01 Nov 2017 --- According to a study supported by the São Paulo Research Foundation, five fruit trees native to Brazil's Atlantic Rainforest biome have powerful antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties as outstanding as those of blueberries, cranberries, blackberries and strawberries. The species’ properties include the capacity to combat free radicals – unstable, highly reactive atoms that bind to other atoms in the organism and cause damage, such as cellular aging or disease.