Australian approved name (AAN): Euterpe oleracea
Common names and synonyms: Euterpe oleracea Mart.
Plant part used: Fruit
Warnings and Restrictions: The herbal substance must be derived from the fruit only.
When used as an excipient:
– permitted for use only in combination with other permitted ingredients as a flavour proprietary excipient formulation;
– the total flavour proprietary excipient formulation in a medicine must not be more than 5%; and
– the following warning statement is required on the medicine label:
ACAI – Contains acai.
Allowable purpose of the ingredient: Active. Excipient.