Synonyms/Common Names/Related Substances:
- (E,E)-2,6-nonadienal, 2-cyclohexen-1-one, 2-ethylfuran, 2-hexanol, 2-methyl-1-butanol, 3-hydroxy-2-butanone, 3-methyl-1-butanol, 3-methyl-1-butanol, 3-methyl-2-butanone, 3-methyl-2-butenal, 3-methyl 3-buten-2-one, 3-penten-2-ol, Actinidia arguta, Actinidia chinensis L., Actinidia coriacea, Actinidia kolomikta, Actinidia melanandra, Actinidia polygama, Actinidia purpurea, Actinidia sinensis planch (ASP), Actinidiaceae, actinidin, Chinese egg gooseberry, China gooseberry, Chinese gooseberry, diethyl succinate, goat peach, hairy pear, hardy kiwi, hexyl hexanoate, kivi, kiivi, kiwi fruit, macaque peach, nonanal, octane, profilin, purple kiwi, red kiwi, silver vine, thiol-proteases, yang-tao.
Clinical Bottom Line/Effectiveness
Brief Background:
- The kiwi fruit initially comes from China, but is now produced in New Zealand, the United States, Italy, South Africa and Chile.
- Kiwi is rich in vitamins C and E, serotonin and potassium and is purported to have antioxidant activity (1). Kiwi fruit is also known to have the highest density of vitamin C for any fruit, and is low in fat with no cholesterol. Claimed benefits of kiwi fruit, however, may be overshadowed by the growing number of reports of allergy (2;3;4;5;6;7;8;9).
- Kiwi has been used preventatively to protect against respiratory illness, increase lung function (10;11;12) and increase cardiovascular health (13).
- Currently there are no well-designed clinical trials regarding the efficacy of kiwi fruit, however, subsequent research may be warranted to investigate its use in prevention of respiratory conditions and in energy enhancement.
Dosing/Toxicology
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References
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