FRUIT HERBSBELIMBING WULUH & TAMARIND

GROUP 6:Igusti Ayu Putri / 10.70.0070

Raymundus Pito W. / 11.70.0095Fransisca Erine D. / 11.70.0123

Ardana Yulinda S. P. / 12.70.0159

BELIMBING WULUHAverrhoa bilimbi

Scientist Clasification Others Names

Kingdom Plantae

Family Oxalidaceae

Genus Averrhoa

Species A. bilimbi

Binomial name Averrhoa bilimbi

Averrhoa obtusangula stokes

Belimbing asam Belimbing buluh Belimbing wuluh Kamias kalamias Iba Kolonanas Ta-ling-pring

Botanical Description

Averrhoa bilimbi is an attractive, long-lived tropical tree, reaching 5-10 m in height; has a short trunk soon dividing into a number of upright branches.The wood : white, soft but tough, even-grained, and is seldom available for carpentry.Leaves : mainly clustered at the branch tips, medium-green on the upper surface, pale on the underside.Flowers : small, fragrant, green or purplish marked with dark-purple, and 10-22 mm long.Fruits : ellipsoid, 4-10 cm long, the outer skin is glossy, very thin, soft and tender, and the flesh green, jellylike, juicy and extremely acid.

Phytochemical constituents

The fruit extracts contain : Flavonoids saponins TriterpenoidThe chemical constituents of A. bilimbi include: Amino acids, citric acid, cyanidin–3–O–h–D–glucoside, phenolics, potassium ion, sugars , vitamin A.

Nutrition in A. Bilimbi

Vitamins per 100 gr

Riboflavin 0.026 mg

Vitamin B1 (thiamine)

0.010 mg

Niacin 0.302 mg

Ascorbic Acid 15.6 mg

Carotene 0.035 mg

Vitamin A 0.036 mg

Minerals per 100 gr

Phosphorus 11.1 mg

Calcium 3.4 mg

Iron 1 mg

Medicinal Properties

The fruit is used as treatment for coughs, beri-beri and biliousness.

The fruits combined with pepper are eaten to cause sweating when people are feeling "under the weather".

The leaves are applied as a paste or poulticed on itches, swellings of mumps and rheumatism, and on skin eruption.

A flower against coughs and thrush.

Pharmacological Activity

1. Anti-diabetic activityThe hypoglycemic and hypolipidemic activity of the semi-purified fractions of an ethanolic leaf extract of Averrhoa bilimbi (ABe) in high fat diet (HFD) - streptozotocin (STZ) - induced diabetic rats.

2. Antihyperlipidaemic activityThe antihyperlipidaemic properties of Averrhoa bilimbi fruit using Triton - induced hypercholesterolemia. The fruit and its water extract showed remarkable antihypercholesterolemic activity.

3. Antimicrobial Activity

A. bilimbi fruits possess potential antibacterial activity. The phytochemical screening and antimicrobial activity against gram positive and gram-negative bacteria. The chloroform and methanol fruits extract were active on Aeromonas hydrophila, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Saccharimyces cerevisiae, Straphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus agalactiae and Bacillus subtilis.

Application for Food and BeverageExample food:

1. Sayur AsamVegetable-based dishes that taste sour and usually a little spicy. This dishes usually use green beans, squash, eggplant, cabbage, and corn as vegetables. Belimbing wuluh is used to get a sour taste in cuisine.

2. Garang AsemThe typical food from Central Java that has a spicy and sour flavors. Garang Asem is chicken flavored like chili, salt, belimbing wuluh, bay leaves, and so on and then wrapped in banana leaves and steamed for a few minutes. So it will issue a broth like soup.

3. Bandeng SeraniCentral Java specialties in which there are milk fish which has been cut by piece and then flavored. Bandeng Serani is a sense of sour and a little spicy. clear broth like a soup.

4. Asem-asem DagingThis dish originated from Central Java, where the cuisine is like a soup in which there are beef-flavored chili, scallions, garlic, salt, soy sauce, belimbing wuluh and so forth. So the flavor of this dish is sweet, spicy and slightly sour.

5. Manisan (Sweetened Fruit)

Anitha Roy, Geetha Rv, Lakshmi T. 2011. Averrhoa bilimbi Linn–Nature’s Drug Store- A Pharmacological. IJDDR. [internet]. [diunduh 2013 Sept 4]; 3(3): 101-106. Tersedia pada: http://ijddr.in/old/Dacuments/1/File%20no%208%20Vol%203%20Issue%203.pdf

Sabiha SC, Golam MU, Nazia M, Mokarram H, Raquibul H. 2012. In-vitro Antioxidant And Cytotoxic Potential Of Hydromethanolic Extract Of Averrhoa Bilimbi L. Fruits. IJPSR. [internet]. [diunduh 2013 Sept 4]; 3(7): 2263-2268. Tersedia pada: http://www.ijpsr.com/V3I7/55%20Vol.%203,%20Issue%207,%20July%202012,%20RA-1385%20Paper%2055.pdf