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The Uses of Lanzones

The fruit of lanzones is eaten fresh. It contains 68% edible portion. The composition per 100 g. of the edible portion is: water, 84 g.; carbohydrates with little of protein and fat, 14.2 g.; fiber, 0.8 g.; ash, 0.6 g.; Ca, 19 mg; K, 275 mg. It contains vitamin B1, B2 and trace of vitamin C.

The lanzones seed and rind is rich in tannin and contain chemical substances that are medicinally and industrially useful. Lanzones flesh and juice are used by rural folk to treat sore eyes. The fruit peel serves as a mosquito repellant while the bark is also used for malaria and dysentery patients.

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