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Plinia peruviana

Species of plant in the family Myrtaceae From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Plinia peruviana
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Plinia peruviana, commonly known as jabuticaba cabinho (small stemmed jabuticaba) in Brazil, is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is endemic to central, South America.

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Description

Plinia peruviana is a tree that grows to between 4 and 14 metres tall, and is usually found in mixed araucaria forests, on alluvial plains and in open forest.[2] It produces edible fruit, between 18 and 25 mm in diameter, which is dark-purple in colour.[3] Unlike other Jabuticabas the fruits of Plinia peruviana are connected to the tree by long stems, resembling cherries.[4]

Uses

Fruits can be eaten fresh or made into jelly, juice, wine or liqueur.[5] Research has shown that the fruit has potential uses as a dye, flavoring or antioxidant.[6]

Studies have found that the jaboticaba fruit can serve as a wound healing agent on L929 fibroblasts cell line, likely due to its antioxidant activity.[7] Jaboticaba has been used as a traditional natural medicine to treat skin irritations, diarrhea, etc. [citation needed]

It has also been found that extracts of the jaboticaba's peel can enrich cows milk with phenolic compounds. Phenolic compounds contain many antioxidants and are a natural part of the human diet.[8] Enrichment of human consumed cow milk may aid in delivering antioxidants to the general population.[citation needed]

Extract from the fruit peel has been shown to be antifungal[9] and protect against copper toxicity.[10]

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