Description

Synsepalum dulcifcum is an evergreen West African native species belonging to the Sapotaceae family. S. dulcificum is also known as miracle fruit, magic fruit, miraculous or flavor fruit. Compounds such as β-sitosterol, stigmasterol, pheophytin-a, pheophytin-b, lupeol, lupenone, lupeol acetate, and α-tocopheryl quinone were isolated from the leaves of S. dulcificum. It was reported that miracle fruit may be used as an adjuvant for treating diabetic patients with insulin resistance because this fruit has been shown to have the ability to improve insulin sensitivity.