However, not everyone it seems is a cheerleader. Researcher David Mendossa admits the fruit tastes great but as for the supposed benefits the jury is still out. He cites comments form Dr. Ralph Moss’s article, A Friendly Skeptic Looks at Mangosteen, in which Dr. Moss notes that studies of the fruit have not yet included the medical gold standard, namely randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials. And Dr. Steven Bratman, author of the Natural Pharmacist, and a physician in Fort Collins, Colorado, is a little more harsh in his judgment. “There is zero meaningful clinical research that shows…any useful action in human beings. It is no more likely to produce any health benefits than any other plant chosen at random out of the botanical universe.” He continued, “…if a study appeared in which people with infections were given mangosteen or a placebo, and the people in the Mangosteen group got better faster, that would mean something but nothing like that has been done.”