In the final series on Pomegranate I will describe health conditions that preliminary evidence suggest that pomegranate has a positive influence.   I will try and present this information without getting to “scientific or medical” with the information to give you a basic understanding.  If you want more detailed info that the references do not address, [...]

The Pomegranate is a fruit-bearing deciduous shrub or small tree.  Its scientific name is  Punica granatum.  The name “pomegranate” derives from Latin pomum (apple) and granatus (seeded).  The Pomegranate is native to the region from Iran to the Himalayas in northern India and has been cultivated and naturalized over the whole Mediterranean region.  Introduced into [...]

Saving the best for last. – If you do a PubMed search of Pomegranate you will find 318 articles regarding the health benefits of “nature’s power fruit”.  If I list all the compounds that are found in the pomegranate fruit, peel, pulp, seeds, leaves, flower, and bark, I could almost open a drug store.  So [...]

Camu-Camu is a bush which grows in the Amazonian rain forest of Peru.  Its scientific name is Myrciaria dubia.  The Camu-Camu fruit is about the size of a large grape and has a purplish red skin with a yellow pulp.  Camu-Camu has the highest recorded amount of natural Vitamin C known on the planet.(1)  Compared [...]

Caja is a small elliptical fruit about 2 inches in length and resembles a very small mango.  Its scientific name is Spondias lutea.  The pulp is juicy and sweetly acidic with a very pleasant aroma and flavor.  The orangey colored pulp tastes a bit like citrus with hints of mango, passion fruit, peach, and sometimes [...]

Acerola, or the Barbados Cherry is believed to originate from the Yucatan and now is distributed from South Texas, through Mexico, Central and South America, and throughout the Caribbean.  The scientific name is Mapighia glabra.  The fruit is bright red containing 2 to 3 hard seeds.  It is a very juicy fruit, often as much [...]

Acai palm is a multi-trunked palm tree native to South and Central America.  Its scientific name is Euterpe oleracea.  The fruit is a small deep purple berry type fruit resembling a grape.  Acai has a large seed and not much pulp.  The seed is not edible.  It is from this pulp that its nutritional value [...]

Over the next several posts, I will be exploring each of the 5 superfruits that compose Eiro.  We will discuss the components of each superfruit; what’s in it, what it does, and how these components might contribute to your health.*  After you have an understanding of each of these 5 superfruits, I will try to [...]