acai

General

General

General

Complementary/Alternative Medicine: This monograph describes a natural or herbal product that is not subject to FDA guidelines for medicines. Patients and clinicians are advised to read package labels carefully to ensure safe and efficacious use.

Pronunciation:
ah-sah-ee


Trade Name(s)

  • acai berry
  • acai extract
  • acai fruit
  • amazon acai
  • cabbage palm

Ther. Class.

lipid-lowering agents

Common Uses

Common Uses

Common Uses

  • Hypercholesterolemi.
  • Osteoarthritis, erectile dysfunction, weight loss and obesity, detoxification, aging skin, and metabolic syndrome.

Action

Action

Action

In vitro, acai pulp and skin powder has potent antioxidant activity against superoxide and peroxyl radical. It also inhibits cyclooxygenase-1 (COX-1) and COX-2 in vitro.

Therapeutic Effect(s):

Reduced total cholesterol levels.

Pharmacokinetics

Pharmacokinetics

Pharmacokinetics

Absorption: Unknown.

Distribution: Unknown.

Metabolism and Excretion: Unknown.

Half-life: Unknown.

TIME/ACTION PROFILE

ROUTEONSETPEAKDURATION
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Contraindication/Precautions

Contraindication/Precautions

Contraindication/Precautions

Contraindicated in:

  • No known contraindications.

Use Cautiously in:

Pregnancy.

Adverse Reactions/Side Effects

Adverse Reactions/Side Effects

Adverse Reactions/Side Effects

Misc: None reported.

* CAPITALS indicate life-threatening.
Underline indicate most frequent.

Interactions

Interactions

Interactions

Natural Drug Interaction

None reported.

Natural-Natural:

None reported.

Route/Dosage

Route/Dosage

Route/Dosage

PO (Adults): 100 g acai pulp twice daily for metabolic syndrome.

Availability

Availability

Availability

Acai Smoothie Pack: 100 g acai pulp

Assessment

Assessment

Assessment

  • Assess areas relevant to rationale for taking acai.

Implementation

Implementation

Implementation

  • As a food, the acai berry is eaten raw and as a juice. The juice is also used commercially as a beverage and in ice cream, jelly, and liqueurs.

Patient/Family Teaching

Patient/Family Teaching

Patient/Family Teaching

  • Discuss with patient purpose for taking acai.
  • Advise patient to notify health care professional of all Rx or OTC medications, vitamins, or herbal products being taken and to consult with health care professional before taking other medications.
  • Advise female patient to notify health care professional if pregnancy is planned or suspected or if breastfeeding.

Evaluation/Desired Outcomes

Evaluation/Desired Outcomes

Evaluation/Desired Outcomes

  • Decrease in cholesterol.
  • Evaluate based on rationale for taking acai.
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