Acai
Common name
N/A
ID
HD0001
Scientific name of the plant
Euterpe oleracea, Euterpe badiocarpa
Anatomical part for use
fruit
Human use
Weight Control
Summary
The açaí palm (, Portuguese: [asaˈi] (listen), from Nheengatu asai), Euterpe oleracea, is a species of palm tree (Arecaceae) cultivated for its fruit (açaí berries, or simply açaí), hearts of palm (a vegetable), leaves, and trunk wood. Global demand for the fruit has expanded rapidly in the 21st century, and the tree is cultivated for that purpose primarily.
The species is native to Brazil, Ecuador, Venezuela, Colombia, Guyana, French Guiana, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago, mainly in swamps and floodplains. Açaí palms are tall, slender trees growing to more than 25 m (82 ft) tall, with pinnate leaves up to 3 m (9.8 ft) long. The fruit is small, round, and black-purple in color. The fruit became a staple food in floodplain areas around the 18th century, but its consumption in urban areas and promotion as a health food only began in the mid 1990s along with the popularization of other Amazonian fruits outside the region.
Evidence Level
Level 1 (Individual reports from one medical center)
Hepatotoxicity reports in literature
- Acai Berry Induced Cholestatic Jaundice : (Source)
Hepatotoxicity Description
N/A
Common name
N/A
ID
HD0001
Scientific name of the plant
Euterpe oleracea, Euterpe badiocarpa
Anatomical part for use
fruit
Human use
Weight Control
Summary
The açaí palm (, Portuguese: [asaˈi] (listen), from Nheengatu asai), Euterpe oleracea, is a species of palm tree (Arecaceae) cultivated for its fruit (açaí berries, or simply açaí), hearts of palm (a vegetable), leaves, and trunk wood. Global demand for the fruit has expanded rapidly in the 21st century, and the tree is cultivated for that purpose primarily. The species is native to Brazil, Ecuador, Venezuela, Colombia, Guyana, French Guiana, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago, mainly in swamps and floodplains. Açaí palms are tall, slender trees growing to more than 25 m (82 ft) tall, with pinnate leaves up to 3 m (9.8 ft) long. The fruit is small, round, and black-purple in color. The fruit became a staple food in floodplain areas around the 18th century, but its consumption in urban areas and promotion as a health food only began in the mid 1990s along with the popularization of other Amazonian fruits outside the region.
Evidence Level
Level 1 (Individual reports from one medical center)
Hepatotoxicity reports in literature
- Acai Berry Induced Cholestatic Jaundice : (Source)
Hepatotoxicity Description
N/A