Mangosteen leaves have the effect of clearing heat and fire (removing heat and fire from the body), removing vexation, and diuretic, soaking water and drinking it has a similar effect, but it can’t replace the medication to treat the disease, and needs to be used under the guidance of a physician.
Mangosteen belongs to a Chinese medicine, clinically used to treat fever and injury, thirst, mouth sores, urinary redness, hot lymph (burning stinging pain when urinating, with frequent urination, discomfort in the abdomen) astringent pain, etc., in the “Compendium of Materia Medica”, “herbal medicinal preparations,” are related to the record. Temperate bamboo leaves can be used with Gypsum and Rehmannia to treat heat illnesses that injure the body fluid, and heartburn and thirst.
It should be taken with caution by those who do not have solid fire or dampness-heat, and is forbidden to be taken by those who are weak and have cold. When preserving the leaves on a daily basis, they should be stored in dry containers and placed in a ventilated dry place to avoid deterioration.
Tea can play a limited medicinal effect, can not replace the drug treatment of disease. When discomfort occurs, you should consult a doctor in time, under the guidance of the doctor to choose the drug treatment, not self-medication.