amanilkara zapota
(Sapodilla)
Wood Use
- Windows / Doors
- Moldings / Panels
- Gardens
- Terrace / Cladding
- Wood Floors
- Furniture
- Cabinetry
- Heavy Industrial Use
- Musical Instruments
- Poles
- Ship / Boat Constructions
- Special Wood Items
- Tool Handles
- Turnings
Pharmaceutical Use
A leaf decoction is taken for fever, haemorrhage, wounds and ulcers.
For neuralgia, leaf with tallow is applied as a compress on the temples.
The flowers are used as one of the ingredients of a powder that is rubbed on the body of a woman after childbirth.
The bark is astringent, febrifuge and tonic.
Tannin from the bark is used to cure diarrhoea and fever.
The fruit is eaten as a remedy for indigestion and diarrhoea.
Seeds are antipyretic, and when ground with water they act as a diuretic.
They are used to expel urinary and gall bladder stones.
The pulverized roots are used to treat thrush in babies.
The plant is a source of sapotin, a glucoside used in medicine as a febrifuge.
