Rambutan

Food and health uses

• The fruit is edible.

• Rambutans are usually sold fresh, used in making jams and jellies, or canned.

• The fruit acts as a vermifuge, febrifuge, and is taken to relieve diarrhea and dysentery. 

• The leaves are poulticed on the temples to alleviate headache.

• The astringent bark decoction is a remedy for thrush. 

More information

• Wikipedia

• Purdue University

• Rambutan.com

• University of Hawaii