Pithecellobium dulce or Jungle Jalebi Use and its Health Benefits

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Botanical Name: Pithecellobium dulce
English Name: Manila Tamarind
Other Name: Jungle Jalebi, Madras thorn, Ganga Imli, Goras Amli, Dakhani Babul

Description:

Pithecellobium dulce is a tree that reaches a height of about 15meter to 20 meter. Its trunk is spiny and its leaves are pinnate. The flowers are greenish-white, fragrant, sessile and reach about 12 cm in length, though appear shorter due to coiling. The flowers produce pods, which are twisted and look like a jalebi or like a twisted tamarind, turns pink when ripe and opens to expose edible white pulp. The pulp which is tart and sweet to taste, contains black shiny seeds that are circular and flat.

The pods are relished by monkeys and livestock. The flowers are attractive to bees as source of pollen. The resulting honey is of high quality. The tree can be used in construction and for posts. The reddish-brown heartwood is dense and difficult to cut. The short spines and irregular. crooked growth make it less attractive for wood uses.The tree is used extensively as a shade with a great tolerance of arid and harsh sites and can be managed as a hedge.

Use and Benefits:

1. The seed pods contain a sweet and sour pulp that which is eaten raw as an accompaniment to various meat dishes and used as a base for drinks with sugar and water.
2. The seeds are also edible and refined to extract oil, which amounts to 10% of their weight. They also contain 28% protein. And the extracting oil is used in manufacture of soaps.
3. Pithecellobium dulce is used to counter gum diseases.
4. It provides relief from toothache.
5. The bark and pulp are astringent and homeostatic.
6. The bark is used to cure dysentery.
7. And grounded seeds are optimal for cleaning ulcer.
8. Extract of the leaves is used for gall ailments and to prevent miscarriage.
9. Pithecellobium dulce is used to deal burns.
10. It curbs intestinal disease.