Miracle Berries and their active ingredient, miraculin, have both been subjected to clinical research with positive results. We post a sampling of the available research here. We invite you to keep an eye on this page for more articles soon.
As a Taste Modifier:
“The Miracle Berry and Miraculin: A Review” http://miracleberryandmiraculin.wordpress.com/2014/07/27/the-miracle-berry-and-miraculin-a-review/
“The Miracle Fruit: An Undergraduate Laboratory Exercise in Taste Sensation and Perception” https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5105965/
For Chemotherapy Taste Improvement:
Treatment of taste alterations in chemotherapy patients using the “miracle fruit”: Preliminary analysis of a pilot study. American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO): http://meetinglibrary.asco.org/content/51247-74
Synsepalum dulcificum Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer: http://www.mskcc.org/cancer-care/herb/synsepalum-dulcificum
Pilot study of “miracle fruit” to improve food palatability for patients receiving chemotherapy. U.S. National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23022943
Diabetic Uses:
Improvement of insulin resistance by miracle fruit (Synsepalum dulcificum) in fructose-rich chow-fed rats. U.S. National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16941611
Anti-Diabetic effect of the leaf extracts of the miracle berry: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5747512/ Antidiabetic potential of the leaf extract of miracle berry plant in type 2 diabetes: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31374224
Phytochemicals, Nutritionals and Antioxidant Properties of the Miracle Berry
Phytochemicals, Nutritionals and Antioxidant Properties of the Miracle Berry: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/299418843_Phytochemicals_nutritionals_and_antioxidant_properties_of_miracle_fruit_Synsepalum_dulcificum
Phytochemicals, Antinutrient and Amino Acid Composition of the Miracle Berry:
http://www.iosrjournals.org/iosr-jpbs/papers/Vol9-issue2/Version-5/E09252529.pdf
Amino Acid Profile and Oxidazable Vitamin content of Miracle Fruit:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/fsn3.213
Proximate and Micronutrient Analysis of Miracle Fruit:
https://www.academia.edu/7914076/PROXIMATE_AND_MICRONUTRIENT_ANALYSES_OF_SYNSEPALUM_DULCIFICUM_PULP
Potential Nutritional Values of Skin, Pulp and Seed of the Miracle Fruit:
https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/5ce4/919e7543d26bb35665fcf6dae1b265bdeafb.pdf
Proximate, Anti-Nutritional and Phytochemical Composition of the Yellow Variety of the Miracle Fruit:
https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/7d05/1a745a8d812f4b0ab641409a1634a0b0cc51.pdf
Nutritionals, Anti-Nutritional and Phytochemical Profile of the Leaves and Fruit of the Miracle Fruit:
Contents of phenolics and flavonoids and antioxidant activities in skin, pulp, and seeds of miracle fruit.
U.S. National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21535817
Antioxidant-rich phytochemicals in miracle berry (Synsepalum dulcificum) and antioxidant activity of its extracts
U.S. National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24491731
Other Health Benefits of the Miracle Berry:
Cytotoxic (anticancer) effect of miracle berry on human colorectal cancer cells. http://www.apjtb.org/article.asp?issn=2221-1691;year=2018;volume=8;issue=3;spage=173;epage=178;aulast=Seong
Anti-hyperuricaemic effect of miracle berry – Ability of the miracle berry to reduce uric acid in the blood. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26821007
Toxicology Analysis of the Miracle Berry:
Effects of Methanol Extract of Synsepalum Dulcificum Pulp on some biochemical parameters in albino rats:
https://academicjournals.org/proceeding/WANNPRES/article-full-text-pdf/E78B526
Effect of Synsepalum Dulcificum Extract on Oxidative Stress and hepatotoxicity indices:
