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QUE NOS DICE LA CIENCIA

Fruit - raw or cookedThe dry, whitish-yellow pulp around the seed has a sweet flavour and is commonly eaten raw; used in making custards and ice cream; and fermented into an alcoholic beverage[ It is eaten like sweets by children in Jamaica.The protein content is high for a fruitThe pulp contains 3.2% sugar, 1.1% fat, and 35.8% crude fibre It has its own peculiar smell and sweet flavour, slightly reminiscent of bananas, and is generally considered pleasant but not very attractive[. The texture is that of dry flour turning to a paste in the mouth, and some people find this unpleasan. It is very dry and largely starchy, so it is a good source of calories]. The fruit is an indehiscent oblong pod, 5 - 15cm long and 3-5cm wide, containing 3 - 4 large seeds[A tea made from the bark is a quite popular drink for lumberjacks working in the forests in Brazil, because it is a natural energy tonic
Medicinal
The bark is analgesic, astringent, balsamic, depurative, febrifuge, haemostatic, pectoral, stomachic, tonic and vermifuge. It is commonly used in local folk medicine as a cure-all, being especially useful for coughs. Besides being used to give energy and stamina, a tea made from the bark has been used for centuries as a tonic for the respiratory and urinary systems by the indigenous people of the Amazon Basin. The tea is also used internally to treat stomach problems and back pains, as well as externally for athlete’s foot and foot fungus.It is known for its ability to fight fungus and yeast infections such as Candida albicans[.The macerated bark is used as a treatment for diarrhoea.The bark, sap or resin, and leaves are used medicinally for cystitis, hepatitis, prostatitis and coughThe sap is used for treating coughs and bronchitis.The resin and sap exuding from bore-holes in the bark is considered fortifying. It is used for treating chronic cystitis, urine retention, anaemia, prostatitis, blennorrhagiachronic bronchitis.The resin and sap are used externally for treating fresh wounds .The solid resin found at the base of the tree is balsamic, bechic, stomachic, tonic and vermifuge.The fruit has a mild laxative effect. It is also used to treat mouth ulcers.The leaves and wood are used in the treatment of diabetes 303