Plant Myrciaria dubia (Myrtaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

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

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List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name	Activity Count	Plant Part	Low Parts Per Million	High Parts Per Million	Standard Deviation	Reference
NIACIN	39	Fruit	6.0	100.0	0.53	Duke, 1992 *
P-CYMENE	16	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
PHENYLALANINE	7	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Jim Duke's personal files.
PHOSPHORUS	4	Fruit	150.0	2835.0	-0.12	Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM	14	Fruit	not available	711.0	-1.52	Taylor, Leslie. 2005. The Healing Power of Rainforest Herbs. SquareOne Publisher, Garden City Park, NY. 519 pp.
PROLINE	0	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Jim Duke's personal files.
PROTEIN	0	Fruit	5000.0	83330.0	-0.35	Duke, 1992 *
RIBOFLAVIN	15	Fruit	0.4	6.7	0.36	Duke, 1992 *
SERINE	1	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Jim Duke's personal files.
TERPINOLENE	9	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
THIAMIN	31	Fruit	0.1	1.7	-0.47	Duke, 1992 *
THREONINE	4	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Jim Duke's personal files.
VALINE	3	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Jim Duke's personal files.
WATER	0	Fruit	930000.0	940000.0	0.74	Duke, 1992 *

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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
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 *