Camu camu is a shrub that grows in swampy or flooded areas of the Amazon rain forests of Peru, Brazil, Venezuela, and Colombia. The fruit and leaves are used as a medicine.
Camu camu is used for viral infections including the common cold, eye conditions including cataracts, hardening of the arteries (atherosclerosis), chronic fatigue syndrome, and many other conditions, but there is no good scientific evidence to support these uses.
Some people use camu camu to increase energy and maintain healthy gums, eyes, immune system, and skin.
People eat the fruit of camu camu as food.
How does it work ?
Camu camu fruit contains many nutrients including vitamin C, beta-carotene, fatty acids, protein, and others. It also contains other chemicals that might have an effect on the body. However, there is not enough information to know how camu camu might work for treating or preventing any medical condition.