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by Alan Portocarrero \| 07-05-2020 07:28 0
“A handed mash of Verbena – a medicine plant- will heal you from the horrible cold(…), drink it anyway if you want to be fine” my mother said to me when I used to get sick, at the age of a child. Even now, every time I got an illness my dear mother always has a medicine plant, for any health treatment. For example, to drink an infusion of pampa oregano leaves heal you from stomach-ache; to drink a cup of mallow mixed with water will get down the fever and to drink the juice of verbena mashed treat you from diarrhea, cold and cough. Since I was a child, I saw these plants grown in my yard. The same way, others such as fruits that I have never thought they could have medicine diagnosis. To inform about one of them, brought me up here, then the fruit I would like to introduce to you, is regionally known as Caimito or Star apple in English. First, scientifically known as Chrysophyllum cainito, is a tree “extensively cultivated in tropical Central, South America and the Caribbean – Cayman Islands, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica and Puerto Rico. Now it is also cultivated throughout the tropics and subtropics in Florida, Taiwan, India, Thailand, the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia and Northern Australia”[1]. For example in Brazil, it is named as Caimito; In Bolivia, Murucuya; in Argentina, Aguay; in Haiti, Pied Caimite and in India, Tarsiphala (Marathi).Chrysophyllum cainito is rich in diversity; its fruits are obovoid-globose and come in different colours. For example, in Iquitos, where I live, it grows the turning yellowish-green fruits but in other places, could there be the purplish-green or purple. Regarding, the leaves, they are elliptic or oblong-elliptic, 5–15 cm long, slightly leathery, rich green[2]. On the other hand, Consuming 100 gram of star apple offers 14.65 g of Carbohydrate, 9.1 mg of Vitamin C (Ascorbic acid), 1.137 mg of Vitamin B3 (Niacin), 0.49 mg of Iron,1.92 g of Total dietary Fiber, 0.049 mg of Vitamin B1, 1.52 g of Protein, 0.038 mg of Vitamin B2 and 18.95 mg Phosphorus. Moreover many Amino acids 0.004 g of Tryptophan, 0.022 g of Lysine and 0.002 g of Methionine are also found in 100 gram of Star apple[3]. Second, it could work out with medicine and diet purpose, and the fact is that I have recently known it. I have a tree of this fruit at home, and surprisingly I have a natural treatment for diabetes and to maintain Bone health. Scientifically, the infusion of the leaves is used for the control of diabetes, due to its hypuglycemic nature, that is, it helps to control the level of sugar in the body. Besides, the infusion is also recommended for inflammation and pain caused by joint rheumatism[4]. A part from this, Helps prevent gums from bleeding, as it contains vitamin A, which is important for growth and tissue strengthening. Thus, preventing possible infections[5]. So, if you have this tree, please keep it as a treasure, because it helps medically. While I was written this topic, I though on how significant are the plants, trees or herbs in the world not only because they play a role of keep up the supply of oxygen worldwide but because they are heroes of health and medicine. It is said, that we did not reach to know all of them in the entire world yet. However, the time of study to them, is less than the extinction of them. It is worrying indeed. Due to, the medicine world has into them lots of advantages already unknown. I know because I live in an amazonian place, and my old relatives keep several ancestral knowledge regarding health treatment with plants. This is all about my community but there are lots of indigenous communities out there, in the amazon who maintain more medical knowledge to be study right now. For that, it is crucial to create awareness for not cutting down more trees and reduce the amount of plant extinction. Who knows, if environment protection policy were a real fact in the world now probably we had the treatment of coronavirus. Due to, I deeply believe that every natural cause, has a natural solution. But they are hidden in Nature. [1] Primicia.(2019). Aprovecha las bondades medicinales del caimito. Retrieved from https://primicia.com.ve/especiales/yerberito/aprovecha-las-bondades-medicinales-del-caimito/ [2] Idem [4] HealthBenefittime.com.(2020). Star Apple Facts and health benefits. Retrieved from https://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/star-apple/ [5] Idem [3] Ibidem

Dormant user Alan Portocarrero

11 Comments

Sang Su Mentor says :
Hi Alan Portocarrero, this is a mentor Sang Su Lee.

Old people usually say, 'the nature is a gift to humans.' I could think of this quote as I was reading through this article. Thank you for introducing some regional remedies that use nature. This was very interesting~

Green Cheers~!
Posted 18-05-2020 23:51

Bal krishna Pandey says :
Hello Alan Portocarrero,
thanks for this amazing content with full description.

Posted 13-05-2020 17:04

Kushal Naharki

Kushal Naharki says :
Hello Alan

I do hope that you are fine and doing great with your works.
Thank you for your report about Star Medicine

Green Cheers from Nepal :)
Keep writing great reports.
We are eager to read more reports from you.

Regards,
Kushal Naharki

Posted 12-05-2020 12:57

Taehyun Mentor says :
Hello Alan Portocarrero, this is mentor Taehyun!

Thank you for the article that introduced us to fun folk remedies! It was an article that made me feel the wisdom of my ancestors. In fact, these folk remedies exist differently in various countries and cultures, and it seems to be because they try to apply folk remedies based on herbs that are easily available in their respective regions! I think it would be fun to introduce the folk remedies that each country uses next time!

Thank you for the report!

Green cheers!
Posted 11-05-2020 03:33

Asmita Gaire says :
Greetings alan
I hope you are doing well.
Yes, every natural problem has a natural solution.
Even the medicine we consume has raw materials from nature. But we want immediate effect and we seek for it but the natural herbs and solutions are the best solution.
Thank you so much for this report.
Green cheers
Regards
Asmita Gaire
Posted 08-05-2020 15:14

Meghana Fessy says :
Hey!
Thanks for sharing your report
Posted 08-05-2020 02:11

Meena Pandey says :
Hello Alan!!

I hope you are fine and doing great.
I really like yours report.

Thank you for great discussion on star apple along with its medicinal value.

Keep writing and shining.

Hope to know more from you.

Warm regards,
Meena

GREEN CHEERS
Posted 07-05-2020 19:39

Bhawana Acharya says :
Wow.
Posted 07-05-2020 19:02

ALOK DHAKAL says :
I enjoy reading your report!
Thanks for sharing about Star apple
Posted 07-05-2020 14:24

Sonika Pariyar

Sonika Pariyar says :
Hello Alan!!

I hope you are doing great!

I enjoy reading your report!
Thanks for sharing about Star apple and its benefits.It was new topic for me.

GREEN CHEERS FROM NEPAL!!

Regards,

Sonika
Posted 07-05-2020 14:14

Sagar Koirala says :
Hello Alan
Green Cheers from Nepal

Thanks for your wonderful report on Star Apple and its medicinal benefits. I have never heard of this but would definately like to taste in future.

Regards,
Sagar Koirala
Posted 07-05-2020 10:31