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Latin Name: Syzygium jambos
Family: Myrtaceae
culinary use
The color is pink, yellow and with greenish tints. Its sweetness is also medium and is widely used as an accompaniment to savory recipes in general, as well as in salads.
Medicinal use
It is considered a tonic for the liver and brain. The preparation of the fruit in infusions is used as a diuretic. The flowers prepared with sugar reduces fever. The seeds are used for dysentery, catarrh and diarrhea.