Steinmetz:Feronia
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Feronia elephantum
- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Aurantiaceae (Rutaceae?)
- English Names
- Feronia gum tree
- Wood Apple tree
- Elephant Apple tree
- Natural Habitat
- Part(s) Used
- Gummi (exuded from the bark)
- Fructus
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- Constituent(s)
- fruit: citric acid
- mucilage
- minerals
- Action
- fruit: astringent (when unripe)
- antiscorbutic; gum: substitute for Gum Arabic
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