Brazil finds a health fruit

Brazilian researchers announced that they and their American counterparts have found that a fruit produced in the Amazon region of the country has anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer effects.

The fruit is called Guayru, which resembles plums, with peels outside, pulp in the middle, and nuclear inside. The locals like to use this kind of fruit juice or make jam, and the leaves of fruit trees are used to make water for drinking. Previous research found that this fruit has the effect of lowering blood sugar.

Researchers at the University of Sao Paulo in Brazil point out that certain diseases can cause DNA damage in biological cells that are associated with carcinogenesis. Cell experiments conducted by researchers in Brazil and the United States have shown that the components contained in Guarulu's fruit can reduce the occurrence of this induced injury.

In another human cell experiment, the researchers also found that the anthocyanin contained in Guailu relieves inflammation.

The researchers said that they will further study which components of Guailu fruit have anti-cancer effects, as well as the health principles of related ingredients. At present, this research is still in an experimental stage, so it is not yet possible to recommend Guairu as a medicinal fruit.