BLIGHIA SAPIDA

BLIGHIA SAPIDA, FAM. SAPINDACEAE AKÍ, SESO VEGETAL , AKEE

English

CHARACTERISTICS

Akee is a tree which grows to 10 -20 m. The fruit can be fried, boiled, or eaten raw. It is common in Cahuita’s kitchen. The edible part is an aril.

Warning! The fruit is toxic before it ripens and also when it is overripe. The ripe fruit will open up naturally. Eating the seeds or the pinkish area inside the fruit results in nauseas, vomiting and may end with coma or death. The toxic effects are produced by hypoglycin A and B.

USAGE

Traditionally, a whole fruit is used to wash clothes because it contains a soap substitute.

MEDICINAL USAGE

A juice of the leaves is used as a remedy in ophthalmology for conjunctivitis. Akee also acts as a cure for epilepsy and yellow fever.

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CARACTERÍSTICAS

Akee es un árbol que crece hasta 10 -20 m. La fruta puede prepararse frita, hervida, o puede comerse cruda. La parte comestible es un arilo. El Akee es común en la cocina de Cahuita.

¡Advertencia! El fruto es tóxico antes de que madure y también cuando está demasiado maduro. La fruta madura se abrirá naturalmente. Ingerir las semillas o el área rosada dentro del fruto resulta en nauseas, vómitos y puede terminar en coma o la muerte. Los efectos tóxicos se producen por hypoglycins Ay B.

USOS

Tradicionalmente, la fruta entera se utiliza para lavar la ropa como sustituto del jabón.

USOS MEDICINALES

Un jugo de las hojas se usa como un remedio para la conjuntivitis en oftalmología. Akee también actúa como una cura para la epilepsia y la fiebre amarilla.

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