Sweet cherry
Scientific names: Prunus avium
Family: Rosaceae
Alternative names: Cereza, Cerise Sauvage, Cerises Douces, Cerisier, Cerisier des Bois, Cerisier Doux, Cerisier des Oiseaux, Cerisier Sauvage, Cherry, Merisier, Merisier des Oiseaux, Wild Cherry
Actions: Anti-diabetes, Anti-gout, Anti-inflammatory, Antioxidant, Radioprotective
Background
Sweet cherry (Prunus avium) is a tree that is grown worldwide. Its fruit is commonly eaten as food and also used in dietary supplements.
Sweet cherry fruit is a good source of fiber, potassium, and vitamins, including vitamin C and other chemicals that might act as antioxidants.
People use sweet cherry for heart disease, diabetes, gout, osteoarthritis, and many other conditions, but there is no good scientific evidence to support these uses.
Don't confuse sweet cherry with other types of cherries, including tart cherry, wild cherry, and winter cherry. These are not the same.
Sweet cherry fruit is a good source of fiber, potassium, and vitamins, including vitamin C and other chemicals that might act as antioxidants.
People use sweet cherry for heart disease, diabetes, gout, osteoarthritis, and many other conditions, but there is no good scientific evidence to support these uses.
Don't confuse sweet cherry with other types of cherries, including tart cherry, wild cherry, and winter cherry. These are not the same.
Safety Safety definitions
When taken by mouth: Sweet cherry fruit is commonly consumed as food. Sweet cherry is likely safe when used in larger amounts as medicine, short-term. But there isn't enough reliable information to know if sweet cherry is safe to use as medicine long-term. Some people might have allergic reactions to sweet cherry.
Special Precautions & Warnings:
Pregnancy and breast-feeding: Sweet cherry fruit is commonly consumed as food. But there isn't enough reliable information to know if sweet cherry is safe to use in larger amounts as medicine while pregnant or breast-feeding. Stay on the safe side and stick to food amounts.Effectiveness
Effective Effectiveness definitions
There is interest in using sweet cherry for a number of purposes, but there isn't enough reliable information to say whether it might be helpful.
Dosing & administration
Sweet cherry fruit is commonly eaten as food. As medicine, there isn't enough reliable information to know what an appropriate dose of sweet cherry might be. Keep in mind that natural products are not always necessarily safe and dosages can be important. Be sure to follow relevant directions on product labels and consult a healthcare professional before using.
Interactions with pharmaceuticals
It is not known if Sweet Cherry interacts with any medicines. Before taking Sweet Cherry, talk with your healthcare professional if you take any medications.
Interactions with herbs & supplements
There are no known interactions with herbs and supplements.
Interactions with foods
There are no known interactions with foods.
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Per 1.6 g:
- 2'-Fucosyllactose 1.2 g equiv. lactose 27 mg
- Cholecalciferol 10 μg equiv. vitamin D3 400 IU
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Per 10 g (Berry):
- Acacia sp. (gum) 2.5 g
- Cyamopsis tetragonoloba (Guar gum) 2 g
- Green banana starch 1.5 g
- Saccharomyces cerevisiae (boulardii) (SB) 5 billion CFU equiv. inactive (zinc powder) 24 mg
- L-glutamine 1.9 g
- Althaea officinalis ext. 500 mg
- Cinnamon zeylanicum powder 400 mg
- Protease
- Amylase enzyme
- Lipase
- Cellulase
- Lactase
- Berry flavour
- Bacillus coagulans 2 billion CFU
- Aloe barbadensis ext. 100 mg
- Punica granatum ext. 100 mg
- Natural vanilla flavour
- Malpighia glabra powder 50 mg
- Stevia rebaubiana powder 50 mg
- Beta vulgaris (root) powder (Beetroot) 33 mg
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Per tablet (Berry):
- Cholecalciferol 6.25 µg equiv. vitamin D3 250 IU
- d-alpha-Tocopherol 5 mg equiv. vitamin E 7.5 IU
- Co-methylcobalamin (Vitamin B12) 100 µg
- Zinc citrate 18.30 mg equiv. zinc 6.25 mg
- Calcium ascorbate (Vitamin C) 18.15 mg equiv. ascorbic acid 15 mg
- Phyllanthus emblica ext. 5 mg
- Menaquinone 7 (Vitamin K2) 20 µg
- Thiamine hydrochloride (Vitamin B1) 794 µg equiv. thiamine 625 µg
- Riboflavin 5-phosphate sodium (Activated B2) 855 µg equiv. riboflavin 625 µg
- Nicotinamide (Vitamin B3) 6.25 mg
- Calcium pantothenate (Vitamin B5) 2.98 mg equiv. pantothenic acid 2.5 mg
- Pyridoxal 5-phosphate monohydrate (P5P) 1.01 mg equiv. pyridoxine 625 µg
- Levomefolate glucosamine (Activated folate) 370.37 µg equiv. levomefolic acid 200 µg
- Ferric pyrophosphate 5 mg
- Chromium picolinate 80.45 µg equiv. chromium 10 µg
- Copper sulfate pentahydrate 392.8 µg equiv. copper 100 µg
- Manganese gluconate 10.97 mg equiv. manganese 1.25 mg
- Selenomethionine 62.09 µg equiv. selenium 25 µg
- Borax 3.29 mg equiv. boron 375 µg
- Lutein 500 µg
- Lycopene 500 µg
- Lysine hydrochloride 3.12 mg equiv. lysine 2.5 mg
- Ascophyllum nodosum 9.34 mg
- Magnesium 6.25 mg
- Magnesium ascorbate (Vitamin C) 7.07 mg equiv. ascorbic acid 5 mg
- Calcified lithothamnion (Red algae) 13.22 mg equiv. calcium 4.17 mg
- Calcium ascorbate equiv. calcium 1.83 mg
- Calcium pantothenate equiv. calcium 0.25 mg
- Cruciferous vegetable blend 20 mg
- Ultra fruit blend 20 mg
- Live vegetable blend 20 mg
- Multi herb blend 20 mg
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Per capsule:
- Equisetum arvense ext. 150 mg
- Crateva magna ext. 120 mg
- Lindera strychnifolia ext. 150 mg
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Per 5 g (Unflavoured):
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Per capsule:
- Zinc amino acid chelate 12.5 mg equiv. zinc 2.5 mg
- Tocopherols concentrate - mixed (low-alpha type) (Vitamin E) 3.9 mg
- Calcium ascorbate (Vitamin C) 7.5 mg equiv. ascorbic acid 6.18 mg
- Cholecalciferol 6.25 μg equiv. vitamin D3 248 IU
- Retinyl acetate (Vitamin A) 32.96 μg equiv. retinol equivalents 33 μg
- Co-methylcobalamin (Vitamin B12) 12.5 μg
- Brassica oleracea var. italica powder 362.5 mg
- Chromium chloride hexahydrate 515 μg equiv. chromium 100 μg
- Selenomethionine 15.625 μg equiv. selenium 6.25 μg
- Manganese amino acid chelate 12.5 mg equiv. manganese 1.25 mg
- Borax 250 μg equiv. boron 28.4 μg
- Molybdenum trioxide 14.92 μg equiv. molybdenum 10 μg
- Potassium iodide (Iodine) 32.7 μg equiv. iodine 25 μg equiv. potassium 7.7 μg
- Calcium pantothenate (Vitamin B5) 10.92 mg equiv. pantothenic acid 10 mg
- Nicotinamide (Vitamin B3) 10 mg
- Riboflavin 5-phosphate sodium (Activated B2) 6.58 mg equiv. riboflavin 5 mg
- Thiamine hydrochloride (Vitamin B1) 7.08 mg equiv. thiamine 5.57 mg
- Calcium folinate (Activated folate) 54.3 μg equiv. folinic acid 50 μg
- Levomefolate glucosamine (Activated folate) 54.2 μg equiv. levomefolic acid 50 μg
- Biotin 10 μg
- Pyridoxal 5-phosphate (P5P) 3.13 mg equiv. pyridoxine 2 mg
- Cucumis melo ext. 831 μg
- Copper gluconate 2.14 mg equiv. copper 300 μg
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Per 5.5 g serve (Lemon Lime):
- Magnesium citrate 560.03 mg equiv. magnesium 90.50 mg
- Magnesium bisglycinate 621.79 mg equiv. magnesium 72.50 mg
- Magnesium amino acid chelate 935.00 mg equiv. magnesium 187.00 mg
- Pyridoxine hydrochloride (Vitamin B6) 36.47 mg equiv. pyridoxine 30.00 mg
- Zinc amino acid chelate 40.00 mg equiv. zinc 8.00 mg
- Taurine 1.00 g
- Potassium citrate 154.87 mg equiv. potassium 56.00 mg
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Per capsule:
- Amylase enzyme 3500 DUAA
- Protease 10000 HUT
- Tilactase 250 ALU
- Lipase 40 LipU
- Cellulase 44 CU
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Per 10 g (Coconut & Lemon Myrtle):
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