Divul (Wood apple)

Scientific name:	Limonia acidissima*
Family name:	RUTACEAE
English name:	Wood apple
Local name:	Divul
Description:	Small tree, to 7 m tall, the spines to 4 cm long. Leaves 10 cm long, leaflets opposite, usually 2 or 3 pairs. Inflorescences axillary. Flowers small, numerous, white, green or reddish-ourplish. Fruits woody, globose, pale, with sticky pulp; seeds numerous.
Status:	Native
Edible parts:	Fruit
Ayurvedic usage: Treatment for- Chronic diarrhoea Dysentery Hiccups Ailments of the gums and throat Bites of venomous insects Biliousness Snake - bite PARTS   USED    TREATMENT: Fruits Bark Leaves  RELATED   MEDICINAL   PROPERTIES: Aromatic stimulant Stomachic

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