Blighia sapida

Traditional uses

  • Ache(Rib)

    Tradition: Upper Volta

  • Anodyne

    Tradition: Upper Volta

  • Antiemetic

    Tradition: Mozambique

  • Epilepsy

    Tradition: Ivory Coast

  • Fatality

    Tradition: West Indies

  • Massage

    Tradition: Ghana

  • Migraine

    Tradition: Upper Volta

  • Ophthalmia

    Tradition: Upper Volta

  • Orchitis

    Tradition: Upper Volta

  • Piscicide

    Tradition: Ghana

  • Poison

    Tradition: Haiti

  • Stimulant

    Tradition: Ghana

Chemicals

  • TRANS-ALPHA-AMINO-2-CARBOXYCYCLOPROPANE-ACETIC-ACID

    Plant part: Plant

  • ASH

    Plant part: Aril. Amount: 12000 to 449000

  • ASH

    Plant part: Seed. Amount: 14000 to 104000

  • CARBOHYDRATES

    Plant part: Seed. Amount: 55000 to 569000

  • BETA-CAROTENE

    Plant part: Aril. Amount: 5.5 to 18

  • FIBER

    Plant part: Aril. Amount: 16000 to 81000

  • GLYCYLGLYCYLGLYCINE

    Plant part: Plant

  • Y-L-GLUTAMYL-ALPHA-AMINO-B-(2-METHYLENE-CYCLOPROPYL)-PROPIONIC-ACID

    Plant part: Seed

  • HYPOGLYCIN

    Plant part: Fruit

  • KILOCALORIES

    Plant part: Aril. Amount: 1960 to 6360

  • KILOCALORIES

    Plant part: Seed. Amount: 640 to 6320

  • NIACIN

    Plant part: Seed. Amount: 16 to 84