Herbs - Fruits - Plants
'Buah Engkala' (scientific name is Litsea garciae). A relative of the avocado.
The round fruits (35 to 45 mm in diameter), flattened top and bottom, have thin, edible bright pink skins. Medium to thick
flesh surrounds the single,
avocado-like seed (15 to 20 mm).
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Plajau Pentaspadon motleyi, also known as uping, lakacho and plasin.
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Plajau Pentaspadon motleyi
Pedalai Artocarpus sericicarpus. This Pulatan tree comes from northern Borneo, the Philippines, Sulawesi and the Moluccas.
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Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus or A. heterophylla
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PINGAN Artocarpus sarawakensis. Native of Sarawak
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The marang (Artocarpus odoratissimus), also called johey oak, green pedalai, madang, tarap, or breadfruit cousin, is a tree
native to
Borneo and Palawan. It is closely related to the jackfruit, cempedak, and breadfruit trees. Once opened, must eat within 24hr.
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Meritam or Pulasan, Nephelium mutabile Blume (family Sapindaceae), is a tropical fruit closely allied to the rambutan and
sometimes confused with it.
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Dabai Canarium odontophyllum. Dabai is native to Sarawak and Brunei, Dabai fruits are a startling white colour when immature,
turning blue-black when ripe. They are oblong in shape (35 to 40 mm long by 20 to 25 mm wide) and have a thin, edible skin.
The white or yellow flesh inside is 4 to 7 mm thick and covers a single. large three angled seed.
The fruit contains all of protein, fat and carbohydrate.
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Kacip fatima (Labisa pumila)
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King Salad, Intan Berayun, Ulam Raja, Cosmos Caudatus
Ulam raja is used in traditional medication because it can repair the blood flow and purify the blood from toxic substances.
It also can strengthen the bones. The extract chloroform from its leaf has costunolide, stigmasterol, lutein dan bipyridine
that can inhibit the activity of some bacteria and fungi like candida albicans, Bacillus subtilis and also E.choli.
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Dukung Anak, Phyllanthus Niruri (Scientific Name)
Other Name: Kelek anak, meniran (Indonesia), Bhuaionla, kiranelligida(India), Stone Breaker
Dukung anak is said to be very suitable to cure Hepatitis B because this herbal plant can purify the blood in the body. It
is very easy.
We just have to take the plant (about 5 ) and clean them. Then punch the plant until fine. Put them into the water and drink.
Because of its bitter taste, it can be mixed with syrup, yogurt or goat milk. According to the scientific research, this plant
is safe
to be taken and not dangerous.
This plant is actually famous in Amazon as the remedy for gall bladder stone. By the end of 80s,it is identified has antivirus
to
attack Hepatitis B including phytochemistry that can control cells from surroundings pollution. In Malaysia, Dukung Anak is
used
as diuretic and tonic after miscarriage. Moreover, it also can be used as the cure for diarrhea, kidney problem, gonorrhea
and syphilis.
Meanwhile, juice or root and young leaf extract are used to strengthen the kidney.
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niruri Eggfruit, also call Lucuma, Nervosa
This tree is native to Southern Mexico, Belize, Guatemala and El Salvador.
The tree is of medium size, generally no more than 25 ft, and slender in habit, with a dense spreading crown.
The plant has abundant white, gummy latex. Fragrant, bisexual flowers are solitary or in small clusters,
borne in the leaf axils or at leafless nodes.
Canistel is the showiest fruit of the family. Extremely variable in form and size, it may be nearly round, with or
without a curved beak, or may be somewhat oval, spindle-shaped, or even heart-shaped. On ripening, the very smooth
and glossy skin turns lemon-yellow or pale orange-yellow, Beneath the skin the yellow flesh is relatively firm and mealy.
Toward the center of the fruit it is softer and more pasty. It has been often likened in texture to the yolk of a hard-boiled
egg.
The flavor is sweet, musky, and somewhat like that of a baked sweet potato.
The fruit can be eaten with salt, pepper and lime or lemon juice or mayonnaise, either fresh or after light baking.
The pureed flesh may be used in custards or added to ice cream mix just before freezing. A rich milkshake,
or "egg-fruit-nog", is made by combining ripe canistel pulp, milk, sugar, vanilla, nutmeg or other seasoning in a blender.
Canistel pulp can be used as a spread on a toast, for making pancakes, cupcakes, jam, and marmalade.
Season: September - March. May fruit twice a year. Well adapted to South Florida. Eaten fresh, used in cooking, pies,
excellent in ice cream. In a milk shake tastes like egg nog. Very similar in taste to Lucuma from Andean countries.
This fruit taste is between Ciku and Camote (yam).
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucuma Corchorus Capsularis herb plant
Rich in minerals,vitamins,fiber etc. China peasants use the leaves as flavour especially soup with egg, garlic,mushroom.
Very delicious vegetables. Can be stirfry with eggs n others.
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