Sweet Cherry
OTHER NAME(S): Cereza, Cerise Sauvage, Cerises Douces, Cerisier, Cerisier des Bois, Cerisier Doux, Cerisier des Oiseaux, Cerisier Sauvage, Cherry, Merisier, Merisier des Oiseaux, Wild Cherry, Prunus avium, Cereza Dulce, Cerise bigarreau
Overview
Sweet cherry (Prunus avium) is a tree that is grown worldwide. Its fruit is commonly eaten as food and also used in dietary supplements.
Sweet cherry fruit is a good source of fiber, potassium, and vitamins, including vitamin C and other chemicals that might act as antioxidants.
People use sweet cherry for heart disease, diabetes, gout, osteoarthritis, and many other conditions, but there is no good scientific evidence to support these uses.
Don't confuse sweet cherry with other types of cherries, including tart cherry, wild cherry, and winter cherry. These are not the same.
Uses
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Side Effects
When taken by mouth: Sweet cherry fruit is commonly consumed as food. Sweet cherry is likely safe when used in larger amounts as medicine, short-term. But there isn't enough reliable information to know if sweet cherry is safe to use as medicine long-term. Some people might have allergic reactions to sweet cherry.
Precautions
When taken by mouth: Sweet cherry fruit is commonly consumed as food. Sweet cherry is likely safe when used in larger amounts as medicine, short-term. But there isn't enough reliable information to know if sweet cherry is safe to use as medicine long-term. Some people might have allergic reactions to sweet cherry.
Pregnancy and breast-feeding: Sweet cherry fruit is commonly consumed as food. But there isn't enough reliable information to know if sweet cherry is safe to use in larger amounts as medicine while pregnant or breast-feeding. Stay on the safe side and stick to food amounts.
Interactions
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Dosing
Sweet cherry fruit is commonly eaten as food. As medicine, there isn't enough reliable information to know what an appropriate dose of sweet cherry might be. Keep in mind that natural products are not always necessarily safe and dosages can be important. Be sure to follow relevant directions on product labels and consult a healthcare professional before using.
References
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- Ballmer-Weber BK, Scheurer S, Fritsche P, et al. Component-resolved diagnosis with recombinant allergens in patients with cherry allergy. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2002;110:167-73.
- Goncalves B, Landbo AK, Knudsen D, et al. Effect of ripeness and postharvest storage on the phenolic profiles of Cherries (Prunus avium L.). J Agric Food Chem 2004;52:523-30.
- McCune LM, Kubota C, Stendell-Hollis NR, Thomson CA. Cherries and health: a review. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 2011;51(1):1-12.
- Sisodia R, Sharma K, Singh S. Acute toxicity effects of Prunus avium fruit extract and selection of optimum dose against radiation exposure. J Environ Pathol Toxicol Oncol 2009;28(4):303-9.
- Kelley DS, Rasooly R, Jacob RA, et al. Consumption of Bing sweet cherries lowers circulating concentrations of inflammatory markers in healthy men and women. J Nutr 2006;136(4):981-6.
- Jacob RA, Spinozzi GM, Simon VA, et al. Consumption of cherries lowers plasma urate in healthy women. J Nutr 2003;133(6):1826-9.
- Dziadek K, Kopec A, Piatkowska E, Leszczynska T. High-fructose diet-induced metabolic disorders were counteracted by the intake of fruit and leaves of sweet cherry in Wistar rats. Nutrients 2019;11(11). pii: E2638. doi: 10.3390/nu11112638.
- Acero N, Gradillas A, Beltran M, García A, Muñoz Mingarro D. Comparison of phenolic compounds profile and antioxidant properties of different sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.) varieties. Food Chem 2019;279:260-71. doi: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2018.12.008.
- Eslami O, Khorramrouz F, Ghavami A, Hajebi Khaniki S, Shidfar F. Effect of cherry consumption on blood pressure: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Diabetes Metab Syndr. 2022 Feb;16(2):102409.
- Arbizu S, Mertens-Talcott SU, Talcott S, Noratto GD. Dark Sweet Cherry (Prunus avium) Supplementation Reduced Blood Pressure and Pro-Inflammatory Interferon Gamma (IFN?) in Obese Adults without Affecting Lipid Profile, Glucose Levels and Liver Enzymes. Nutrients 2023;15(3):681.
- Arbizu S, Mertens-Talcott SU, Talcott S, Noratto GD. Effect of dark sweet cherry (Prunus avium) supplementation on the fecal microbiota, metabolic endotoxemia, and intestinal permeability in obese subjects: a single-blind randomized trial. Food Funct 2024;15(18):9563-9578.