Xanthones are tricyclic dibenzopyrans with diversed physicochemical and pharmacological activities. Commonly, different xanthones perform a general property which is helping to fight cancer. For instance, one study performed in Japan showed that the xanthone alpha-mangostin had apparent properties that suppressed the development of tumors. Another study in China found the xanthone garcinone E to show significant anticancer effects in terms of liver, lung, and gastric cancer cells (Kosem et al., 2007)