Health Facts On Dracontomelon Fruit
ORIGIN OF DRACONTOMELON FRUIT
Dracontomelon is a genus of flowering plants in the family Anacardiaceae, growing mostly in Sounth East Asia and the Pacific islands.
OTHER NAMES OF DRACONTOMELON FRUIT
Argus Pheasant Tree, New Guinea Walnut, Pacific Walnut, Papuan Walnut, Asam Kuang, Sengkuang, Sekuan, Kueh
APPEARANCE OF DRACONTOMELON FRUIT
The fruit may be used in local cuisine, especially as souring agents.
TASTES OF DRACONTOMELON FRUIT
unripe Dracontomelon has a sour and tart taste while ripe Dracontomelon tastes sweet and has cool characteristics.
VARIETIES OF DRACONTOMELON FRUIT
• Dracontomelon costatum Blume – Borneo, Sumatra
• Dracontomelon dao Merr. & Rolfe (many synonyms) – SE Asia to Solomon Islands
• Dracontomelon duperreanum Pierre (syn. D. sinense) – southern China & Vietnam
• Dracontomelon laoticum C.M.Evrard & Tardieu
• Dracontomelon lenticulatum Wilkinson[3] – New Guinea
• Dracontomelon macrocarpum Li – China (Yunnan)
• Dracontomelon petelotii Tardieu – northern Vietnam[4]
• Dracontomelon schmidii Tardieu – Vietnam
• Dracontomelon vitiense Engl. – Vanuatu, Fiji, Tonga, Western Samoa (Upolu)
Health Facts On Dracontomelon Fruit
- Dracontomelon Seed kernels mixed into tea to provide fragrant and mucilaginous sweet taste.
- Dracontomelon Leaves found to possess antiseptic properties against broad spectrum of bacteria.
- Dracontomelon Fruits reportedly have cooling properties, used to treat sore throat, skin inflammation, itch, internal ulcers, as well as an antidote for poisoning.