Scientific name: Pachira insignis

Family: Malvaceae

Origin: Tropical America

Medicinal use: Pachira insignis is an arboreal species of humid tropical soils. In addition to their ornamental use, the leaves, roots, and flowers of malabar nuts are used for medicinal purposes. The chemical constituents in this are alkaloids vasicin, vasicinone, vasicinol, maiontone, and ketone essential oil.

Scientific name: Syzygium luehmannii

Family: Myrtaceae

Origin: New Guinea and Australia

Medicinal use: Syzygium luehmannii, also known as riberry, small-leaved pilly lilly, satinash cherry, alder cherry. The tree can reach up to 30 meters in height in the forest, the berry has an acid taste similar to that of the blueberry, which has a hint of cloves. The fruit is commonly used to make a distinctive jam, and is also used in sauces, syrups, and jams.

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: Litchi chinensis

Family: Sapindaceae

Origin: China and Vietnam

Medicinal use: Lychee or litchi is a tropical fruit that is known as an “excellent source of sugar, protein, fiber, vitamins, calcium, potassium, phosphorus and magnesium. The fruit is an ovoid, heart-shaped, or nearly round drupe about 2.5 cm in diameter or larger. The interior is formed by a translucent white juicy pulp, with a sweet and fragrant flavor. It is grown in some places as a melliferous tree, for its fruit rich in minerals (calcium and phosphorus), Vitamin C, A, B1 and B2.

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.

Scientific name: Eugenia brasiliensis

Family: Myrtaceae

Origin: S America

Medicinal use: Popular names: Grumichama, Brazilian cherry. S. It is a tree that reaches 15 meters in height with green, large and oval leaves, its fruits are globose black drupes with a cherry flavor that attract the local birds. Its fruits, in bunches, are eaten fresh and are also highly appreciated in jams and cakes.