Buy it: Maxbido (£24.95, 60 tablets, available exclusively from www.chemistdirect.co.uk)
Fruit - Mangosteen
Grows: The mangosteen is a tropical evergreen tree believed to have originated in the Sunda Island and the Moluccas of Indonesia.
Traditional uses: Various parts of the plant have a history of use mostly in Southeast Asia. It is reputed to have possible anti-inflammatory properties, and may have been used to treat skin infections or wounds, or urinary tract infections.
Fruity facts: Due to restrictions on imports, mangosteen is still rare in the produce sections of supermarkets in Europe
Buy it: FlexiMax (£24.95, 60 capsules, available exclusively from chemistdirect.co.uk)
Fruit - Cranberry
Grows: Cranberries are native to North America. This region grows 80% of the world’s cranberry crop.
Traditional uses: Doctors widely recommend cranberry juice as a way to help maintain the natural pH balance in the urinary tract.
Fruity facts: Early European settlers in America called the fruit craneberry because the flower, stem and petals resembled the neck, head and bill of a crane.
Buy it: Holland & Barrett’s Concentrated Cranberry Capsules (£5.99, 100 capsules, available from hollandandbarrett.co.uk)
Fruit - Avocado
Grows: Originates from a tree native to Mexico, was introduced to the UK in 1960s
Traditional uses: Avocado is traditionally used for cooking, mostly in salads. It is popular in beauty products because they are a major source of antioxidants, pro-vitamins and amino acids
Fruity facts: It is also known as the Alligator pear. Avocadoes have more potassium than bananas
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