- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Anacardiaceae
- English Names
- Natural Habitat
- India
- Indonesia and other tropical countries; cultivated in China
- Part(s) Used
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- Constituent(s)
- fruit: cellulose
- yellow colouring matter
- vitamin C
- sugar
- carbohydrates
- albuminoids; bark: tannin; kernel: tannin
- gallic acid
- sugar
- fat
- gum
- starch
- Action
- fruit: antiscorbutic
- diuretic
- laxative
- refrigerant
- sudorific
- wholesome; bark: astringent
- tonic; kernel: astringent
- anthelmintic
- Juice of the fruit dried in the sun so as to form thin cakes is used as a relish; and as an appetising diet. it is used in the form of "chutney"
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