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In traditional African medicine, parts of the miracle fruit plant are used to treat a variety of conditions, including male infertility and cancer. Lab and animal studies suggest that extracts of the plant and fruit may help treat diabetes, cancer, seizures, and gout. Plant known for its berry that, when eaten, causes sour foods (such as lemons and limes) subsequently consumed to taste sweet. This effect is due to miraculin. Common names for this species and its berry include miracle fruit, miracle berry, miraculous berry, sweet berry The berries have the ability to make sour foods taste deliciously sweet. Munch one, and you can swig vinegar like it was a milkshake, or bite lemons as if they were candy.