The Carambola (Balimbing) Fever

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The Carambola or Star fruit (Scientific Name: Averrhoa carambola Linn.) is commonly known as Balimbing in the Philippines. It belongs to the plant family, Oxalidaceae. This ornamental tree grows to a height of about eight meters. The leaves are ovate to elliptic. The flowers are bell-shaped, small with purple petals. The winged fruits are pulpy and juicy, with three to five ribs. The gold or yellow ripe fruit is edible but is sour in flavor.

This fruit has surprisingly use as medicine in different ailments:

• Prevents and cures scurvy and cools the system.
• Good for fevers of any kind.
• Bleeding piles and temporary mental disorder cased by high fever.
• Stings and bites of insects.

These are some of the ways on how to use this fruit as a medicine:

• The dried fruit prevents and cures survey and cools the system.
• The fresh juice of the ripe fruit is good for fever of any kind.
• The ripe fruit is used for bleeding piles and temporary mental disorder caused by high fever.
• The crushed leaves applied externally are recommended for stings and insect bites.

Common parts used in medication are the fruit and the leaves of this tree,

Reference: Amazing Healing Plants by Dr. JC Kurian