Averrhoa bilimbi

Averrhoa bilimbi

Biggest Plant Dictionary  | Averrhoa bilimbi  | Carambola that have a sour taste. The bilimbi tree is long-lived and reaches 5-10 m in height. Its trunk is short and divides up into ramifications Quickly. Bilimbi leaves, 3-6 cm long, are alternate, imparipinnate and clusters at branch extremities. There are around 11 to 37 alternate or subopposite oblong leaflets. The leaves are quite similar to Those of the Otaheite gooseberry.

Medical interest

In the Philippines, the leaves serve as a paste on itches, swelling, rheumatism, mumps or skin eruptions. Elsewhere, they are used for bites of poisonous creatures. A leaf infusion is used as an after-birth tonic, while the flower infusion is used for thrush, cold, and cough. Malaysians use fermented or fresh bilimbi leaves to treat venereal diseases. In French Guiana, syrup made from the fruit is used to treat inflammatory conditions. To date there is no scientific evidence to confirm effectiveness for such uses.

Averrhoa bilimbi

Averrhoa bilimbi

In some villages in the Thiruvananthapuram district of India, the fruit of the bilimbi was used in folk medicine to control obesity. This led to further studies on its antihyperlipidemic properties.

Averrhoa bilimbi

Local Name of Indonesia :
Limeng, selimeng, thlimeng (Aceh), selemeng (Gayo),; Asom, starfruit, balimbingan (Batak), malimbi (Nias),; balimbieng (Minangkabau), star fruit acid (Malay); Balimbing (Lampung). calincing, balingbing (Sunda); Balimbing wuluh (Java), bhalingbhing fur (Madura).; Blingbing Buloh (Bali), limbi (Bima), balimbeng (Flores); Libi (MPA), sulfur (Sangi).

Averrhoa bilimbi

Curable Disease:
Cough, mouth sores (stomatitis), stomach pain, mumps (parotitis),: rheumatism, whooping cough, bleeding gums, canker sores, painful cavities; Acne, phlegm, high blood pressure (hypertension), paralysis,; Improve digestive function, inflammation of the rectum .

Averrhoa bilimbi

Averrhoa bilimbi