Standard Herbal Extract

Acai Berry Extract Safety Tips

Handling of Acai Berry Extract should only be performed by personnel trained and familiar with handling potent active pharmaceutical ingredients. Moderate to severe irritant to the skin and eyes.

References

• 1. Posterior hyaloid detachment and internal limiting membrane peeling assisted by anthocyanins from acai fruit (Euterpe oleracea) and 10 other natural vital dyes: experimental study in cadaveric eyes.
  Chen J, Ferreira MA, Farah ME, De Carvalho AM, Alves Ferreira RE, De Moraes Filho MN, Souza Lima-Filho AA, Lago JH, Sartorelli P, Rodrigues EB, Ferreira E, Peris C, Maia M.Retina. 2012 Sep 17. [Epub ahead of print]
• 2. The interplay among dietary fat, sugar, protein, and acai (Euterpe oleracea Mart.) pulp in modulating lifespan and reproduction in a Tephritid fruit fly.
  Liedo P, Carey JR, Ingram DK, Zou S.Exp Gerontol. 2012 Jul;47(7):536-9. doi: 10.1016/j.exger.2012.05.001. Epub 2012 May 11.
• 3. Euterpe oleracea (acai) modifies sterol metabolism and attenuates experimentally-induced atherosclerosis.
  Feio CA, Izar MC, Ihara SS, Kasmas SH, Martins CM, Feio MN, Maués LA, Borges NC, Moreno RA, Póvoa RM, Fonseca FA.J Atheroscler Thromb. 2012;19(3):237-45. Epub 2011 Dec 3.
• 4. Effects of Euterpe oleracea Mart. (AÇAÍ) extract in acute lung inflammation induced by cigarette smoke in the mouse.
  Moura RS, Ferreira TS, Lopes AA, Pires KM, Nesi RT, Resende AC, Souza PJ, Silva AJ, Borges RM, Porto LC, Valenca SS.Phytomedicine. 2012 Feb 15;19(3-4):262-9. doi: 10.1016/j.phymed.2011.11.004. Epub 2011 Dec 3.
• 5. The addition of açaí (Euterpe oleracea) to cigarettes has a protective effect against emphysema in mice.
  de Moura RS, Pires KM, Santos Ferreira T, Lopes AA, Nesi RT, Resende AC, Sousa PJ, da Silva AJ, Porto LC, Valenca SS.Food Chem Toxicol. 2011 Apr;49(4):855-63. doi: 10.1016/j.fct.2010.12.007. Epub 2010 Dec 13.
• 6. Effects of an extract obtained from fruits of Euterpe oleracea Mart. in the components of metabolic syndrome induced in C57BL/6J mice fed a high-fat diet.
  de Oliveira PR, da Costa CA, de Bem GF, de Cavalho LC, de Souza MA, de Lemos Neto M, da Cunha Sousa PJ, de Moura RS, Resende AC.J Cardiovasc Pharmacol. 2010 Dec;56(6):619-26. doi: 10.1097/FJC.0b013e3181f78da4.
• 7. “Natural” ingredients in cosmetic dermatology.
  Baumann L, Woolery-Lloyd H, Friedman A.J Drugs Dermatol. 2009 Jun;8(6 Suppl):s5-9.
• 8. A hybrid material assembled by anthocyanins from açaí fruit intercalated between niobium lamellar oxide.
  Teixeira-Neto AA, Shiguihara AL, Izumi CM, Bizeto MA, Leroux F, Temperini ML, Constantino VR.Dalton Trans. 2009 Jun 7;(21):4136-45. doi: 10.1039/b820610d. Epub 2009 Apr 2.
• 9. Lignans and other constituents of the fruits of Euterpe oleracea (Acai) with antioxidant and cytoprotective activities.
  Chin YW, Chai HB, Keller WJ, Kinghorn AD.J Agric Food Chem. 2008 Sep 10;56(17):7759-64. doi: 10.1021/jf801792n. Epub 2008 Jul 26.
• 10. Endothelium-dependent vasodilator effect of Euterpe oleracea Mart. (Açaí) extracts in the mesenteric vascular bed of the rat.
  Rocha AP, Carvalho LC, Sousa MA, Madeira SV, Sousa PJ, Tano T, Schini-Kerth VB, Resende AC, Soares de Moura R.Vascul Pharmacol. 2007 Feb;46(2):97-104. Epub 2006 Sep 1.
• 11. Total oxidant scavenging capacity of Euterpe oleracea Mart. (açaí) seeds and identification of their polyphenolic compounds.
  Rodrigues RB, Lichtenthäler R, Zimmermann BF, Papagiannopoulos M, Fabricius H, Marx F, Maia JG, Almeida O.J Agric Food Chem. 2006 Jun 14;54(12):4162-7.

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