by John Forsythe
Camu Camu is a bush that grows in Peru. It is a relative of the Guavaberry or Rumberry. Camu Camu (Mycaria dubia) grows in black water rivers, especially in those abandoned courses called “cochas”, ecosystems of social and economic importance to the Amazon jungles of Peru. This plant produces a fruit that is named, respectively, Camu Camu.
This fruit has powerful phytochemicals which contain many of health benefits for the human body. This fruit contains amino acids serine, valine, leucine, and more vitamin C than any known fruit that can be found on planet earth. Vitamin C is a vital vitamin that we need on a daily basis. This vitamin strengthens our immune system. Often when we are sick is because we have a lack of vitamin c. When we get sick, if we drink a lot of juices that contain vitamin C we can recuperate much faster from a cold or flu. People that take a lot of vitamin C rarely catch colds because of the power this vitamin offers the body.
Camu Camu fruit has been longed use by the people of the Amazonian rain forest to help maintain their health in the best of shapes. Often when we think of vitamin C we think of oranges because they are an excellent source of vitamin c because oranges do contain a lot of vitamin c. However Camu Camu fruit contains 30 to 60 times more vitamin C than an orange! This is pretty amazing for a small fruit that grows in the Amazonian forest. The fact that this fruit contains so much vitamin C and other very healthy supplements has made it very popular. Camu Camu juice helps strengthen the immune system, maintain healthy gums, healthy eyes, and healthy skin. It supports the functions that are carried out by both the nervous system and the circulatory system. This juice is very healthy and will benefit anyone who drinks it on a daily basis.
All fruits that have been thought as being the most abundant in vitamin C have proven to come in second when it comes to Camu Camu. This is why this fruit is turned into juice. Camu Camu juice is very healthy and has become something that more people, other than the Amazonian forest residents of Peru, drink. It can help your body very much. In fact, it is not a bad idea to add Camu Camu juice as part of your diet. It just contains too many nutrients, to be overlooked. It is the best source that can be used to obtain all of the vitamin C we need in a day.
Camu Camu is used mainly for its edible fruits, having a unique aroma and fruit pigmentation. Camu Camu is the highest natural source of vitamin C in the world. These fruits contain more vitamin C than any other plant in the world, from 40-50 times more than an orange (about two grams of vitamin C per 100 grams of fruit). Camu Camu is also a significant source of potassium, providing 711mg per kg of fruit. Seedlings from this shrub are available free of charge from the Peruvian government to communities of native people who are rainforest dwellers. They plant and tend the shrubs through harvest, thus contributing to rainforest economy.
Camu Camu juice may be blended with other fruits, producing a unique mixture of antioxidant-rich fruit juice. Camu Camu is considered by some as one of the most potent plants with medicinal properties that fight the herpes virus. This juice may also be taken on a daily basis to provide highly effective support for the body’s immune system, thus fighting the herpes virus when it is lies dormant in the body.
In the culinary world, Camu Camu is also used to make marmalade and flavor for candy or desserts. Camu Camu berries have a red or purple skin, white flesh, and large seeds. Camu Camu berries are easy to cultivate, and the Camu Camu tree will grow in tropical climates. Camu Camu berries will begin growing when the tree is between 4 and 6 years old, and they appear once each year.
Despite having a wide array of health benefits, Camu Camu is virtually unknown in the US and other countries outside of Brazil and Peru. The health benefits of Camu Camu as a traditional herbal remedy for any condition has not been documented in the Amazon region. Camu Camu was not widely eaten by the people in the region because it has a sour, acidic taste. It is most likely that traditional Amazonians did not consider Camu Camu as nutritionally relevant. Only recently have the health benefits of Camu Camu become more widely understood. As such, Camu Camu is coming into large scale cultivation and distribution to the world markets. Japan consumes the most Camu Camu fruit of any country.
Nationally known nutritionist, Gary Null, Ph.D. and Dr. James Duke, retired chief botanist for the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture and author of many botanical books ranked Camu Camu in the top 5 herbs with the greatest effectiveness for treating various health effects such as atherosclerosis, painkiller, osteoarthritis, hepatitis, asthma, colds, cataracts, mood balancing and depression. Camu Camu helps to strengthen the immune system, maintain healthy gums, eyes and skin. Camu Camu is also known to reduce inflammation and support collagen, tendons, and ligaments; improve respiratory health, and maintain mental clarity at times of stress.
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