Acai Berry As Dietary Medicinal Product

Acai Berries are really popularly renowned today as a dietary medicine that claims to be instrumental in bringing up the rear weight for stout broadcast. This aver is misleadingly associated from its use as an antioxidant that fights free radicals of the body. But, this shall not lessen the credibility of the scientifically proven benefits of this herbal plant.

As a plant, Acai Berries have at least two (2) major and essential components, namely anthocyanins and flavonoids. On the one hand, the anthocyanin is the one that is responsible for the fruit to be dark-colored like blueberry, cranberry, raspberry, blackberry ad strawberry and other berries that we all know. On the other hand, the components of the flavonoids of this kind of herbal berry are the ones responsible for the antioxidant function of this plant. By having flavonoids in its components, these plants are able to terminate the chain reaction that is executed by a number of free radicals in our body that damages our cells. Taking in the right amount of its fruits with antioxidant properties, like Acai Berry plants, the chances of having health problems aggravated by oxidative damages such as heart diseases, macular degeneration, diabetes, diarrhea, and even cancer, can be lessened significantly.

Recently, this is being advertised as a dietary medicine that is believed to be very effective and capable in the field of weight loss. The fruit is packed in the forms of tablets or capsule, juice, yogurt or powder. However, there is no reliable study yet stating that the Acai Berry can directly help a person to lose weight. Researches on this plant are currently focused on its claimed capability to eliminate excess fats from the body and other benefits of its antioxidant property.

Other than being a dietary and medicinal product, Acai Berry is also being utilized as an essential component of beauty products. This is because of the Acai Oil, which is abundant in antioxidant and anti-aging essentials like Vitamin C, fatty acids, phytosterols and anthocyanins.The leaves of this berry is also being used as raw materials for several commercial products like hats, mats, baskets and the like.