Scientific name: Carica papaya

Family: Caricaceae

Origin: Mexico and C America

Medicinal use: Carica papaya is a very rich shrubby fruit of the genus Carica in the family Caricaceae. Its fruit is commonly known as papaya, papayón, olocotón, papayo, mamón, milky or milky. The fruits have a smooth texture and an oblong shape, and can be green, yellow, orange or pink. The fruit is usually consumed raw, without its peel and its seeds. The unripe green papaya fruit can be eaten in salads and stews.

Scientific name: Passiflora edulis

Family: Passifloraceae

Origin: S America

Medicinal use: Passion flower (Passiflora edulis) is a climbing plant, typical of South and Central America; specifically, it is considered native to the Amazon of Peru, its edible fruit, yellow or purple, is the passion fruit. The passionflower fruit is an oval or round berry, between 4 and 10 cm in diameter, fibrous and juicy, covered with a thick, waxy, delicate and inedible rind. The pulp has a lot of little seeds.

Scientific name: Citrus × aurantiifolia

Family: Rutaceae

Origin: Asia and India

Medicinal use: The Creole lemon is a lime. Citrus aurantifolia is actually a lime, it is more acidic than a conventional lemon. The fruits have 10 to 12 segments. The pulp is greenish-yellow in color, tender, juicy, very acidic, with a distinctive aroma. The fruits are small, approximately an inch to an inch and a half in diameter, and round, with a thin, smooth rind, greenish-yellow when ripe and highly aromatic.

Scientific name: Plinia cauliflora

Family: Myrtaceae

Origin: S Africa

Medicinal use: The Jaboticaba or guapurú is a tortuous-looking tree, with few branches, thick bark and a bit thorny. It has a thin and smooth skin, while its pulp is white and juicy, with a bittersweet flavor. It is consumed directly as fresh fruit, but soft drinks, jams, liqueurs, homemade vinegars and others are also prepared. It is consumed directly as fresh fruit, but soft drinks, jams, liqueurs, homemade vinegars and others are also prepared.

Scientific name: Annona muricata

Family: Annonaceae

Origin: Mexico and Tropical America

Medicinal use: Annona muricata, the soursop name of Taino origin, is cultivated for its edible fruits in many countries with a tropical climate. Both the fruit and the leaves of A. muricata are attributed medicinal properties. The most widespread is that it cures cancer but does not specify what type of cancerous tumor. The fruit has a delicious sweet and sour taste, ideal to consume in juices and smoothies; but also the leaves of the graviola have medicinal properties.