Birth Star: ATHAM
English Name: Hog plum
Malayalam Name: അമ്പഴം
Botanical Name: Spondias pinnata (L.f.) Kurz
Family: Anacardiaceae
Flowering & Fruiting: March-December
Description: Hog plum or Wild Mango is a deciduous tree, 10-15 m tall.The leaves are flavouring agents. The fruit is used to treat bilious dyspepsia and as an astringent and antiscorbutic. Dysentery and stomach discomfort can also be treated with the bark. It is believed that the root can help control menstruation. eatable fruits Anti-rheumatic.
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