Averrhoa CARAMBOLA L.
| Synonym : | Averrhoa acutangula Stokes Sarcotheca philippica (Villar) Hallier F. |
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| Bangla Name : | Kamranga. |
| English Name : | Carambola Apple, Chinese Gooseberry, Coromandel Gooseberry. |
| Family : | Averrhoaceae |
| Disease : | Tonic, refrigerant, antiscorbutic, jaundice, piles, dysentery, hepatic colic,fevers,antipyretic, antipruritic, anthelmintic and scabies. |
| Description : | A law tree up to 10 m tall, with close drooping branches. Leaves pinnate, leaflets 2-5 pairs, 3.7-7.5 cm, ovate-lanceolate, acute. Flowers small, variegated white and purple, in short racemes, chiefly axillary or sometimes springing from the bark. Fruit 8-10 cm long, oblong, acutely angled, sour or sweet, yellow when ripe. |
| Distribution : | Planted throughout the country. |
| Chemical Constituents : | Fruit is very rich in vitamin C, oxalic acid and its Ca and P salts, potassium oxalate and vitamin A. It also contains protein and amino acids. Young fruits contain tannins. Flowers contain rutin and quercetin glucosides. Flavonoids, anthraquinones, guani |
| Uses : | Fruits are tonic, refrigerant and antiscorbutic, eaten for jaundice. Green fruits are astringent to the bowels. The ripe fruit is a good remedy for bleeding piles, particularly for internal piles. It is also useful in relieving thirst and febrile exciteme |
| Habit : | Tree |