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Camu-Camu Health Information
Camu-Camu grows wild in the Amazon areas of Peru, Brazil. It is a small bushy plant which grows in wet conditions near the banks of the Amazon. It has long been used to make vitamin C powder commercially, although the high price has put some manufacturers off using camu-camu in favour of the cheaper options such as Acerola.
Nutritional Benefits
Camu-camu offers astringent, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-pain,
anti-viral, emollient and nutritive properties and contains natural
beta-carotene, calcium, iron, niacin, phosphorus, protein, riboflavin,
thiamin and the amino acids valine, leucine and serine. This makes
Camu-camu invaluable for metabolic processes, including the formation of
white blood cells, maintaining a healthy immune system, and support for
the brain, lymph glands, heart and lungs.
Wide Range of Health Benefits
The Camu-camu fruit has a
surprising range of medicinal effects as measured both by traditional
use and by the variety of phytochemical compounds which have
demonstrated therapeutic effects. Dr. James Duke, retired chief botanist
for the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture and author of many botanical books,
including the popular Green Pharmacy, lists some of these effects in his
Ethnobotanical website, based on amounts of various phytochemicals
which Camu-camu contains. On Dr. Duke's website, in a comparative study
of hundreds of botanical agents, ranked in order of effectiveness for
various health conditions, Camu-camu was ranked as follows:
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anti-viral - No. 6;
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gingivitis-periodontal
disease - No. 1;
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antioxidant - No. 4;
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glaucoma - No. 1;
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asthma -
No. 1;
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hepatitis - No. 1;
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atherosclerosis - No. 1;
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infertility -
No. 1;
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cataracts - No. 1;
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migraine-cluster headaches - No. 1;
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colds - No. 1;
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osteoarthritis - No. 1;
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depression - No. 2;
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painkiller - No. 1;
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edema - No. 1
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Parkinson's disease - No. 1
This
is only a partial listing. For a complete list, see Dr. James Duke's
Ethnobotanical database
We have not verified any of these claims for ourselves. If you would like further information, we recommend that you research this for yourself. A good place to start would be wikipedia or Dr. James Duke's Ethnobotanical website
We will shortly be testing our camu-camu for vitamin c levels. We will report on this when we have this information.
It should be noted that this is not a medicine... It is a food. The information offered here should not be seen as medical advice. If you want medical advice, please consult your doctor. If you want sublime food, you're in the right place.
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