The history of the Acai Berry
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(By Todd Levering)
The acai (ah-sigh-ee) berry has been around for thousands of years and not until the 1990's was it introduced to the western world. It was found to possess tremendous health properties.
The acai berry was first used by the tribes of the Amazon jungle as a treatment and cure for various ailments. It is estimated that the indiginous tribes people routinely use up to 2,000 of the 3,000 known rainforest fruits for medecinal purposes.
The Amazon borders eight different countries and has the largest river basin in the world. Not only does the Amazon supply one fifth of the world's fresh water, it has the highest diversity of birds and fresh water fish. The Amazon is the largest rainforest in the world where one third of all animal and plant species live. The acai berry is just one of the fruits that have been discovered in this vast region. The Shuar tribes are one of these Amazonian tribes that have for centuries, through tradition, kept the use of plants (acai berry) for medicinal purposes.
Modern medical research is dicovering countless benefits from this little fruit.
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 Shuar medicine men or women are called uwishin (oo-wee-sheen) -- healers that work with medicinal plants, people who know the secrets of the rainforest. Uwishin have a great deal of knowledge of medicinal plants and their cures, they learn from others, and through experiements with the plants themselves. It is the work of the uwishin to research and find solutions to illness. One plant removes snake venom from the body.
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The acai berry was discovered to have natural antioxidant properties as well as being a natural cholesterol controller. When eaten, it helps reduce the bad cholesterol in our blood and increases the good cholesterol. The tribes of the Amazon knew of these properties and found out that it helped build the immune system, fight infection, protect the heart, and control prostate enlargement (nature's viagra). It was a great energy food for the tribes people. The acai berry, which is a palm fruit, was traditionally pulped to make wine that was rich in minerals. The acai berry was also discovered to fight schistomososis which is trasmitted by snails. Schistosomosis affects more than 10 million Brazilians. The acai berry is also used to produce an antibiotic that helps to fight against Staphylococcus aureus, a common infection contracted mainly in hospitals. A berry so useful, but only known to the traditional tribes men and women of the Amazon - a lost secret.
The Acai berry comes from a palm that has a long thin trunk up to 25m high with a group of branches at the top from which hang ribbon-like leaves. Acai berries hang from these branches in clusters that look like groups of bluebottles. Traditionally, the acai berries would be picked by hand and the tribes men would shimmy up the tree and cut the branches from the top of the palm tree rich in acai berries. Now that the acai berry has been discovered as a highly sought after crop by the population of Brazil - it is mass produced as it has only a 24-hour life span in which the properties of the juice are still active. The acai berries must be loaded into baskets and onto boats soon after being picked. To get it to the markets in Belems, they would have to transport the acai berries overnight.
Each acai palm tree porduces about 20kg of fruit per year, and the wine produced by this fruit has become the most important product, in terms of finance, after wood forest products. Belem in Brazil now employes of 30,000 people on a daily basis to keep up with the enormous demand.
So now that we know where it comes from, what about its recent history? After being introduced to the Western world, the modern beach-going Brazilian surfers found it to be a natural way to regain energy. The acai berry was pulped and frozen to keep it fresh and it quickly became an all natural addition to the smoothies enjoyed along the Brazilian beaches. It was known to help the prostate and was seen as a natural viagra for the boys of the beach. It then became a drink for the trendy and for the sand and surf brigade.
The acai berry contains similar properties as red wine and aids in the controlling of fats in the blood.
Researchers soon took hold of this magic acai berry -- they realized it would be of great importance to the well being and health of the western world because our diets are often filled with unhealthy fats and with fast food fixes. Acai is naturally full of energy and it has a vibrant taste of berries with a hint of chocolate. It is rich in proteins, fibre, Vitamin E, minerals and essential Omega oils to reduce bad cholesterol that is so prevelent in our Western diets filled with so much processed foods. The acai berry's fatty acid ration resembles that of olive oil, which is thought to be a contributing factor in the low incident of heart disease in the Mediterranean population. The acai berry contains similar properties as red wine and aids in the controlling of fats in the blood.
The acai berry may also aid in the prevention of cancer due to its antioxidant properties. References Testimonials
Known as the 'miracle fruilt', the acai berry may also aid in the prevention of cancer due to its antioxidant properties that are five times more potent than gingko biloba, a commonly used herbal therapy product.
Acai berry juice has been introduced into other products like bars and healthful snacks sold at gyms and health spas. Its history is important and by studying the effects that the berry has had on the tribes men in the Amazon, we have found that it was used as an effective way to increase energy for activities such as hunting, and was also found to provide increased libido. As such, it is evident that acai berry juice would be a very viable product commercially in the Western world. References
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