THE HEALING LUCUMA.

Native to the Andean Valleys of Peru. The major harvesting places are Ayacucho, Cajamarca, Ancash,
and Lima.  It has a particular dry flesh with a unique flavor close to a mixture of maple and sweet yam.
The Caral-Supe Civilization, a complex pre-Columbian society around 3,500-1,800 BC, the oldest urban center established in the Americas, accommodating more than 3,000 inhabitants, had the Lucuma in a very high position. The spirit of the plant was considered the domain force manifested at the confluence of three rivers: the Strenght (Fortaleza), the Pati-Vilca, and the Supe. This river valleys each have large clusters of sites.
The Sacred City of Caral in the Supe Valley (200kms North of Lima) arose a millennium after Sumer in Mesopotamia, and was contemporaneous with the Egyptian pyramids. It was a thriving metropolis with very complex temples, an amphitheater, plazas, residential buildings and ordinary houses. It was the model for the urban design adopted by Andean civilizations that rose and fell over the span of 4 millennia.
Among the artifacts found at Caral are a knotted textile piece used to keep or send information. No trace of warfare was found (no battlements, no weapons, no mutilated bodies). It was a gentle society. In one of the temples they uncovered 32 flutes made of condor and pelican bones and 37 cornetts of deer and llama bones. The flutes were radiocarbon dated to 2,170 BC.
A broad outline of the diet has suggested that the people of Caral had a diet based on edible domesticated plants such as lucuma, guava, pacay, squash, yam, and beans. There was also a significant seafood component at both coastal and inland sites. The animal remains found at the site are exclusively marine including clams and mussels and a large amount of anchovies and sardines.
Lucuma has been extensible studied because of its high content of Vitamine A. In addition to its use to treat deficiency syndromes, Lucuma has preventive and therapeutic power. It is an important medicine for the immune system. Also it keeps moistness in skin and cells' membrane inhibiting bacteria and viruses from starting infectious diseases. The moistness makes the healthy cells resistant to cancers. Lucuma fights cancer by inhibiting the production of DNA in cancerous cells slowing down tumor growth in common cancers.
Lucuma has a high content of Calcium. The intense biological activity inside our bones are being renewed constantly by new tissue replacing the old one. Lucuma helps to develop bones and teeth and also has key metabolic functions. Calcium works together with Magnesium to create the new osseous mass in a rate 2:1, two parts of calcium to one of magnesium. Magnesium is found in seafood, whole-grain, nuts beans, wheat, oats, seeds,  and green vegetables. It also assists the nerves and muscles functions.
Lucuma has a high content of Niacin (B3). It is needed to turn healthy carbohydrates into energy, providing energy to the cells from the entire body keeping the integrity of these cells. It also turns the healthy fat into energy as it is also involved in fat metabolism. The process brings to the body an antioxidant effect, blood sugar control, decrease of cholesterol levels, detoxification, production of adrenal hormones, production of hydrochloric acid in the stomach, and production of sex hormones.
Lucuma has a high content of Phosphorus. It is an important component of nucleic acids, the building blocks of the genetic code. Also the metabolism of lipids relies on phosphorus presence in the body.
The healing power of the fruit is being known from very ancient times by the people of the Andes. The Moches in Northern Peru also considered the fruit sacred and was placed inside tombs and religious places that dealt with energy points familiar with them in terms of their religious beliefs.