 Kamaranga, also known as ‘Star Fruit’, is a star shaped tropical fruit with sweet and sour flavour. The fruit is referred to as ‘Kamrakh’ in Hindi and Gujarati, ‘Ambanamkaya’ in Telugu, ‘Thambaratham’ in Tamil, ‘Kaparakshi Hannu’ in Kannada, ‘Chaturappuli’ in Malayalam, ‘Karambal’ in Marathi, ‘Kamranga’ in Bengali and ‘Carambola’ in some parts of the world. Its scientific name is Averrhoa Carambola.
Health Benefits of Kamaranga The five-angled fruits of this plant contain an acid watery pulp, and are eaten raw as well as in curries. They enter into the composition of some cooling medicines for fever and other diseases. Averrhoa carambola is used a good source for fibre, Vitamin C, in Ayurveda to treat IBS, and disorders involving Kapha and Vata dosha such as cough and cold. This article is a stub. You can enrich by adding more information to it. Send your Write Up to content@indianetzone.com Related Articles Origin of Ayurveda Ayurveda Medication Elements of Ayurveda Concepts of Ayurveda Ancient Literature of Ayurveda Sushruta Samhita Asava and Arishta |
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Use of Kamaranga as Medicines
| Kamaranga and its juice are often recommended in many folk medicines as a diuretic, expectorant and to suppress cough. |
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