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A moderate sized tree with straight sharp strong spines 1.2 -3.7 cm long. Leaves smelling of aniseed, alternate. Flowers small numerous dull red. Fruit 5-6.3 cm diameter, globose, hard, pericarp woody, rough, grey coloured. Seeds embedded in an edible pulp. The fruit is aromatic and used as a stomachic and stimulant in diseases of children. The ripe fruit is said to be useful in hiccough and infections of the throat. The bark is occasionally prescribed for biliousness. Fruits are useful in diarrhoea, digestive complaints, dysentery. The fruit pulp is sour and edible and is made into delicious chutneys. |
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