Soncoya

“Soncoya’s fruit juice is given as a remedy for jaundice in Mexico!

It is a deciduous tree native of Central and South America and can grow to 10 meters or 32 feet in height.

The surface of the fruit has hooklike projections and is hard to cut open when ripe. Its fruit is eaten raw, made into a juice and also a beverage. In traditional medicine, the decoction of its bark is used to treat dysentery.”