date:Aug 27, 2019
and is used in Sri Lanka to deal with diabetes under the brand name Salaretin.
Mangiferin is also used in cosmetics, due to its antioxidant and UV-protecting properties. Several studies indicated also its ability to inhibit cancerogenesis and cancer cells growth by apoptosis induction in vitro and in vivo. A metabolite of mangiferin called norathyriol, in particular, was found by University of Minnesota researchers to inhibit the growth of skin cancer.
In post-menopausal women, mangiferin w