Edible Parts: Flowers  Fruit  Seed
Edible Uses:

Care needs to be exercised when using this food since, like the related cashew nut, an oil from the shell has a strong irritant effect upon the skin[63 ]. Seed[63 , 310 ]. Roasted[335 ]. Almond-like[317 ]. Young fruits are pickled[335 ]. The roasted fruit rinds are eaten by local people[272 ]. The pulp of the pedicels is roasted and eaten[310 , 335 , 460 ].

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Dysentery

Ripe fruits are aphrodisiac, digestive and stimulant[272 ]. A paste or juice of the fruit is used in the treatment of bronchitis, dysentery, fever, asthma and haemorrhoids[272 ]. The pure black acrid juice obtained from the fruits is used externally to remove rheumatic pains, aches and sprains[460 ]. A little of the oil is rubbed over the parts affected - it is an efficacious remedy except in such constitutions as are subject to inflammations and swellings[460 ]. Mixed with garlic and other substances, the juice is used in the treatment of almost every sort of venereal complaint[460 ]. The bark is mildly astringent[460 ]. A paste of the seed, mixed with honey, is used in the treatment of gastric troubles[272 ]. The juice of the seeds is applied externally in the treatment of ringworm and severely chapped feet[272 ]. The juice of the seeds has been tested as a possible anticancer agent[272 ]. An oil obtained from the seeds is used to treat skin eruptions[272 ]. The juice of the root is considered to be effective in causing sterility in women[272 ]. The latex is applied externally in the treatment of headaches, skin diseases and scabies[272 ].

The rind surrounding the seed furnishes a sort of indelible ink[63 ]. The juice of the pedicels, mixed with lime water, is used as a black marking ink to write on cloth[46 , 310 ]. The report is not clear which type of lime water is referred to, whether it is the acid juice of the lime fruit, Citrus aurantifolia; or an alkaline mixture of water and calcium hydroxide[K ]. A black dye is obtained from the pedicels[310 , 387 ]. The seeds are a source of tannins[272 ]. An oil obtained from the seeds is used for various industrial purposes such as a floor dressing; as additive substances to lacquers, dyes and insulating material; in the plastics industry; for regenerating rubber materials; and to protect wood from white ants[46 , 310 , 317 ]. A gum is obtained from the tree[387 ]. The wood contains an acrid juice which renders it dangerous to those who work upon it[460 ]. The wood is used to make charcoal[310 ]. Industrial Crop: Oil.

Special Uses

Carbon Farming