Is There Any Science

Behind Xango?

There's plenty of published scientific research by prestigious academic institutions from all corners of the world since the 1970s about mangosteen and it's active component, the super antioxidants:

xanthones &
flavonoids (including catechins & proanthocyanidins)

Xanthones

Xanthones are found in abundance in the mangosteen's skin and scientific research esearch shows, through many unrelated studies, that single xanthones seem to be capable of fighting and beating a number of diseases. In laboratory conditions, single xanthones have been found to successfully combat:

Diabetes
Cholesterol
Asthma
Arthritis
Cardiovascular diseases &
many life-threatening disease cells, such as lung cancer, liver cancer, colo-rectal cancer etc.

Xango is said to contains 40 different Xanthones! You can see brief snippets about these xanthone research papers at Pubmed.gov Type in:

xanthones (at time of writing, 1,434 science papers) or
xanthones mangosteen (14 scientific papers)
Garcinia mangostana (mangosteen's botanical name, 51 scientific papers)

In the following video, Dr. Frederic Templeman an M.D. who has suggested a mangosteen juice health supplement to many of his patients, talks about the surprisingly voluminous amount of scientific research on xanthones...and how it convinced him to further investigate xanthones and mangosteen juice.

Dr. Frederic Templeman (4.38)

N.B. In this video:

Dr. David Morton Ph.d. (brother of Xango founder, Joe Morton) predominantly speaks first
Dr.Templeman appears after approx. 2 minutes &
all discussion is specifically about xanthone research that had been carried out by international research teams since 1970, not about specific research on Xango mangosteen juice

Templeman has since gone on to create the world-famous Mangosteen MD site, which he describes as "...the first online resource dedicated to the science and health benefits of the mangosteen fruit..."...and Xanthones, of course.

So, to answer the question posed by the tile of this page:

Yes, there is a great deal of science behind xanthone research but not about Xango, as such.

Since coming to market in 2002, Xango, as a corporate identity, has kept a distinctly low profile, marketing itself primarily as a drink for a lifestyle choice though that may soon change with the establishment of a Xanthone Measurement Standard in a study published in the June 2007 issue of the Journal of Separation Science.

"...(This puts)...into context how to measure xanthones and how to effectively absorb these phytonutrients," said Edward Walker, Ph.D., of Weber State University, lead researcher on the published study.

"A xanthone measurement standard is in place. Now claims concerning xanthone quantity and efficacy can be evaluated through credible research...(&)...this study...ensures a more consistent and reliable marketing of mangosteen products to consumers relative to claims of xanthone content..."

Hopefully now there has been an adaption of a scientific standard, there will be many scientific revelations to come about Xango and xanthones. Only a few weeks after Dr. Walker's work on Xanthone Measurement Standard was published, it was rewarded at the 70th annual Natural Products Trade Show.

Flavonoids

During the last few years, Xango has also been found to contain various Flavonoids:

"...we can now follow the activity of flavonoids in the body, and one thing that is clear is that the body sees them as foreign compounds and is trying to get rid of them.

But this process of gearing up to get rid of unwanted compounds is inducing so-called Phase II enzymes that also help eliminate mutagens and carcinogens, and therefore may be of value in cancer prevention..."

see: Wikipedia Flavonoids:

One of those types of Flavonoids are Catechins, antioxidants also found in green tea:

"...According to Norman Hollenberg, professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, epi-catechin can reduce the risk of four of the major health problems: stroke, heart failure, cancer and diabetes..."

see: Wikipedia Catechins

Other type of Flavonoids recently discovered in Xango are Proanthocyanidins, substances common in certain red wines, which gained international recognition in 1991 via the so-called French Paradox.

The television program 60 Minutes reported that French males with high fat-saturated were found to have far lower rates of heart disease than American males...and sales or red wine subsequently went through the roof.