Sunday, July 8, 2012

Maqui, more powerful than acai?


Maqui berry ... it's purple that is grown in the Chilean Patagonia region and is consumed by the Mapuche Indians for supporting stamina, strength and health. Maqui contains a large amount of antioxidants called polyphenols and anthocyanins, which are substances that protect our body from free radicals in our bodies protect us from UV rays, irradiation, diseases and external enemies, for it promotes superberry machinery health and prevents premature aging. Maqui has the highest value or content of antioxidants compared to other antioxidants such as Noni, Mangosteen, Goji Berry, Granada, acai. Maqui gives our body the following benefits: • Supports a healthy immune system. • Prevents premature aging. • Protects cells from oxidative stress. • Neutralizes free radicals. • Supports cardiovascular health. • Contains high levels of polyphenols and anthocyanins .

"Aristotelia chilensis," better known as "machinery", "clone", "machinery", "queldron" or "koelon" belongs to the family "Elaeocarpaceae" which consists of 10 genera and about 400 species! , with distribution in tropical and temperate regions of the world (except Africa). In Chile there are two genera and Crinodendron Aristotelia with three species. This plant is very abundant and grows in wet, Illawarra and Chiloe distribution, in both ranges, the Central Valley and in the Archipelago of Juan Fernandez. The machinery is a tree that is 4 or 5 feet high. Its bark is smooth and comes off in long fibrous strips. Its leaves are evergreen, numerous, simple, pendulous, oval, and furnished with a petiole (something like the leaf stalk) long and reddish. It blooms from spring to early summer. Its fruit is a shiny black berries, sweet pulp, within which are two seeds. They are edible and ripen in late summer. The machinery is native to Chile, dioecious (male and female flowers on different trees grow), and nature is a species that "invades" the abandoned land, forming extensive forests.

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