen (Garcinia dulcis)

甜山竹子tián shān zhú ziTianshanzhuzi

Garcinia dulcis · Plant

Garcinia dulcis
Photo: G. Sévereyns (Lithograaf). B.H.P. (Berthe Henrica Philippina) Hoola van Nooten (Maker)., CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

Limited safety data; potentially contains xanthones; avoid during pregnancy; caution with diabetes medications.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Sweet Mangosteen for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Inflammation Syndrome

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Sweet Mangosteen does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Benefit AntioxidantBenefit DigestiveBenefit HeartBenefit Weight Loss

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Garcinia dulcis and the indication, and how many of those are indexed as studies in people. A record names the two together; it does not show that one treats the other, and most are laboratory or animal work.