What looks like an over-sized plum wearing a green top hat could actually be a gentler treatment for schizophrenia. Known as the mangosteen, this tropical fruit has long been featured in traditional medicines in South-East Asia, and now Australian researchers believe the rich antioxidants found in the fruit could ease psychosis and other symptoms. Present day medication for schizophrenia can have some unpleasant side effects, but with the mangosteen, those negative effects would be replaced with positive ones like reduced inflammation and improved energy levels. Researchers are now busy examining the effects. Fruit as medication, that sure beats any other treatment.
Meet the mangosteen: An alternative treatment for shizophrenia
More of Today's Solutions
Scientists build first fully human bone marrow model to revolutionize blood d...
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM In a transformative leap for regenerative medicine, scientists have developed the first entirely human-engineered bone marrow system. This ...
Read More7 cold and flu season mistakes doctors want you to quit making
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM You’ve heard the warnings: cold and flu season is no joke. But despite our best intentions (and fully ...
Read MoreThree ways we can repurpose closed department stores
40 percent of US department stores have closed their doors in the past five years, but the question remains: what do we do with ...
Read MoreHubble takes beautiful image of galaxies “dancing”
The Hubble Space Telescope ventured into space over three decades ago in 1990, and has observed around 50,000 celestial bodies to date. During this ...
Read More
