| Factory waste:
The waste from pomelo packing plants
has long been converted into molasses for cattle.
Pericarp: the pomelo pericarp
is a good material for delicatessen and medicament.
Such as, confection, pomelo ointment, medicament
after insolation. Pomelo pericarp can used sterilizing
agent for it has sterilization efficacy, and
it can dispel peculiar smell.
Wood: Old pomelo trees can
be salvaged for their wood. The sapwood is pale-yellow
or nearly white, the heartwood yellow to brownish,
hard, fine-grained, and useful for domestic
purposes. Mainly, pruned branches and felled
trees are cut up for firewood. The wood is heavy,
hard, tough, fine-grained and suitable for making
tool handles.
Medicinal Uses: In the Philippines
and Southeast Asia, decoctions of the leaves,
flowers, and rind are given for their sedative
effect in cases of epilepsy, chorea and convulsive
coughing. The hot leaf decoction is applied
on swellings and ulcers. The fruit juice is
taken as a febrifuge. The sarcocarps are employed
against coughs, dyspepsia and lumbago. Gum that
exudes from declining trees is collected and
taken as a cough remedy in Brazil. An essence
prepared from the flowers is taken to overcome
insomnia, also as a stomachic, and cardiac tonic.
The pulp is considered an effective aid in the
treatment of urinary disorders. Leaf extractions
have shown antibiotic activity.
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