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| • | The fruits are applied on cuts and ulcers; are employed in pulmonary ailments and fevers; and, mixed with salt and chili peppers, are given in indigestion and biliousness |
| • | The dried ripe fruit is a mild laxative |
| • | The seeds are sedative and are taken, sometimes with buttermilk, to halt nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pains in pregnancy |
| • | Seed mixed with oil, they are rubbed on rheumatic areas |
| • | The leaves are applied as poultices and are helpful in liver troubles, asthma and fever and, together with catechu, are administered when an astringent is needed, as on wounds |
| • | The bitter, astringent bark decoction is taken to halt diarrhea and dysentery and relieve gingivitis |
| • | The bark paste is applied on sores |
| • | The root is purgative |
| • | Juice of the root bark is said to alleviate gout and rheumatism |
| • | Strong doses of the bark or root may be toxic |
| • | An infusion of the flowers serves as an eye lotion |
In Barbados, just about the time of the dunks season, roadside vendors can be seen with small packages of dunks selling from their trays.
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