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Acerola
Malpighia glabra
Acerola · Azerolakirsche · Barbados Cherry · Barbados cherry · Cerecilla · Cerecillo · Cereza · Cerezo · Cerise antillaise · Shimarucu Machu · Shimaruku Machu · Wild crapemyrtle · acerola · cerejeira-das-antilhas · cerejeira-do-pará · escobillo · wild crapemyrtle
At a glance
Origin / distribution: Mexico, Guatemala, Venezuela
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Astringent, Diarrhea, Dysentery, Fever
Science studied: ASCORBIC-ACID, ASH, CALCIUM, BETA-CAROTENE
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Malpighiaceae
Scientific name: Malpighia glabra
Common names: Acerola, Azerolakirsche, Barbados Cherry, Barbados cherry, Cerecilla, Cerecillo, Cereza, Cerezo, Cerise antillaise, Shimarucu Machu, Shimaruku Machu, Wild crapemyrtle, acerola, cerejeira-das-antilhas, cerejeira-do-pará, escobillo, wild crapemyrtle
History
The source record documents this plant in Elsewhere, Mexico, Guatemala, Venezuela.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Astringent
- Diarrhea
- Dysentery
- Fever
- Liqueur
- Breast
- Hepatitis
- Tenesmus
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Elsewhere
- Mexico
- Guatemala
- Venezuela
Documented cultural uses
- Astringent
- Diarrhea
- Dysentery
- Fever
- Liqueur
- Breast
- Hepatitis
- Tenesmus
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ASCORBIC-ACID
- ASH
- CALCIUM
- BETA-CAROTENE
- FAT
- KILOCALORIES
- NIACIN
- PANTOTHENIC-ACID
- POTASSIUM
- PROTEIN
- SODIUM
- VIT-B-6
- WATER
- MAGNESIUM
- RIBOFLAVIN
- CARBOHYDRATES
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- IRON
- PHOSPHORUS
- THIAMIN
- FIBER
Legality
Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.
Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.
Reference images
Sources
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
Contributions and revisions
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