Mangos are very healthy treat. A strong source of beta-carotene quercetin, and astragalin, they help neutralize free radicals that can damage cells.
Quercetin-3-galctoside, quercetin-3-glucosode and quercetin-3-arabinose have been detected in mangos.
Quercetin has gained the attention of the supplement industry and is now widely promoted as a natural anti-inflammatory and antioxidant magic bullet.
In human body quercetin helps to keep bones from dissolving away. Quercetin inhibits osteoclasts form taken away calcium from bones, which was causing the formation pits in the bones.
Quercetin also can reduce the risk of atherosclerosis.
It is a flavonoid well-known to inhibit growth and heat shock protein synthesis of cancer cells. The heat shock reduced the cell viability of the quercetin-treated cells only.
Quercetin reduces inflammation by inhibiting the production of cytokines such as interleukin-6, interleukin-8 and tumor necrosis factor through the inhibition of the promoter nuclear factor-kB.
Quercetin in mango
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