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Acerola very rich in vitamins, antioxidants and minerals:
vitamin C, vitamin B6, vitamin B1, vitamin A, acerola antioxidants flavonoids and anthocyanins.
Acerola also contains minerals such as iron, magnesium, potassium, phosphorus, calcium.
Disorders treats asthenia, fatigue, anemia
Diseases alleviates depression, anorexia , influenza, scurvy.
Beneficial Smoking cessation, immune preventive
Acerola description
How to recognize acerola, it is a small tree or shrub about 2 to 6 meters high, the trunk of the acerola is small with spreading branches dotted with opposite and simple evergreen leaves of a green dark and shiny which ends in a point. The acerola has bisexual flowers formed of five dark pink to bright red petals and the acerola fruit which has medicinal properties is known by other names such as country cherry or West Indian cherry or even Barbados cherry is of a persistent and dark red color when ripe with a pleasant and slightly tart taste.
Acerola its culture
This pretty little acerola tree is native to southern Mexico, South America and Central America, and over time, it has settled spontaneously in all the tropics and subtropics of the globe. We now find acerola in Asia and India, Texas, Peru, it is scattered in the Amazon forests of Brazil and Venezuela, acerola also grows in the Canary Islands, Hawaii, the West Indies, and finally, it has spread to Australia.
Acerola its composition
Acerola has been the subject of scientific and medical analyzes and studies for more than 50 years, for its nutritional value and its powerful Vitamin C. In fact, acerola is one of the fruits with a quantity 30 times higher in vitamin content compared to other citrus fruits such as orange.
Acerola also contains other vitamins, such as vitamin B6, vitamin B1, vitamin A, and au vu scientific studies, acerola is the fruit which also has one of the highest contents of antioxidants with its flavonoids and anthocyanins. Acerola includes minerals of the most important for our body with iron, magnesium, potassium, phosphorus, calcium.
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Vitamin C acerola and its medicinal properties.
Acerola has multiple properties, due to its vitamin C content, acerola is a great help for smoking cessation. It helps to strengthen the immune defenses thanks to its tonic, immunostimulant and anti-infectious property, in a preventive manner such as colds and other ENT diseases.
Acerola is one of the most recognized anti-fatigue, acerola prevents cell aging and helps renew skin tissue, while contributing to the production of collagen, an important component of our metabolism. Acerola promotes the intestinal absorption of iron, which can give it certain antianemic properties.
Acerola also has medicinal virtues against stress, it reduces overwork, prevents exhaustion nervous, acerola relieves depression, acerola can be beneficial for certain forms of asthenia and anorexia.
Acerola vitamin C. Other uses.
The acerola is also famous as an ornamental shrub in tropical regions, it was even an example in the bonsai category for its finesse. In addition, acerola is an edible fruit of the most aromatic, it is used in the form of acerola juice or acerola jams and jellies.
Acerola vitamin C heals.
Anemia, depression, anorexia, smoking cessation, immune preventive.