Camu camu, camucamu, cacari, or camocamo, (Myrciaria dubia) is a small bushy riverside tree from the Amazon rainforest in Peru, Brazil, and Colombia. It bears a red/purple cherry-like fruit. The fruit, pulp, seeds, skin and leaves are used as a medicine all presenting antioxidant potential in differing degrees once processed.

The fruit contains powerful antioxidants. Camu camu has impressive antioxidant capacities, as it is loaded with vitamin C, beta-carotene, fatty acids, protein along with many other potent compounds, such as flavonoid antioxidants, including anthocyanins and ellagic acid. Those powerful antioxidants protect your cells from damage caused by free radicals.

Camu camu may shield against UV electromagnetic radiation. It also protects the skin against the negative impacts of pollution and even pollen which can lead to dry, itchy, and inflamed skin, according to many clinical studies.

In the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, Dr. Paul C. Langley concluded in a published study by the The National Center for Biotechnology Information - the United States National Library of Medicine, a branch of the National Institutes of Health:

“There is a pressing need to increase the visibility of natural products such as camu camu to point to their potential benefits in populations that are not only aging but also experiencing the negative effect of inflammatory and oxidative conditions”.

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