were eaten by Australian Aboriginal people on long treks or hunting trips and were considered more valuable as a medicine rather than as a food. Kakadu plum has a high concentration of vitamin C in its fruit: recorded concentrations of 2300-3150 mg/100 g wet weight and occasionally as high as 5300 mg/100 g, compared with 50 mg/100 g for oranges, ranks among the highest known of any natural source. Vitamin C is the most essential antioxidant that slows down the aging process. It helps to form proline, an amino acid that makes collagen.
Kakadu plum gives the skin a natural shine and glow. It protects skin cells & skin’s support structure from free radicals and other UV-related damage, increases the synthesis of collagen, reduces wrinkles and fades hyper-pigmentation and age spots.
Kakadu plum has phytochemicals like gallic and ellagic acids. Gallic acid is known for its antibacterial, antiviral, antifungal, anti-inflammatory, and anti-tumor properties. Gallic acid is an excellent wound healer and may have a use in the treatment of psorasis. Ellagic acid shows anti-carcinogenic effects to maintain healthy human tissues. It also encourages elasticity and suppleness in aged skin.