What are mangosteen supplements for?

It taste good: Mangosteen is a fruit grown in thailand. At this point almost all studies have been done in a laboratory and there is little human research to indicate how mangosteen supplements or juice, by itself, would influence the prevention or how it would be useful in the treatment of various cancers, including breast, lung, and liver.

Mangosteen: Preliminary results of one study suggests that mangosteen may be beneficial for the treatment of periodontitis when applied in a gel to the gums. Mangosteen is also being studies to determine the effects of xanthones which are potent antioxidants and to determine effectiveness as a topical acne treatment. It has been used by native asian healers in tx of tuberculosis, infections ; diarrhea.

Mangosteen: If you believe the companies selling mangosteen, it's useful for every condition under the sun. :-) however, studies and evidence tables are lacking for most conditions, so it's hard to quantify. I did find one paper supporting potential usefulness in breast cancer -- mangosteen caused cell death in breast cancer cell lines: http://tinyurl.Com/mkxa6cu this was in the lab, not in human patients.