Talk:Santol, La Union

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USES OF SANTOL

     - Eaten fresh,often without peeling as the rind is edible. Fruits are also candied as well prepared into alcoholic beverages.

ORIGIN AN DISTRIBUTION

     - Native to Cambodia,Laos and Malaysia. Has spread throughout India,Indonesia,the Philippines and many Pacific islands.

HERBAL MEDICINE

    - Decoction or infusion of leaves used for baths to reduce fever. Also,used for diarrhea and as a tonic after childbirth. Bark poultice used for ringworm. Bitter roots,bruised with vinegar and waterm,is a carminative,used for diarrhea and dynsentery. Pounded barks applied ringworm. Roots used as tonic.