Camu Camu
Myrciaria dubia
In traditional native herbalism practitioners have recommended camu camu for:
- Strengthening the immune system
- Improving symptoms of herpes infections, including mouth blisters, genital blisters, shingles blisters and other viral infections
- Promoting energy & vitality of people with chronic immune dysfunction
- Strengthening the nervous system
- Supporting healthy levels of white blood cell formation
- Detoxifying the body, especially the liver
- Promoting health of upper respiratory organs - lungs, sinuses, nasal passages
- Promoting a healthy heart and circulatory system
Our organic camu camu powder is wild-harvested from the Amazon river basin, and gently dried at low temperatures to protect the Vitamin C and broad range of nutrients.
Our camu camu is certified organic by USDA.
Camu Camu has demonstrated more powerful antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activity than equivalent amounts of plain vitamin C. Its possible this is due to other antioxidant sustances, including and in addition to the known presence of carotenoids, anthrocyanins and ellagic acid.A further possibility was that camu camu had substances such as potassium, that increase the bioavailability of vitamin C by absorption or excretion. (6)
In animal studies camu camu has demonstrated an anti obesity and liver protective action. (6)
