Acai (Euterpe oleracea Mart.) in Health and Disease: A Critical Review.

ABSTRACT: The açaí palm (Euterpe oleracea Mart.), a species belonging to the Arecaceae family, has been cultivated for thousands of years in tropical Central and South America as a multipurpose dietary plant. The recent introduction of açaí fruit and its nutritional and healing qualities to regions outside its origin has rapidly expanded global demand for açaí berry. The health-promoting and disease-preventing properties of this plant are attributed to numerous bioactive phenolic compounds present in the leaf, pulp, fruit, skin, and seeds. The purpose of this review is to present an up-to-date, comprehensive, and critical evaluation of the health benefits of açaí and its phytochemicals with a special focus on cellular and molecular mechanisms of action. In vitro and in vivo studies sho

SUBMITTER: Laurindo LF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9965320 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature