Averrhoa bilimbi L.

Oxalidaceae

Common Names:
Bilin (S)
Kochitta-marattai, Vilangai (T)
Bilimbi (E)

Traditional Knowledge

Useful plant parts :
Leaf and fruit

Uses in traditional medicine :

Leaf juice is applied to cure pimples
Pickle prepared from the fruit is eaten with boiled rice for haemorrhoids
Used for inflammation of the rectum, mumps, rheumatism, piles and fever

Scientific Research

Chemical constituents:

Aliphatic acids: hexadecanoic and octadecanoic acids, esters: butyl nicotinate, hexyl nicotinale from fruit

Bioactivity :

Aqueous and chloroform extracts of leaves and fruits: antibacterial, hypolipidaemic; ethanol extract of leaves: hypoglycaemic, hypotriglyceridaemic, antilipidperoxidative and antiatherogenic

Clinical:

Herbal shampoo prepared from plant was effective against human head lice

Note :

Fruits are edible

References :

Ambili, S. et al., (2009) Studies on the antihyperlipidemic properties of Averrhoa bilimbi fruit in rats, Planta Med, 75(1), 55-8.

Pushparaj, P. et al., (2000), Effects of Averrhoa bilimbi leaf extract on blood glucose and lipids in streptozotocin-diabetic rats, Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 72, 69-76.

Tan, B. K. H. et al., (2005), Anti–diabetic activity of the semi–purified fractions of Averrhoa bilimbi in high fat diet fed -streptozotocin–induced diabetic rats, Life Sciences, 76, 2827-2839.

Wong, K. C. and Wong, S. N., (1995), Volatile Constituents of Averrhoa bilimbi L. Fruit, Journal of Essential Oil Research, 7(6), 691-693.

Zakaria, Z. A. et al., (2007), In vitro Antibacterial Activity of Averrhoa bilimbi L. leaves and fruits extracts, International Journal of Tropical Medicine, 2(3), 96-100.

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