Averrhoa carambola L.

Oxalidaceae

Common Names:
Kamaranga (S)
Kamarangai, Kandasagadam (T)
Carambola apple, Star fruit (E)
Brihaddala (Sa)

Traditional Knowledge

Useful plant parts :
Fruit

Uses in traditional medicine :

Ripe fruit is eaten for haemorrhoids
Acts as a laxative, antiscorbutic, sialogogue and an antiphlogistic
Used to arrest vomiting, asthma, colic, jaundice and skin diseases

Scientific Research

Chemical constituents:

Alkyl phenols and benzoquinones: 5-O-methylembelin and its derivatives from wood; 5-hydroxymethyl-2-furfural and volatile constituents from fruits; phenolic and lignan glycosides from roots

Bioactivity :

Aqueous extract of fruits: hepatoprotective, hypoten- sive; ethanol extracts of leaves: anti-inflammatory; fibre-rich fraction of fruit: hypoglycaemic

Clinical:

Note :

Fruits are edible

Caution : Reports of neurotoxicity in uraemic patients

References :

Azeem, A. K. et al., (2011), Hepatoprotective effect of Averrhoa carambola fruit extract on carbon-tetrachloride induced hepatotoxicity in mice, Asian pacific journal of tropical medicine, 1(8), 610-613.

Cabrini, D. A. et al., (2010), Analysis of the Potential Topical Anti-Inflammatory Activity of Averrhoa carambola L. in Mice, Evidence- Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 1, 1-7.

Chakthong, S. et al., (2010), Alkyl phenols from the wood of Averrhoa carambola, Chinese Chemical Letters, 21, 1094-1096.

Chau, C. F. et al., (2004), Insoluble fiber-rich fractions derived from Averrhoa carambola: hypoglycemic effects determined by in vitro methods, Food Science and Technology, 37(3), 331-335.

Gross, J. et al., (1983), Carotenoids of the fruit of Averrhoa carambola, Photochemistry, 22(6), 1479-1481.

Mia, M. M. et al., (2007), Phytochemical and Biological Studies of Averrhoa carambola, The Dhaka University Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 6(2), 125-128.

Soncini, R. et al., (2011), Hypotensive effect of aqueous extract of Averrhoa carambola L. (Oxalidaceae) in rats: an in vivo and in vitro approach, J Ethnopharmacol, 133(2), 353-7.

Tse, K. C. et al., (2003), Star fruit intoxication in uraemic patients: case series and review of the literature, Internal Medicine Journal, 33, 314-316.

Wen, Q. et al., (2012), Phenolic and lignan glycosides from the butanol extract of Averrhoa carambola L. root, Molecules, 17(10), 12330-40.

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