The fruit is called the ‘fruit of the gods’, who should not eat?

First aid for mangosteen

Mr. NVH 62 years old, Hanoi was brought to the hospital emergency by his family members because of cardiac arrest. The patient was diagnosed with acute hyperkalemia causing cardiac arrest. When the doctor asked the family, they learned that the patient was diagnosed with kidney failure 3 months ago and 2 months of dialysis cycle.

The day before, when he was hospitalized, his relatives returned from a trip to the South to bring a bag of mangosteen. The patient happily ate a whole bag of mangosteen without knowing that he had to abstain from this fruit. As a result, in the middle of the night, the wife discovered that her husband had a strange expression – he was tired, his limbs were weak, so he hurriedly called an ambulance.

The house is 2km from the hospital, Mr. H. was taken to the emergency room in time. The index on admission to the hospital for blood potassium test was abnormally high up to 8.9 mmol/l. The average person is only 3 to 5 mmol/l. Electrocardiogram ECG shows arrhythmia, heart beats 40 times/minute. Doctors believe that because eating mangosteen increases blood potassium, prompt emergency treatment, if delayed, can cause cardiac arrest due to increased potassium.

According to Dr. Hoang Sam – Vietnam Institute of Indigenous Medicine, in Oriental medicine, mangosteen has acrid taste, Quy Kinh. Mangosteen peel has skin tightening effect, except dysentery, diarrhea control. Main treatment of diarrhea, dysentery, dysentery, leukoplakia. The bark of the tree has the effect of curing diarrhea.

In modern medicine, mangosteen contains a lot of protein, calcium, iron phosphorus, .. good for health. The composition of mangosteen contains many antioxidants that help prevent cancer, strengthen the immune system and good for the heart.

The white flesh of mangosteen helps to improve the immune system, support weight loss, keep fit, beautify the skin, stabilize blood sugar, prevent cardiovascular diseases, stimulate digestion, fight constipation allergy relief

In addition, this fruit helps reduce skin diseases such as acne, fungus, dermatitis, … it also supports against skin cancer and slows down the skin aging process in middle age.

The peel contains many active ingredients xanthones. This substance exhibits obvious antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties. Gargling with a decoction of mangosteen peel after eating has the effect of reducing the smell of food, fighting the growth of bacteria in the oral cavity, preventing bad breath and bringing fresher breath.

Note when eating mangosteen

Dr. Sam also said that mangosteen is known as the “fruit of the gods” thanks to many other positive effects for health. However, if eaten in excess and used improperly, the side effects of mangosteen can be harmful to the body.

Mangosteen is very incompatible with some people such as cancer patients, patients with digestive disorders, patients with kidney failure, patients with polymorphonuclear erythrocytosis. In particular, when eating mangosteen, you should not eat much, on average, you should eat 2-3 times a week, only eating 2-3 times each time.

A study conducted by American scientists showed that consuming mangosteen for 12 consecutive months can cause severe lactic acidosis in the body. This substance accumulated in the blood will cause many unusual symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, weakness, skin allergies, itchy rashes, shock or even life-threatening.

Patients who are preparing for surgery should not use mangosteen in the previous 2 weeks. The xanthones in medicinal herbs can affect the blood clotting process, causing the incision to bleed a lot.

People who are allergic to one of the ingredients of mangosteen should not use this fruit.

According to K. Chi