Malpighia glabra

Cavalcante, M.L. and Rodriguez-Amaya, D.B., Carotenoid composition of the tropical fruits Eugenia uniflora and Malpighia glabra, in Food Science and Human Nutrition, Charalambous, G., Ed., Elsevier, Amsterdam, 1992, 643. 

The Herbal Blend, composed of equal parts by weight of cinnamon bark extract (Cinnamomum zeylanicum), acerola fruit (Malpighia glabra), and Spanish needles powder (Bidens pilosa), was one of the first combination formulas assayed. Surprisingly, it showed synergistic inhibition of histamine release The sum of the inhibition of the three ingredients was 10.2% of control, whereas their combination inhibited histamine release to -52% (i.e., to below the concentration of histamine found in unstimulated cells). 

Malpighia glabra (family Malpighiaceae) This is known as the Barbados cherry and is distributed in Central and South America and introduced in other subtropical and tropical areas. The species can grow in poor and stony soils. The fruit is a rich source of vitamin C, and it is processed into fruit juices. 

Source Malpighia emarginata DC. (M. glabra L., M. punicifolia L., M. berteriana Spreng., M. lanceolata Griseb., M. retusa Bentb., M. umbellata Rose) (Family Malpigbiaceae). 

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