Plants: Medicinal and Edible

Fact: At least 3000 fruits are found in the rainforests; of these only 200 are now in use in the Western World. The Indians of the rainforest use over 2,000.

Fact:  At least 80% of the developed world's diet originated in the tropical rainforest. 

Fact: Camu-Camu: (scientific name: Myrciaria sp.) has plum-sized fruits that are natural vitamin pills—each has ten times the Vitamin C content of a lemon.