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Camu camu is a low growing shrub found throughout the Amazon rainforest, mainly in swampy or flooded areas. Camu camu fruit has the highest recorded amount of natural vitamin C known on the planet. In comparison to oranges, camu camu provides thirty times more vitamin C, ten times more iron, three times more niacin, twice as much riboflavin, and 50% more phosphorus. It also has a full complement of minerals and amino acids that might aid in the absorption of vitamin C.
Traditional Uses:* for its natural high vitamin C content; for colds/flu (for its vitamin C content); for skin care/anti-aging (for its antioxidant, mineral, and vitamin content); as an edible fruit/fruit juice
Ingredients: 100% pure camu camu fruit powder (Myrciaria dubia). No binders, fillers or additives are used. This product is non-irradiated and non-fumigated. It is a wild harvested product grown naturally in the Peruvian Amazon without any pesticides or fertilizers
Suggested Use: Take 2 capsules 2 - 3 times daily or as directed by a health care professional.
Contraindications: None known.
Drug Interactions: None Known.
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Myrciaria
Species: dubia
Synonyms: Eugenia divaricata, E. grandiglandulosa, Marliera macedoi, Myrciaria caurenisis, M. divarticata, M. lanceolata, M. obscura, M. paraensis, M. phillyraeoides, M. riedeliana, M. spruceana, Psidium dubium
Ethnic names: Camu-camu, Rumberry
Parts Used: Fruit
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Fresh Juice: 1 cup 2-3 times daily |
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Tablets: 1-2 g twice daily or |
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