The plant family can store twice as much water as trees such as ipê, mahogany, and eucalyptus, according to a study conducted at RIDC CBioClima. Preliminary results were presented during the Brazil-France 2025 Forum “Forests, Biodiversity, and Human Societies”.

The substance is essential for the survival of microbes in extreme environments and has been shown to have antioxidant, emulsifying, and stabilizing properties, according to a RIDC FoRC study.

Researchers observed in animal tests that the immune system attempts to mitigate damage to the hypothalamus caused by food, which can lead to obesity in the long term. Inhibition of this cell migration resulted in weight gain, fat accumulation, and worsened metabolic markers.