Chrysophyllum cainito

Chrysophyllum cainito or Caïnitier is an exotic fruit tree of the kind Chrysophyllum and of the family of the Sapotaceae . Its edible fruit is called Pomme of milk or kainite.

It is cultivated mainly with the the Antilles. It is a self-fertilizing tree which measures between 6 and 30 m and whose bark is rich in latex. Its foliage is persistent.

Uses

• the fruit is edible, it is the Pomme of milk.

• the infusion of the sheets of caïmitier is used to fight the diabetes and the rheumatic pains. The decoction of bark is a tonic and simulating used like Antitussif.

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