The tree in the compound has healthy looking ilumbikka or ilumban or irumban puli. And I remembered someone saying of the many benefits and virtues of it.
Though it has some extreme pungent taste, I like challenges for the sake of something healthy and plucked four of them and ate them.
Then I sat down and searched. Here’s a message from a researched paper.
“Averrhoa bilimbi has high oxalic acid and regular intake will result in kidney failure owing to the deposition of calcium oxalate crystals in renal tubule,” he said, adding that people are unaware of this fact.”
So, please go slow on this when people recommend for heath sake.
Kurian 
We have this tree at home, we call the fruit ‘bimbul’. It is used as a substitute for tamarind in coastal Karnataka. I did not know about its side effects, haven’t heard of any, Thank you for the info. 🙂
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You are welcome Rekha. Please google for more information
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Many told,it is good for cholesterol, anyway thank you for this information
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Please google for more information
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Many told,it is good for cholesterol, anyway thank you for this information
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Please google for more information
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Hi K… never knew that…although I like the pickle my wife makes with it…thanks for the info.
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You are welcome and thank you
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Reblogged this on simplyfriendlytrip and commented:
Hey, i like your post. in my place it is called “Belimbing Wuluh, and it is as a traditional herbal to cure some illnesses. and I don’t know that it has side effect. so I have to re-blog it to give others this information
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Happy to know and thank you
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I love learning about fruit that is native to your neck of the woods. I have never seen any of it before.
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That’s indeed a great thing. And I am happy that I could display some
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ഇത് കണ്ടപ്പോ ഓർമ്മ വരുന്നത് പണ്ടു കൂട്ടുകാരിയുടെ വീട്ടിൽ എത്തുമ്പോൾ അവളുടെ അമ്മ ഇലുമ്പിക്കാ മുളകും ഉപ്പും മഞ്ഞളും ചേർത്ത് വെയിലത്ത് വച്ചു ഉണക്കി എടുത്തത് അച്ചാർ ഇടും …. എന്റെ കർത്താവേ എന്തോരു രുചിയാ… ഇപ്പൊ ഇത് പറയുമ്പോ കൂടി എന്റെ വായില് കപ്പൽ ഓടുവാ 😅🤭
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As usual, wonderful writing
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വേറെ ഒന്നു അമ്മച്ചിയിടുന്ന ഇലുമ്പി അച്ചാര് അതു കഴിക്കുന്നത് കൂടുതലും വിളയിൽ കപ്പ നടാൻ വേണ്ടി കിളക്കുന്ന ദിവസം പണിക്കാർക്ക് നല്ല ചൂട് കഞ്ഞി വെള്ളം കൂടെ ഈ അച്ചാറ് കൊണ്ട് വരും…. വിയർപ്പും വെയിലും ഉപ്പും എരിവും പുളിയും …. 😇😇😇😇
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Wonderful description
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ithokke real life experience aayathu kondaakum
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