Description

Sapodilla (Manikara zaopota)

Sapodilla is a large tree with a wide range of uses. This plant is grown best in full sun and
can grown in a wide range of environmental conditions. It prefers well-drained soils and is
drought resistant. Sapodilla bears a fruit which can be eaten raw or used in making
sherbets, custard, ice cream, pies, jams, jellies and more. When fully ripe the flesh is soft,
very sweet, slightly acidic and delicious.

Medicinally, a leaf decoction can be made to treat fever, wounds and ulcers. The fruit is
eaten as a remedy for indigestion and diarrhoea. The seeds, when ground, act as a diuretic.
They are used to expel urinary and gall bladder stones.

Fun Fact: The milky latex is used to produce chewing gum.