Thank you so much for sharing your research and experience with this interesting but almost forgotten herb. I didn’t know it was poisonous…at all.

The Balsam Pear an Edible, Medicinal and Toxic Plant' JULIA F. MORTON2 Many plants serve dual or multiple pur-poses. Lol! In regions with a long growing season, these vines produce handsome, oblong, lumpy fruits with light green to greenish-white, waxy skin.

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Concoction made by infusing the fruit (minus the seed) in olive or almond oil, is used as an ointment for chapped hands, burns and hemorrhoids. This tropical vine grows to about six to eight feet in height and each node on the vine has a lobed leaf and a tendril. My granny’s food was par excellent. Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window), Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window), Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window), Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window), Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window), Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window), Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window), Click to share on Skype (Opens in new window), DIY coconut sugar scrub feels like you’re on vacation, 3 of the best essential oils for upset stomachs, I wanted to know, maybe you do too?...2018 farmstand culture blog superlatives — farmstand culture. ---Dosage and Preparation---Dose, 6 to 15 grains. Whole plant is used to treat diabetes and dysentery in Mexico. Mary Lou Hermann. With all of those health benefits of balsam apple fruit, there are also similar benefits in other fruits or you can read in health benefits of alasa fruit, health benefits of apple mango and health benefits of green apples. Leaves and young fruits are eaten cooked as a leafy vegetable in Cameroon, Sudan and southern Africa. That’s wonderful. I have the seeds but am not having much success in starting this vining plant. The fluid extract is used for dropsy. The reason is because some fruits have more vitamins and less of cholesterol and fat which would be beneficial for the health of the body.

It is used as a herb or a vegetable in some Asian and African nations, but balsam apple is pretty much unknown in the US. The lowest I’ve seen since living here the last 33 years was 8ºF this last winter. I have found two recipes using the fruit of this plant cut up mixed with whiskey.

I pull the small saplings but more still come back. The fruit probably prevents the hair from hair loss that it may lead to a healthy hair. Lots of fruits I haven’t seen before! It is indeed a very noxious, invasive weed. Leaf buds are antiseptic, antiscorbutic, expectorant, diuretic, tonic and stimulant. Plant Description. That is a painful chore... On Sep 20, 2007, herbs501 from Hallettsville, TX (Zone 8b) wrote: This is a lovely annual vine to cover a structure or fence quickly. You don’t think the drugstore would mind that I borrowed their weeds, do you? I guess even with the strides American organic grocers have made, we are still pretty beholden to the high-yield commercial crops. We were on vacation in the Florida Keys, and I took a short walk across the street to pick up a few things at the drug store.

Traditional medicinal uses Bitter melon has been used in various Asian and African herbal medicine systems for a long time. Disclaimer | Term of Use | Privacy Policy | Contact. It gives you smooth and soft skin as well as protects it from pimples or acne.

I had the same thought.

I may earn money or products from the companies mentioned in this post. So people with sensitive skin may want to be careful when pulling, or trimming them.

The leaves and fruit are however mildly poisonous when uncooked. It is a rare and fascinating herb. There are many references to this plant's medicinal and food use in parts of Africa. I am looking for the seeds so that I may make a batch of the salve for our family.

Whole plant is used as sponge in treating skin disease such as scabies and as tranquilizer in the treatment of mental illness.

The fruits are used in Syria for healing wounds. It is highly invasive. Bitter melon requires tropical conditions for growth and as such is found in parts of Asia, Africa, South America, and the Caribbean. To heck with wanting to eat the fruit for the "health benefits", go try eating a REAL apple or banana instead. What are the uses? Plenty! The true benefits and risks of balsam apple vines remain mostly a mystery. It gives you smooth and soft skin as well as protects it from pimples or acne.

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