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Mauritia flexuosa Health effects and herbal facts

Mauritia flexuosa, known as the moriche palm, ité palm, ita, buriti, canangucho, or aguaje, is a palm tree. It grows in and near swamps and other wet areas in tropical South America. It has been reported from Trinidad, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guinea, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia. Mauritia flexuosa is an elegant tree which can reach up to 35 meters in height. The large leaves form a rounded crown. The flowers are yellowish, and appear from December to April. The fruit, which grows from December to June, is a chestnut colour and is covered with shiny scales. The yellow flesh covers a hard, oval, nut. The seeds float, and this is the means by which the palm tree propagates. In natural populations the tree reaches very high densities.

Medical use

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Geografical distribution

• SOUTHERN AMERICA
  Native
  • Caribbean: Trinidad and Tobago - Trinidad
  • Northern South America: French Guiana; Guyana; Suriname; Venezuela
  • Brazil: Brazil - Acre, Amapa, Amazonas, Bahia, Goias, Mato Grosso, Minas Gerais, Para, Piaui, Rondonia, Sao Paulo
  • Western South America: Bolivia - Santa Cruz; Colombia ; Ecuador; Peru

Biological activities

Acidulant	Ascorbic-acid found in Fruit (0 ppm)
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor	Ascorbic-acid found in Fruit (0 ppm)
Allergenic	Niacin found in Fruit (6.3 ppm)
Analgesic	Ascorbic-acid found in Fruit (0 ppm) Thiamin found in Fruit (2.6 ppm)
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker	Ascorbic-acid found in Fruit (0 ppm) Fiber found in Fruit (21740 ppm)
AntiAGE	Ascorbic-acid found in Fruit (0 ppm)
AntiCFS	Ascorbic-acid found in Fruit (0 ppm)
AntiCTS	Ascorbic-acid found in Fruit (0 ppm)
AntiLyme	Ascorbic-acid found in Fruit (0 ppm) Niacin found in Fruit (6.3 ppm) Thiamin found in Fruit (2.6 ppm)
AntiPMS	Calcium found in Fruit (1610 ppm)
Antiacrodynic	Niacin found in Fruit (6.3 ppm)
Antiaggregant	Ascorbic-acid found in Fruit (0 ppm)
Antiaging	Ascorbic-acid found in Fruit (0 ppm)
Antiakathisic	Iron found in Fruit (15 ppm)
Antialcoholic	Thiamin found in Fruit (2.6 ppm)
Antiallergic	Ascorbic-acid found in Fruit (0 ppm) Calcium found in Fruit (1610 ppm) Niacin found in Fruit (6.3 ppm)
Antialzheimeran	Ascorbic-acid found in Fruit (0 ppm) Niacin found in Fruit (6.3 ppm) Thiamin found in Fruit (2.6 ppm)
Antiamblyopic	Niacin found in Fruit (6.3 ppm)
Antianemic	Iron found in Fruit (15 ppm)
Antianginal	Niacin found in Fruit (6.3 ppm)
Antianorectic	Thiamin found in Fruit (2.6 ppm)
Antianxiety	Calcium found in Fruit (1610 ppm)
Antiarrhythmic	Calcium found in Fruit (1610 ppm)
Antiarthritic	Ascorbic-acid found in Fruit (0 ppm) Calcium found in Fruit (1610 ppm)
Antiasthmatic	Ascorbic-acid found in Fruit (0 ppm)
Antiatherosclerotic	Ascorbic-acid found in Fruit (0 ppm) Calcium found in Fruit (1610 ppm)
Antibackache	Thiamin found in Fruit (2.6 ppm)
Antibacterial	Ascorbic-acid found in Fruit (0 ppm)
Antiberiberi	Thiamin found in Fruit (2.6 ppm)
Anticanker	Iron found in Fruit (15 ppm) Thiamin found in Fruit (2.6 ppm)
Anticardiospasmic	Thiamin found in Fruit (2.6 ppm)
Anticataract	Ascorbic-acid found in Fruit (0 ppm) Niacin found in Fruit (6.3 ppm) Thiamin found in Fruit (2.6 ppm)
Anticervicaldysplasic	Ascorbic-acid found in Fruit (0 ppm)
Anticheilitic	Iron found in Fruit (15 ppm)
Antichilblain	Niacin found in Fruit (6.3 ppm)
Anticlimacteric	Ascorbic-acid found in Fruit (0 ppm) Calcium found in Fruit (1610 ppm)
Anticold	Ascorbic-acid found in Fruit (0 ppm)
Anticolitic	Thiamin found in Fruit (2.6 ppm)
Anticonvulsant	Niacin found in Fruit (6.3 ppm)
Antidecubitic	Ascorbic-acid found in Fruit (0 ppm) Thiamin found in Fruit (2.6 ppm)
Antideliriant	Thiamin found in Fruit (2.6 ppm)
Antidementia	Ascorbic-acid found in Fruit (0 ppm) Niacin found in Fruit (6.3 ppm) Thiamin found in Fruit (2.6 ppm)
Antidepressant	Ascorbic-acid found in Fruit (0 ppm) Calcium found in Fruit (1610 ppm)
Antidermatitic	Niacin found in Fruit (6.3 ppm)
Antidiabetic	Ascorbic-acid found in Fruit (0 ppm) Fiber found in Fruit (21740 ppm) Niacin found in Fruit (6.3 ppm)
Antidyspeptic	Thiamin found in Fruit (2.6 ppm)
Antidysphagic	Niacin found in Fruit (6.3 ppm)
Antieczemic	Ascorbic-acid found in Fruit (0 ppm)
Antiedemic	Ascorbic-acid found in Fruit (0 ppm)
Antiencephalitic	Ascorbic-acid found in Fruit (0 ppm)
Antiencephalopathic	Thiamin found in Fruit (2.6 ppm)
Antiendometriotic	Ascorbic-acid found in Fruit (0 ppm)
Antiepileptic	Niacin found in Fruit (6.3 ppm)
Antifatigue	Ascorbic-acid found in Fruit (0 ppm) Thiamin found in Fruit (2.6 ppm)
Antifibrotic	Ascorbic-acid found in Fruit (0 ppm)
Antigallstone	Ascorbic-acid found in Fruit (0 ppm)
Antigastritic	Ascorbic-acid found in Fruit (0 ppm) Thiamin found in Fruit (2.6 ppm)
Antigingivitic	Ascorbic-acid found in Fruit (0 ppm)
Antiglaucomic	Ascorbic-acid found in Fruit (0 ppm)
Antihangover	Ascorbic-acid found in Fruit (0 ppm) Niacin found in Fruit (6.3 ppm) Thiamin found in Fruit (2.6 ppm)
Antiheartburn	Thiamin found in Fruit (2.6 ppm)
Antihemorrhagic	Ascorbic-acid found in Fruit (0 ppm)
Antihepatitic	Ascorbic-acid found in Fruit (0 ppm)
Antihepatotoxic	Ascorbic-acid found in Fruit (0 ppm)
Antiherpetic	Ascorbic-acid found in Fruit (0 ppm) Thiamin found in Fruit (2.6 ppm)
Antihistaminic	Ascorbic-acid found in Fruit (0 ppm) Niacin found in Fruit (6.3 ppm)
Antihyperactivity	Niacin found in Fruit (6.3 ppm)
Antihyperkinetic	Calcium found in Fruit (1610 ppm)
Antihypertensive	Ascorbic-acid found in Fruit (0 ppm) Calcium found in Fruit (1610 ppm) Fiber found in Fruit (21740 ppm)
Antiinfertility	Ascorbic-acid found in Fruit (0 ppm)
Antiinflammatory	Ascorbic-acid found in Fruit (0 ppm)
Antiinsomniac	Calcium found in Fruit (1610 ppm)
Antiinsomnic	Niacin found in Fruit (6.3 ppm)
Antilepric	Ascorbic-acid found in Fruit (0 ppm)
Antilithic	Ascorbic-acid found in Fruit (0 ppm)
Antimaculitic	Ascorbic-acid found in Fruit (0 ppm)
Antimeasles	Ascorbic-acid found in Fruit (0 ppm)
Antimenopausal	Ascorbic-acid found in Fruit (0 ppm) Calcium found in Fruit (1610 ppm)
Antimenorrhagic	Iron found in Fruit (15 ppm)
Antimigraine	Ascorbic-acid found in Fruit (0 ppm) Thiamin found in Fruit (2.6 ppm)
Antimutagenic	Ascorbic-acid found in Fruit (0 ppm)
Antimyocarditic	Thiamin found in Fruit (2.6 ppm)
Antineuralgic	Niacin found in Fruit (6.3 ppm) Thiamin found in Fruit (2.6 ppm)
Antineuramidase	Ascorbic-acid found in Fruit (0 ppm)
Antineurasthenic	Thiamin found in Fruit (2.6 ppm)
Antineuritic	Thiamin found in Fruit (2.6 ppm)
Antineuropathic	Thiamin found in Fruit (2.6 ppm)
Antinitrosic	Ascorbic-acid found in Fruit (0 ppm)
Antiobesity	Ascorbic-acid found in Fruit (0 ppm) Calcium found in Fruit (1610 ppm) Fiber found in Fruit (21740 ppm)
Antiorchitic	Ascorbic-acid found in Fruit (0 ppm)
Antiosteoarthritic	Ascorbic-acid found in Fruit (0 ppm)
Antiosteoporotic	Ascorbic-acid found in Fruit (0 ppm) Calcium found in Fruit (1610 ppm) Phosphorus found in Fruit (585 ppm)
Antioxidant	Ascorbic-acid found in Fruit (0 ppm)
Antiparkinsonian	Ascorbic-acid found in Fruit (0 ppm) Niacin found in Fruit (6.3 ppm)
Antiparotitic	Ascorbic-acid found in Fruit (0 ppm)
Antipellagric	Niacin found in Fruit (6.3 ppm)
Antiperiodontitic	Ascorbic-acid found in Fruit (0 ppm) Calcium found in Fruit (1610 ppm)
Antipneumonic	Ascorbic-acid found in Fruit (0 ppm)
Antipodriac	Ascorbic-acid found in Fruit (0 ppm)
Antipoliomyelitic	Ascorbic-acid found in Fruit (0 ppm) Thiamin found in Fruit (2.6 ppm)
Antipyretic	Ascorbic-acid found in Fruit (0 ppm)
Antiradicular	Ascorbic-acid found in Fruit (0 ppm)
Antiretinotic	Ascorbic-acid found in Fruit (0 ppm)
Antirheumatic	Ascorbic-acid found in Fruit (0 ppm) Calcium found in Fruit (1610 ppm)
Antirhinitic	Ascorbic-acid found in Fruit (0 ppm)
Antiscorbutic	Ascorbic-acid found in Fruit (0 ppm)
Antiscotomic	Niacin found in Fruit (6.3 ppm)
Antiseptic	Ascorbic-acid found in Fruit (0 ppm)
Antishingles	Ascorbic-acid found in Fruit (0 ppm)
Antispasmodic	Ascorbic-acid found in Fruit (0 ppm) Niacin found in Fruit (6.3 ppm)
Antistress	Ascorbic-acid found in Fruit (0 ppm) Calcium found in Fruit (1610 ppm)
Antisyndrome-X	Ascorbic-acid found in Fruit (0 ppm)
Antitic	Calcium found in Fruit (1610 ppm)
Antitumor	Fiber found in Fruit (21740 ppm)
Antiulcer	Ascorbic-acid found in Fruit (0 ppm) Fiber found in Fruit (21740 ppm)
Antivertigo	Niacin found in Fruit (6.3 ppm)
Antiviral	Ascorbic-acid found in Fruit (0 ppm)
Anxiolytic	Calcium found in Fruit (1610 ppm) Phosphorus found in Fruit (585 ppm)
Apoptotic	Ascorbic-acid found in Fruit (0 ppm)
Asthma-preventive	Ascorbic-acid found in Fruit (0 ppm)
Beta-Blocker	Fiber found in Fruit (21740 ppm)
Beta-Glucuronidase-Inhibitor	Ascorbic-acid found in Fruit (0 ppm)
Calcium-Antagonist	Ascorbic-acid found in Fruit (0 ppm)
Calcium-Channel-Blocker	Calcium found in Fruit (1610 ppm)
Cancer-Preventive	Ascorbic-acid found in Fruit (0 ppm) Fiber found in Fruit (21740 ppm) Niacin found in Fruit (6.3 ppm)
Cardioprotective	Ascorbic-acid found in Fruit (0 ppm) Fiber found in Fruit (21740 ppm) Niacin found in Fruit (6.3 ppm)
Circulotonic	Niacin found in Fruit (6.3 ppm)
Cold-preventive	Ascorbic-acid found in Fruit (0 ppm)
Collagenic	Ascorbic-acid found in Fruit (0 ppm)
Detoxicant	Ascorbic-acid found in Fruit (0 ppm)
Diuretic	Ascorbic-acid found in Fruit (0 ppm) Calcium found in Fruit (1610 ppm) Fiber found in Fruit (21740 ppm)
Fibrinolytic	Niacin found in Fruit (6.3 ppm)
Fistula-Preventive	Ascorbic-acid found in Fruit (0 ppm)
Hepatoprotective	Niacin found in Fruit (6.3 ppm)
Hepatotoxic	Niacin found in Fruit (6.3 ppm)
Hypocholesterolemic	Ascorbic-acid found in Fruit (0 ppm) Calcium found in Fruit (1610 ppm) Fiber found in Fruit (21740 ppm) Niacin found in Fruit (6.3 ppm)
Hypoglycemic	Ascorbic-acid found in Fruit (0 ppm) Niacin found in Fruit (6.3 ppm)
Hypolipidemic	Niacin found in Fruit (6.3 ppm)
Hypotensive	Ascorbic-acid found in Fruit (0 ppm) Calcium found in Fruit (1610 ppm) Fiber found in Fruit (21740 ppm)
Hypouricemic	Fiber found in Fruit (21740 ppm)
Immunomodulator	Ascorbic-acid found in Fruit (0 ppm)
Immunostimulant	Ascorbic-acid found in Fruit (0 ppm) Phosphorus found in Fruit (585 ppm)
Insectifuge	Thiamin found in Fruit (2.6 ppm)
Interferonogenic	Ascorbic-acid found in Fruit (0 ppm)
Laxative	Calcium found in Fruit (1610 ppm) Fiber found in Fruit (21740 ppm)
Lithogenic	Ascorbic-acid found in Fruit (0 ppm)
Mucolytic	Ascorbic-acid found in Fruit (0 ppm)
Neuroprotective	Thiamin found in Fruit (2.6 ppm)
Osteogenic	Phosphorus found in Fruit (585 ppm)
Pesticide	Ascorbic-acid found in Fruit (0 ppm) Thiamin found in Fruit (2.6 ppm)
Prooxidant	Iron found in Fruit (15 ppm)
Sedative	Niacin found in Fruit (6.3 ppm)
Serotoninergic	Niacin found in Fruit (6.3 ppm)
Tranquilizer	Calcium found in Fruit (1610 ppm)
Uricosuric	Ascorbic-acid found in Fruit (0 ppm)
Urinary-Acidulant	Ascorbic-acid found in Fruit (0 ppm)
Vasodilator	Ascorbic-acid found in Fruit (0 ppm) Calcium found in Fruit (1610 ppm) Fiber found in Fruit (21740 ppm) Niacin found in Fruit (6.3 ppm)
Vulnerary	Ascorbic-acid found in Fruit (0 ppm)

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