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What is Miracle Fruit and Why it is Becoming Popular in the Philippines

What is Miracle Fruit and Why it is Becoming Popular in the Philippines

Agriculture
Just type “miracle fruit” in Google search and you will be presented with different types of extracts in water plastic bottles being sold online, claiming to cure many diseases and whatnot. Don’t buy until you read this article. If you are outside the Philippines like in Australia, Japan, North America, or Europe, when you search for “miracle fruit” on Google, you will get the real miracle fruit or the Synsepalum dulcificum. This fruit or miracle berry is the real miracle fruit known around the world and is the subject of many types of research and studies ever since.  It is a shrub that grows 1.8–4.5 m (5.9–14.8 ft) in height and has dense foliage. Its leaves are 5–10 cm (2.0–3.9 in) long, 2.0–3.7 cm (0.79–1.46 in) wide, and glabrous below. They are clustered at the ends of the bran...