Caribbean Dounce Fruit in Barbados, AKA Dunk, Dung, Red Date, Korean Date
The dunks tree (Ziziphus mauritiana) is a spiny evergreen or small tree native to the Old World Tropics and common on the island of Barbados.
The small round fruit of the dunks is eaten straight from the tree and have a yellow to orange-brown colour when ripe. The leaves can be eaten and are said to be highly nutritious but this is not something that is well known or praciticed in Barbados. The dunks season in Barbados is typically from December through February.
#dunks #koreandates #dounce
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00:35 Different names for the fruit Dounce/Dunks
02:09 What does a fruit taste like
03:52 Types of dounce/dunks
04:36 Health Benefits
Medicinal Value of Dunks
In Barbados, the usage of the dunks is very straightforward as the fruit is simply picked and eaten off the tree. In other parts of the world, the utilisation of the complete tree is quite normal.
•The fruits are applied on cuts and ulcers; are employed in pulmonary ailments and fevers; and, mixed with salt and chili peppers, are given in indigestion and biliousness•The dried ripe fruit is a mild laxative•The seeds are sedative and are taken, sometimes with buttermilk, to halt nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pains in pregnancy•Seed mixed with oil, they are rubbed on rheumatic areas•The leaves are applied as poultices and are helpful in liver troubles, asthma and fever and, together with catechu, are administered when an astringent is needed, as on wounds•The bitter, astringent bark decoction is taken to halt diarrhea and dysentery and relieve gingivitis•The bark paste is applied on sores•The root is purgative•Juice of the root bark is said to alleviate gout and rheumatism•Strong doses of the bark or root may be toxic•An infusion of the flowers serves as an eye lotion
In Barbados, just about the time of the dunks season, roadside vendors can be seen with small packages of dunks selling from their trays.
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The small round fruit of the dunks is eaten straight from the tree and have a yellow to orange-brown colour when ripe. The leaves can be eaten and are said to be highly nutritious but this is not something that is well known or praciticed in Barbados. The dunks season in Barbados is typically from December through February.
#dunks #koreandates #dounce
Time Stamps
00:35 Different names for the fruit Dounce/Dunks
02:09 What does a fruit taste like
03:52 Types of dounce/dunks
04:36 Health Benefits
Medicinal Value of Dunks
In Barbados, the usage of the dunks is very straightforward as the fruit is simply picked and eaten off the tree. In other parts of the world, the utilisation of the complete tree is quite normal.
•The fruits are applied on cuts and ulcers; are employed in pulmonary ailments and fevers; and, mixed with salt and chili peppers, are given in indigestion and biliousness•The dried ripe fruit is a mild laxative•The seeds are sedative and are taken, sometimes with buttermilk, to halt nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pains in pregnancy•Seed mixed with oil, they are rubbed on rheumatic areas•The leaves are applied as poultices and are helpful in liver troubles, asthma and fever and, together with catechu, are administered when an astringent is needed, as on wounds•The bitter, astringent bark decoction is taken to halt diarrhea and dysentery and relieve gingivitis•The bark paste is applied on sores•The root is purgative•Juice of the root bark is said to alleviate gout and rheumatism•Strong doses of the bark or root may be toxic•An infusion of the flowers serves as an eye lotion
In Barbados, just about the time of the dunks season, roadside vendors can be seen with small packages of dunks selling from their trays.
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