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Gunda
Botanical Name: Cordia gheraf, Cordia myxa, Cordia dichotoma The ripe fruit is full of vitamins and used to help indigestion. The bark and roots are also very effective against cough, cold and various other ailments connected with indigestion and throat problems. | |
Hazelnut
Botanical Name: Corylus avellana, Corylus maxima Hazelnuts are rich in protein and unsaturated fat. Moreover, they contain significant amounts of thiamine and vitamin B6, as well as smaller amounts of other B vitamins. | |
Jackfruit
Botanical Name: Artocarpus heterophyllus The Chinese consider jackfruit pulp and seeds tonic, cooling and nutritious, and as a cure for a hangover. The seed starch is given to relieve biliousness and the roasted seeds are regarded as aphrodisiac. The ash of jackfruit leaves, burned with corn and coconut shells, is used alone or mixed with coconut oil to heal ulcers. | |
Jambolan
Botanical Name: Syzygium cumini, Eugenia jambolana Cooked to a thick jam, jambolan is eaten to allay acute diarrhea. The juice of the ripe fruit, or a decoction of the fruit, or jambolan vinegar, may be administered in India in cases of enlargement of the spleen, chronic diarrhea and urine retention. Water-diluted juice is used as a gargle for sore throat and as a lotion for ringworm of the scalp. | |
Java Apple
Botanical Name: Syzygium samarangense The flowers are astringent and used in Taiwan to treat fever and halt diarrhea. | |
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