Botanical Index No. 609

Langsat, Duku

lansium domesticum

Medicinal Actions

Analysis pending research update.

Primary Conditions Treated

Conjunctivosis Cramp Diarrhea Dysentery Enterosis Fever Gastrosis Malaria Ophthalmia Pain Sting Tuberculosis Water Retention Worm

Safety & Contraindications

Diabetics are warned against using the seed decoction. Children are forbidden from eating the fruits because exocarp causes pain in the larynx and small lumps on the mucous membrane. Peel of fruit is burned as a mosquito repellent in Java. Lansium acid, injected into a frog, caused heart failure in 3–4 hours.