Taling Pling
It is classified as a fruit tree that has a very sour taste. Popular to eat fresh fruit And it is popular to be processed into pickled taling ping. Preserved Taling Pling. In addition, the fruit is also popular for cooking in dishes such as tom yum because it gives a good sour taste. It also has medicinal properties derived from the results. and various parts of the tree
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Scientific name: Averrhoa bilimbi
L.
• Family: Averrhoaceae is in the same family as star fruit.
• Genus : Phyllanthus
• Birthplace: Southern Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore.
• Common name:
– Bilimbi
– Bilimbing
– Cucumber Tree
– Tree Sorrel
• Local name :
Central and general
– Taling Pling (all regions)
South
– Mung Mang
– Kalingpring
– Monkey Leech
– Pliming
– Gear
– Carambola Tron
Benefits and properties of Taling Pling
- Eliminates internal heat toxins
- relieves thirst, astringent
- Nourishes the stomach
- Treats bleeding from the stomach and intestines
- Eliminates the heat of fever
- Cure hemorrhoids
- Cure mumps
- Fix arthritis
- Acne treatment
- Cure syphilis
- relieves gout
- Use as a poultice to relieve itching.
- Treat inflammation of the large intestine (bring and drink)
- Cough cure
- Helps with appetite
- Reduce fever
- Fixes sticky phlegm
- Helps purify the blood
- as a tonic
- Relieves uterine pain
- Cure pilferage
- Helps sweat in people with depression (eat fruit together with pepper)
- Treat rheumatoid arthritis
- Acne treatment
General characteristics of Taling Pling
"Taling Pling" is classified as a medium sized shrub, about 5-10 meters tall. It has pink bark and many branches. The branches are brittle and break easily. There are soft hairs on the branches. The leaves are compound leaves, feathery, with leaves arranged in pairs. The leaves are lance-shaped, with pointed tips and rounded bases, arranged from small to large. The base is small. The leaves are about 1 centimeter wide and 2-5 centimeters long. They are light green and covered with soft hairs. The flowers come out in clusters on the trunk and branches. (many small bouquets of flowers) Each bouquet is about 6 inches long. The flowers have 5 petals and are dark red with 5 sepals that are greenish-pink. The stamens in the center of the flower are green-red. The flowers are fragrant. The fruit is round and about 2 centimeters in diameter. The fruit is green in shape and round with a rounded tip, 3-6 centimeters long and lobed along the length of the fruit with 5 grooves. It comes out in hanging clusters. When ripe, they are yellow, juicy, and have flat, white seeds. The fruit has a very sour taste because it is high in oxalic acid.
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