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In the Amazon region of Brazil, acai palm was described as the most important plant species because the fruit makes up such a major component of diet (up to 42% of the total food intake by weight). The juice and pulp of acai berries are frequently used in various juice blends, smoothies, sodas, and other beverages. Some fruit manufacturers have invented a new process. In this process, AcaiPulp is first taken off the AcaiBerries, leaving the seeds unused. Then AcaiPulp is frozen and dried within short time period. After that manufacturers will ground the frozne AcaiPulp into Acai Powder. Sometimes it is called "freeze dried Acai Powder". 

Cacao is also known as Theobroma cacao. It is a tall evergreen tree, and native to the tropical area of Amazon in America. The Cacao Tree grows in lowland tropical forests with little seasonality. Naturally it grows under heavy rainforest canopy, it is cultivated underneath Banana or Casaca (Tapioca) or other large leaf, tree-like, grasses. It needs a consistent climate: temperatures of 21 to 32 degrees Celsius year round - never lower than 15 C, and 100 to 250 cm of rainfall, well distributed throughout the year with no month less than 10 cm. It grows only below 1000 meters of elevation, and usually below 300 meters. All of this means that it grows only in the tropics - almost exclusively within 10 degrees latitude of the Equator and only in places that are not too mountainous and do not have monsoons or droughts.

Aloe vera has a long history of human consumption, and has been commonly employed as herbal medicine. Aloe vera's beneficial properties may be attributed to mucopolysaccharides present in the inner gel of the leaf, especially acemannan (acetylated mannans). Mucopolysaccharides is also known as Glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) wich are long unbranched polysaccharides consisting of a repeating disaccharide unit. These substances are important for connective tissues in our body. It can be used for the following medical purposes: First of all the gel extracted from Aloe Vera leaf can be used to treat wounds, burns and other skin problems. Apart from its external use on the skin, aloe vera can also be used to treat chronic constipation, poor appetite, and digestive problems. However, it is not a panacea, beacuse we should not apply this to pregnant women or people with haemorrhoids. It also has a history of treatment of cancer.

Bee Pollen is one of nature's unique and most powerful foods. It has been estimated that honeybee pollen contains almost all enzymes and coenzymes our bodies need, many times more than any other food. Enzymes in the body are not only necessary for perpetual healing and digestion but for life itself. Without enzymes, life is impossible. Also, enzymes protect against premature aging. It has been reliably stated that only honeybee pollen contains all known enzymes in perfect proportion and perfect balance. 

Blue-green algae, technically known as cyanobacteria, are microscopic organisms that are naturally present in lakes and streams. Blue Green Algae is probably the oldest or first life forms. They usually are present in low numbers. Blue-green algae can become very abundant in warm, shallow, undisturbed surface water that receives a lot of sunlight. When this occurs, they can form blooms that discolor the water or produce floating rafts or scums on the surface of the water.

Chlorella is a single-cell green algae which is part of Chlorophyta family. It is spherical in shape, about 2 to 10 ?m in diameter. Chlorella contains a fibrous and indigestible outer shell and inner nutrients. The dried Chlorella contains about 45% protein, 20% fat, 20% carbohydrate, 5% fiber, and 10% minerals and vitamins. Therefore many people believe it is an attractive food source because it is high in protein and other essential nutrients. More importantly many of its health benefits have been discovered by researchers around the world.

Hoodia gordonii is a spiny and leafless plant in South Africa and Namibia. Hoodia cactus is a very succulent plant. For many centuries the San bushmen of the Kalahari desert have used Hoodia plants as a food. The flowers have an unpleasnt smell. Native Southern African have long history of using Hoodia for medical purpose, for example, to treat indigestion and small infections. In 1970s, the South African Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) identified a constituent in hoodia, which is called P57. P57 had demonstrated appetite-suppressant effect. A UK based company has been granted license to extract active ingredients from pure hoodia and then futher process them into appetite suppressant.

The mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana) is a tropical evergreen tree, believed to have originated in the Sunda Islands and the Moluccas. The tree grows from 7 to 25 meters tall. The rind (exocarp) of the edible fruit is deep reddish purple when ripe. Botanically an aril, the fragrant edible flesh is sweet and creamy, citrusy with some peach flavor. Mangosteen is closely related to other edible tropical fruits such as button mangosteen and lemondrop mangosteen.

Tahitian or Hawaiian Noni is also known as Morinda citrifolia, or Indian mulberry. It is a shrub or small tree in the family Rubiaceae. Morinda citrifolia is native to Southeast Asia, but has been widely spread into the Pacific islands as far as the islands of French Polynesia, of which Tahiti is the most prominent. Noni grows in shady forests and open rocky or sandy shores. It reaches maturity in about 18 months and then yields between 4-8 kg of fruit every month throughout the year.

Spirulina are floating filamentous cyanobacteria with cylindrical trichomes in left-hand helix. Spirulina grows naturally in tropical and subtropical lakes with high pH and high concentrations of carbonate and bicarbonate. It is commonly used as food supplements.

Wheatgrass is the young grass of the common wheat plant (Triticum aestivum), taken just after sprouting. It is freshly juiced or dried into powder for human consumption. The consumption of wheatgrass began in the 1930s. At that time Charles F Schnabel tried to popularize this plant. Then in the 1940s Ann Wigmore continued to contribute to the popularization of wheatgrass. Wigmore even has written several books about wheatgrass as she believed it helps treatig her cancer.

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