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Common Names
Camu-camu (Eng.,Peru,Scn.,Sp.); Rumberry (Eng.); Camo Camo (Peru); Araza de Agua (Sp.); Camu-camu Negro (Peru); Guapuro Blanco (Bol.)
How this plant is used
Food
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CITRIC-ACID | 23 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| CYANIDIN-3-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Fruit | 200.0 | 675.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| D-LIMONENE | 19 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DEHYDROASCORBIC-ACID | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| DELPHINIDIN-3-GLUCOSIDE | 1 | Fruit | 10.0 | 40.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ELLAGIC-ACID | 51 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ETHYL-ACETATE | 6 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ETHYL-BUTYRATE | 1 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EUCALYPTOL | 13 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FENCHOL | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER | 15 | Fruit | 5000.0 | 100000.0 | -0.39 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FRUCTOSE | 8 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| GAMMA-TERPINENE | 11 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUCOSE | 7 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| HUMULENE | 2 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| IRON | 6 | Fruit | 5.0 | 85.0 | -0.19 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOCITRIC-ACID | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| KILOCALORIES | 0 | Fruit | 160.0 | 2665.0 | -1.51 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LEUCINE | 2 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| MALIC-ACID | 15 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antibacillary | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antibackache | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antibacterial | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiberiberi | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticalculic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Breast) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Cervix) | 1 | Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY. |
| Anticancer (Colon) | 1 | Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY. |
| Anticancer (Esophagus) | 1 | Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY. |
| Anticancer (Gastric) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Mouth) | 1 | Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY. |
| Anticanker | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticarcinogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticarcinomic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Anticardiospasmic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticariogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticarpal-Tunnel | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Anticataract | 5 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Anticephalagic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |