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Camu Camu is a plant that grows in the Amazonian forest of Peru. It is a close relative of the Guavaberry or Rumberry. Camu Camu (Mycaria dubia) is a bush that grows in black water rivers, especially in those abandoned courses called “cochas”, ecosystems of social and economic importance to the Amazon jungles of Peru.

This fruit has powerful phytochemicals which contain a lot of health benefits for the human body. This fruit contains amino acids serine, valine, leucine, and more vitamin C than any known fruit that can be found on planet earth. Vitamin C is a vital vitamin that we need on a daily basis. This vitamin strengthens our immune system. Often when we are sick is because we have a lack of vitamin c. When we are sick, if we drink a lot of juices that contain vitamin C we can recuperate much faster from a cold. People that take a lot of vitamin C rarely catch colds because of the power this vitamin gives to the body. This vitamin can be found in Camu Camu juice.

Camu Camu fruit has been longed use by the people of the Amazonian rain forest to help maintain their health in an optimum state. Often when we think of vitamin C we think of oranges because they are an excellent source of vitamin C.. However Camu Camu fruit contains 30 to 60 times more vitamin C than an orange! Therefore it is made a juice, Camu Camu juice. Camu Camu juice helps strengthen the immune system, maintain healthy gums, healthy eyes, and healthy skin. It supports the functions that are carried out by both the nervous system and the circulatory system.

Camu Camu juice is very healthy and has become something that more people, other than the Amazonian forest residents of Peru, drink. It can help your body very much. In fact, it is not a bad idea to add Camu Camu juice as part of your diet. It can help lengthen your life and help you live a healthy life. It just contains too many nutrients, to be overlooked. It is the best source that can be used to obtain all of the vitamin C we need in a day.

Camu Camu is used mainly for its edible fruits, having a unique aroma and fruit pigmentation. Camu Camu is the highest natural source of vitamin C in the world. These fruits contain more vitamin C than any other plant in the world, from 30 to 60 times more than an orange (about two grams of vitamin C per 100 grams of fruit). Camu Camu is also a significant source of potassium, providing 711mg per kg of fruit.

Camu Camu juice may be blended with other fruits, producing a unique mixture of antioxidant-rich fruit juice. Camu Camu is considered by some as one of the most potent plants with medicinal properties that fight the herpes virus. This juice may also be taken on a daily basis to provide highly effective support for the body’s immune system, thus fighting the herpes virus when it is lies dormant in the body.

Camu Camu berries have a red or purple skin, white flesh, and large seeds. Camu Camu berries are easy to cultivate, and the Camu Camu tree will grow in tropical and subtropical climates. Camu Camu berries will begin growing when the tree is between four and six years old, and they appear once each year. Camu Camu trees can continue to bear fruit for decades.

Despite having a wide array of health benefits, Camu Camu is virtually unknown in North America and other countries outside of Brazil and Peru. The health benefits of Camu Camu as a traditional herbal remedy for any condition has not been documented in the Amazon region. Only recently have the health benefits of Camu Camu become more widely recognized. Camu Camu is coming into large scale cultivation and distribution to the world markets. Japan consumes the most Camu Camu fruit of any country.

Nationally known nutritionist, Gary Null, Ph.D., author of many botanical books ranked Camu Camu in the top 5 herbs with the greatest effectiveness for treating various health effects such as atherosclerosis, painkiller, osteoarthritis, hepatitis, asthma, colds, cataracts, mood balancing and depression. Camu Camu is also known to reduce inflammation and support collagen, tendons, and ligaments; improve respiratory health, and maintain mental clarity at times of stress.

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