Myrciaria dubia Prebiotic Supplement

**Semantic type:** Pharmacologic Substance

**Definition:** A nutritional supplement containing an extract of the fruit from the Amazonian tree Myrciaria dubia (camu-camu), with potential immunomodulating, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, protective and prebiotic activities. The camu-camu fruit, also called, camu berry, cacri, and zamu, is rich in phytochemicals, including, but not limited to, vitamin C, flavonoids, such as anthocyanins, flavonols, flavanols, catechins, delphinidin 3-glucoside, cyanidin 3-glucoside, ellagic acid, gallic and rutin. Upon oral administration of the Myrciaria dubia prebiotic supplement, the ingredients may modulate the gut microbial composition, improve the gut microbiota and reduce microbial translocation. It may also reduce inflammation by increasing the level of anti-inflammatory cytokines and decreasing the level of pro-inflammatory cytokines. In addition, Myrciaria dubia prebiotic supplement may increase immune activation and exert an antioxidant effect, thereby protecting the gastrointestinal (GI) tract from oxidative stress caused by reactive oxygen species (ROS) and prevents further GI damage.

**Synonyms:** - Camu Camu Prebiotic - Camu-camu Prebiotic - Myrciaria dubia Supplement - Myrciaria dubia based Prebiotic