Carissa macrocarpa (Natal
Plum), is a shrub native to South Africa, where it is commonly called the Large
Num-Num. In Zulu, as well as in the Bantu tribes of Uganda, it is called
amatungulu. In Afrikaans the fruit is called Noem-Noem. The fruit can be eaten
out of hand or made into pies, jams, jellies, and sauces. A traditional food
plant in Africa, this little-known fruit has potential to improve nutrition,
boost food security, foster rural development and support sustainable landcare.
Health Benefits of
Carissa carandas or Karonda (Indian Counterpart) or Carissa congesta:
1. --As a blood sugar stabilizer
2. --as a guard against liver damage.
3. --Biliousness
4. --Anemia
5. --Antiparasitic
6. --Antifungal
7. --Antimicrobial
8. --Topical wound treatment (juice)
9. --Skin remedy
Karonda has a lengthy
history in Indian folk medicine. Tribes in the Western Ghats use the fruit as a
blood sugar stabilizer and as a guard against liver damage. The fruit is used
as remedy of biliousness, anemia, parasites, worms, fungal infections,
diarrhea, microbes, wounds, skin infections, fevers, and ear infections.
Scientific evidences have
been found that:
1. --The root bark has potent antihelmitic properties
comparable to the drug, albendazole
2. --The root bark’s hemaprotective properties. In fact,
its efficacy is equivalent to the liver drug, silymarin.
3. --Karonda’s extracts show potentantimicrobial
activity.
4. --Karonda root extract has potent wound healing
abilities.
5. --Karonda stem has cytotoxic andpro-apoptotic
activities when tested against human leukemia cell lines.
6. --Using karonda as a treatment for diabetes - methanol
extracts of the fruit showed antidiabetic potential.
Carissa,
(natal-plum), raw
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Carbohydrate
Factor: 3.6 Fat Factor: 8.37 Protein Factor: 3.36 Nitrogen to Protein
Conversion Factor: 6.25
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Refuse: 14%
Refuse Description: 7% seeds, 7% skin
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Nutrient
(Proximates)
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Unit
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1Value per100g
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Water
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g
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84.17
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Energy
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kcal
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62
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Protein
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g
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0.5
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Total lipid
(fat)
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g
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1.3
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Ash
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g
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0.4
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Carbohydrate, by
difference
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g
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13.63
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Minerals
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Calcium, Ca
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mg
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11
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Iron, Fe
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mg
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1.31
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Magnesium, Mg
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mg
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16
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Phosphorus, P
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mg
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7
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Potassium, K
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mg
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260
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Sodium, Na
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mg
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3
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Copper, Cu
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mg
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0.21
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Vitamins
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Vitamin C, total
ascorbic acid
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mg
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38
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Thiamin
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mg
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0.04
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Riboflavin
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mg
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0.06
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Niacin
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mg
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0.2
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Vitamin B-12
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µg
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0
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Vitamin A, RAE
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µg
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2
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Retinol
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µg
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0
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Vitamin A, IU
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IU
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40
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Lipids
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0
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Cholesterol
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mg
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0
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