The unripe fruit is a good source of Vitamin C. It is used to clean brass vessels.
I made some delicious wine with it in January 2009. This year it has bourne fruit only now and not so abundantly either. Padmini Raghavan. On Sat, Jun 19, 2010 at 8:02 PM, Dr K. Brijesh <[email protected]>wrote: > > > Averrhoa Carambola L. from Oxalidaceae is mentioned in our Ayurvedic > text Bhavaprakasha Nighantu [ 16th century A.D. ]. > > Sanskrit - कर्मरंगा, विशाल, बृहदम्ल, रुजाकर. > > Kannada - ಧಾರೆಹುಳಿ [ Dhaarepuli or Dhaarehuli ]. > > It is cultivated for their fruits. > > Fl: May - August. > > Ripe fruits are used for the preparation of Jams and unripe fruits for > pickles. > > Medicinal properties: > > Ripe Fruits acts as Blood Purifier. > > The Juice [ Sharbath ] prepared out of fruits is beneficial in Fever, > Bleeding Disorders and Thirst. > > Regards > > Dr K Brijesh > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en.
