🌍African Traditional Medicine
Imbe (African Mangosteen)
fruit
Garcinia livingstonei is a species of Garcinia, native to a broad area of tropical Africa, from Senegal east to Somalia, south to South Africa, and to the Comoros.
Conditions addressed
How to use
½–1 cup fresh daily, or 2–3 tbsp dried
- Eat fresh, raw, or dried.
- Can be blended into smoothies, juiced, or added to salads and grain bowls.
Interactions & contraindications
MAOIs, blood pressure medications, stimulants
Risk of dangerously elevated blood pressure and heart rate.