Feronia Elephantum
The wood apple or elephant apple tree of India, belonging to the family _Aurantiaceae_. It forms a large tree in Ceylon, and yields a hard, heavy wood, of great strength. It yields a gum, which is mix...
The wood apple or elephant apple tree of
India, belonging to the family _Aurantiaceae_. It forms a large
tree in Ceylon, and yields a hard, heavy wood, of great strength.
It yields a gum, which is mixed with other gums and sold under the
name of East Indian gum arabic. The fruit is about the size of an
orange, and contains a pulpy flesh, which is edible, and a jelly
is made from it, which is used in cases of dysentery. The leaves
have an odor like that of anise, and the native India doctors
employ them as a stomachic and carminative.
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