Posted by dj on January 5, 2001, at 17:33:18
In reply to Camu Camu better than St John´s Wort??, posted by Maniz on January 5, 2001, at 12:50:30
According to this site: http://www.worldbank.org/html/cgiar/25years/agro.html
- camu camu (Myrciaria dubia), an Amazonian species that produces berries with 40 times the concentration of vitamin C as citrus fruits- pygeum (Prunus africanus), an African highland tree whose bark extracts are used in the treatment of prostate cancer
and this site notes:http://www.ahealthya.com/HerbsDepression.htm
"The herb Camu-Camu (Myrciaria dubia), grows in the Amazonian rain forest of Peru. The Camu-Camu bush produces a fruit with the same name which contains powerful phytochemicals (plant chemicals). These phytochemicals include the amino acids serine, valine and leucine and more vitamin C than any other known plant in the world. The Camu-Camu fruit is approximately 20 millimeters in diameter and has a purplish red skin with a yellow pulp. When it is processed (pulp removed from the seed, liquefied and dried) the resulting powder is pale yellow.
Camu-Camu fruit contains an amazing 30 to 60 times more vitamin C than an orange. Each teaspoon of dried, powdered Camu-Camu has approximately 220 milligrams of ascorbic acid and small amounts of thiamin, riboflavin and niacin. It is also rich in bioflavanoids.
The Camu-Camu fruit has a surprising range of medicinal effects. Some of the extraordinary medicinal properties of this Amazon rain forest fruit are described by Gary Null, Ph.D., a nationally known nutritionist and researcher (1996). In discussing the holistic treatment of depression he lists 19 plants containing chemical compounds with antidepressant properties. The top three are:1. Pastinaca sativa (parsnip, 2. Myrciaria dubia (Camu-Camu),3. Malpighia glabra (acerola)."
Parsnips?? Go figure.... Who's G. Null and if he reported this back in 1996 why is there such little word on it from a quick on-line scan...?? Sounds like it is a good source of Vitamin C, at least...
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