Kaintha
| Botanical name: | Limonia acidissima (=Feronia elephantum) |
| Family: | Rutaceae |
| Local name: | Kaintha |
| Common name: | Wood apple, Elephant apple |
| Parts used: | Fruits |
| Plant character: | It is a large spiny tree, with rough, whitish bark, compound leaves, flesh-coloured flowers. Fruits are round, whitish-grey with sour pulp. The plant prefers full sunlight. It is self-shown in wastelands, near villages but widely cultivated in dry plain areas. |
USES:
The fruits are used to make fruit juice and pickle. Many diseases like cough, dysentery, vomiting and heart diseases are cured by this plant.
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