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Desert Lime

Citrus glauca

Hardy Australian citrus growing in arid regions, used by Aboriginal peoples as food and medicine with high antioxidant and antimicrobial properties.

Treatment of infections2-4 fruits daily or equivalent extract

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Elaeagnus Umbellata

Elaeagnus umbellata

Shrub native to China, Japan, and Korea used in traditional medicine for its antioxidant-rich fruits and leaves with anti-inflammatory and antidiarrheal properties.

antioxidantFruit consumed as food or leaf tea 5g daily

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Euterpe precatoria

Tall Amazonian palm with solitary trunk producing acai-like berries with similar antioxidant properties.

Traditional Amazonian food and folk medicineDietary use; Powder: 20g/day

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Feijoa sellowiana

Acca sellowiana

A South American fruit tree with antioxidant fruit and medicinal properties used in folk medicine.

Nutritive foodFruit as food; 1-2g leaf tea

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Finger Lime

Citrus australasica

Australian native citrus with unique caviar-like vesicles, used by Aboriginal peoples for its antimicrobial and nutritional properties.

Treatment of scurvy1-2 fruits daily

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Green Tea

Camellia sinensis

Green tea is made from the unoxidized leaves of Camellia sinensis and has been consumed in China and Japan for thousands of years. It is one of the most studied beverages for its health benefits, particularly its high concentration of catechins and L-theanine. It provides a unique combination of alertness and calm.

Alertness enhancer2-5 cups daily, or 250-500mg standardized extract daily

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Grewia Asiatica Herb

Grewia asiatica

South Asian tiliaceae fruit shrub used in Ayurveda and Unani medicine for cooling, digestive, and respiratory conditions.

cooling summer drink in South Asian folk medicineFresh fruit freely; dried or juice daily

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Hu Zhang

Reynoutria japonica

Invasive shrub native to East Asia now widespread worldwide, whose root contains high concentrations of resveratrol and emodin, used in TCM for blood-moving and joint conditions.

blood stasis500mg–2g resveratrol extract daily or 9–15g decoction

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Huckleberry

Gaylussacia baccata

Eastern North American shrub with tart berries used by Algonquian peoples as food medicine for urinary conditions and as antioxidant tonic.

Urinary conditions in Algonquian medicineFresh berries as food; 2-3 cups berry tea daily; dried berries year-round

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Korean Pine Needle

Pinus koraiensis

Pine needles used in Korean folk medicine as a tonic for longevity, cold prevention, and circulation.

cold prevention5-15g needles as tea daily

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Lactoris fernandeziana

Ancient relic plant endemic to Juan Fernandez Islands, primitive flowering plant with no known traditional medicine use.

No documented traditional medicinal useNo established dosage; not used medicinally

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Mai Dong Herb

Liriope muscari

Related species to ophiopogon; used similarly in TCM for yin nourishment; found in coastal and forest settings.

Nourishes yin9-15g dried

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Malpighia glabra

Tropical American shrub with one of the highest natural vitamin C contents; antioxidant and immune support.

scurvy prevention100-500mg vitamin C from acerola 2x/day; fresh fruit

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Mangosteen Pericarp

Garcinia mangostana

The pericarp (rind) of the mangosteen fruit contains xanthones, particularly alpha-mangostin, which have remarkable antioxidant activity; used in Southeast Asian medicine for infections and inflammation.

Skin infections and diarrhea in Southeast Asian medicine300-900mg extract or 30-90ml juice daily

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Maqui Berry

Aristotelia chilensis

A Chilean superfruit with one of the highest ORAC antioxidant values of any berry, used by the Mapuche people for centuries.

Diarrhea500mg-2g dried berry powder daily or 150mg standardized extract

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Melanthium virginicum

Tall perennial of eastern North American wet meadows with creamy flowers, traditional Native American medicine.

Traditional Native American use as external insecticideExternal use only; highly toxic internally

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Metasequoia glyptostroboides

A Chinese living fossil conifer with antioxidant properties used in folk medicine for anti-inflammatory conditions.

Anti-inflammatory use2g dried leaf as tea

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Momordica Cochinchinensis

Momordica cochinchinensis

A Southeast Asian fruit exceptionally rich in beta-carotene, lycopene, and zeaxanthin in forms 70x more bioavailable than standard forms; used in Vietnamese ceremonial cooking.

Nutritive and ceremonial food in Vietnam3-5g freeze-dried powder or 5ml oil daily

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Mulberry Fruit

Morus alba fruit

Sweet fruits of white mulberry used in TCM to nourish blood and yin, benefit liver and kidney, and used as food medicine for premature grey hair.

Blood and yin deficiency in TCM9-15g dried fruit in decoction; fresh or dried fruit as food

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Muntries

Kunzea pomifera

Low-growing Australian native berry used by Aboriginal peoples for thousands of years as food and medicine, with very high antioxidant levels.

Nutritional food medicineEat 20-30 berries daily or 5g extract

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