This review article focuses on pre-clinical and clinical studies with some selected Brazilian
medicinal plants in different areas of interest, conducted by research groups in Brazil and …

Acai (acai or assai) is one of the Amazon's most popular functional foods and widely used in
the world. There are many benefits to its alleged use in the growing market for …

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 …

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are leading global health problems. Accumulating
epidemiological studies have indicated that consuming fruits was inversely related to the risk …

Brazilian berries present great nutritional, functional and economic characteristics
comparable to temperate berries. They constitute an important innovation domain for the …

Cholesterol is essential for the growth and function of all mammalian cells, but abnormally
increased blood cholesterol is a major risk factor for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease …

Berries are considered “promising functional fruits” due to their distinct and ubiquitous
therapeutic contents of anthocyanins, proanthocyanidins, phenolic acids, flavonoids …

This work aimed to provide a thorough description of the polyphenolic composition of five
Latin-American fruits of increasing interest, which have certain anti-diabetic effects (açaí …

Background Dyslipidemia was present in most of the patients with coronary heart disease.
Epidemiological evidence suggests that anthocyanin has some effects on the serum lipid …

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of a polyphenol-rich Açaí seed extract
(ASE, 300 mg/kg-1d-1) on adiposity and hepatic steatosis in mice that were fed a high-fat …