Edible Parts: Seed
Edible Uses:

The seeds are crushed and boiled to make a liquid that is added to certain kinds of Indian milk sweets, known as 'rasgullas'[301 ]. This adds a frothy quality to the dessert[301 ]. The seeds have been used to bleach cardamom seeds, this treatment is reported to improve the flavour as well as the colour of the spice[301 ].

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Epilepsy  Expectorant  Haemolytic  Odontalgic  Parasiticide

The fruit and seeds are regarded as a cure for epilepsy in northern India[303 ]. A decoction of the fruit is used as an expectorant[303 ]. A lather of the fruit is used to treat burns[272 ]. The lather is also used as a soap to wash the hair and rid it of lice[307 ]. The seeds are used in China to stop dental caries[303 ]. The fruit is considered to be haemolytic[303 ].

Beads  Charcoal  Fertilizer  Fuel  Furniture  Hair  Insecticide  Parasiticide  Soap  Soil reclamation  Soil stabilization  Wood

Agroforestry Uses: The tree has proved successful in the reforestation of eroded hill slopes at elevations below 900 metres in the western Himalayas[303 ]. The seed kernels, which are a by-product of the oil extraction from the pericarp and shells, can be used as fertilizer[303 ]. Other Uses The fruit is rich in saponins and is used as a soap substitute[46 , 372 ]. It is squeezed, mixed with water, then used to clean clothes etc[46 , 272 ]. Particularly useful for natural fibres and delicate materials, it is also used for restoring and brightening tarnished silverware[46 ]. The fruit is also used to wash the hair and control head lice; as an emulsifier in insecticides, for polishing jewellery[287 , 303 ]. A surfactant obtained from the fruit pericarp has proved effective in the remediation of contaminated soils[303 ]. The seeds are used to make rosaries[46 ]. The powdered seeds have insecticidal properties[303 ]. The seeds contain 23 % oil of which 92 % is triglycerides; the triglyceride fraction contained 30 % oleopalmito-arachidin glyceride, 13.3 % oleo-diarachidin glyceride and 56.7 % di-olein type glycerides such as dioleopalmitin, dioleo-stearin and dioleo-arachidin[303 ]. The heartwood is yellowish grey, the sapwood yellowish white[598 ]. The wood is moderately hard, compact and close-grained[146 , 303 ]. It is used for making furniture, sawing board, plywood, and boards[598 ]. The wood is used for fuel and to make charcoal[303 ].

Special Uses