Camu-camu - Myrciaria dubia (Kunth) McVaugh

Castro Gómez, Juan Carlos; Maddox, J. Dylan; Imán Correa, Sixto Alfredo

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2018-02-02

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Castro, J. C.; Maddox, J. D. & Imá, S.A. (2018). Camu-camu—Myrciaria dubia (Kunth) McVaugh. En: Exotic Fruits Reference Guide, Sueli Rodrigues, Ebenezer de Oliveira Silva y Edy Sousa de Brito, eds. Academic Press, pp.97-105. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-803138-4.00014-9

9780128031537

http://repositorio.inia.gob.pe/handle/20.500.12955/738

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-803138-4.00014-9

Autor

Castro Gómez, Juan Carlos

Maddox, J. Dylan

Imán Correa, Sixto Alfredo

Institución

Instituto Nacional de Innovación Agraria (Perú)

Resumen

Myrciaria dubia (Kunth) McVaugh (common name camu-camu) is an Amazonian fruit shrub that produces several nutritional compounds such as essential amino acids, essential fatty acids, vitamins, and minerals. Also, it contains several health-promoting phytochemicals with powerful antioxidant and antiinflammatory properties, due to phenolics, vitamin C, and betulinic acid. In addition, it has been shown to have hepatoprotective, antimicrobial, and antimalarial activity. Finally, it is best known for its high content of vitamin C.

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