http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/mangosteen/an01197

this is from the mayo clinic web page and actually has some nice things to say about the mangosteen juice. not that it can cure or even relly help anything, but they do say its a nice rich source of antioxidents.and that it does seem to have some natural chemical that works as an anti inflamitory agent. so... it cant be all bad. but how does it taste?
im sure your going to find the staunch followers,just like with anything else. but like you i couldnt find any information that didnt come from somebody selling the juice or selling a competing product

All of these juices contain some flavonoids and many, NOT ALL, can have a positive/preventative protective effect on MYELIN destruction processes.

I have researched this for over 10 years and the list of GOOD flavonoids is getting bigger each day. This is not NEW stuff.

jackD

P.S. I would like to add that Timothy R. Stout has posted a LOT of info on this in the past. A few simple internet searches shoul find his statement on MS and flavonoids. I strongly agree with his BBB Blood Brain Barrier statements. I have much more current info and data. I will post some links to my database. He has found the WHAT and I think I have found the WHY?.

"Flavonoids inhibit myelin phagocytosis by macrophanges"

The above is the title of the study which shows that certain "flavonoid families" which share a common structure have this beneficial effect.

http://home.ix.netcom.com/~jdalton/Flavonoids%20MS.pdf (FULL STUDY)

jackD

For those who want to get their flavonoids from foods the below USDA database provides a great deal of info on which foods in what form have how much of each.

http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcom.../Flav/flav.pdf (BIG file 1 meg)

jackD

p.s. I recommend you take a supplement along with the foods because they "work better".