botanical record · discovered
Ambarella
Spondias dulcis
Ambarella · Dedongdong · Golden Apple · Golden Apple / Amra · Goldpflaume · Jew-plum · Jewish plum · Jobo de la India · Kedongdong · Otaheite-apple · Polynesian plum · Polynesian-plum · Pomme-cythère · Sakonga · Sakwa · ambarella
At a glance
Origin / distribution: China, Samoa, Tonga, Philippines, Tahiti, Fiji
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Antidote, Cough, Diarrhea, Dysentery
Science studied: ALUMINUM, L-ARABINOSE, CALCIUM, FAT
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Anacardiaceae
Scientific name: Spondias dulcis
Common names: Ambarella, Dedongdong, Golden Apple, Golden Apple / Amra, Goldpflaume, Jew-plum, Jewish plum, Jobo de la India, Kedongdong, Otaheite-apple, Polynesian plum, Polynesian-plum, Pomme-cythère, Sakonga, Sakwa, ambarella
History
The source record documents this plant in China, Samoa, Tonga, Philippines, Tahiti, Fiji.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Antidote
- Cough
- Diarrhea
- Dysentery
- Fever
- Intoxicant
- Itch
- Labor
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- Refrigerant
- Stomach
- Stomatitis
- Tea
- Eye
- Sore
- Ache(Tooth)
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- China
- Samoa
- Tonga
- Philippines
- Tahiti
- Fiji
Documented cultural uses
- Antidote
- Cough
- Diarrhea
- Dysentery
- Fever
- Intoxicant
- Itch
- Labor
- Refrigerant
- Stomach
- Stomatitis
- Tea
show 3 more documented entries
- Eye
- Sore
- Ache(Tooth)
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ALUMINUM
- L-ARABINOSE
- CALCIUM
- FAT
- FIBER
- L-FUCOSE
- KILOCALORIES
- MAGNESIUM
- MONO-METHYL-GLUCURONIC-ACID
- NIACIN
- NITROGEN
- PECTIN
- PHOSPHORUS
- POTASSIUM
- PROTEIN
- L-RHAMNOSE
show 17 more documented entries
- SODIUM
- SUCROSE
- SULFUR
- THIAMIN
- WATER
- ASH
- COPPER
- IRON
- BETA-CAROTENE
- D-GALACTOSE
- RIBOFLAVIN
- D-XYLOSE
- ASCORBIC-ACID
- BORON
- MANGANESE
- ZINC
- CARBOHYDRATES
Legality
Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.
Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.
Sources
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
Contributions and revisions
No published revisions are documented for this record. Community submissions enter review and retain attribution before any published change.
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