Large tree, to 50 feet (15 m) tall, with a dense, symmetrical crown and rough bark. Alternate, compound leaves to 12 inches (30 cm) in length, with 6-9 pairs of leaflets. Flowers staminate, pistillate and hermaphroditic, small, whitish, produced in terminal or axillary panicles. Fruits round, 0.5-1 inch (1-2.5 cm) in diameter, with a rough, light brown peel and a sweet, translucent, whitish pulp surrounding a smooth black seed.
To reduce fevers (fresh fruits); as a cure for insomnia (dried fruit); in the treatment of allergies, cancer, diabetes and cardiovascular diseases (leaves)
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