Langsat are the trees from the Mahogany Family, which is scientifically known as Lansium parasiticum. Langsat’s tree grow under the tropical humid environments and is a long erect plant, it begins to yield after 4 years of plantation and it continues to produce fruits for over 100 years. Small yellow flowers appear in the langsat tree from April to June, which later on develops greenish berries in clusters. Its fruits are ready for harvesting between the month of August and November, when their color turns into brownish yellow. It is plant that bears small, orb shaped, edible fruits and these fruits resemblance potato from their outer appearance and inside it has a white flesh, which contains inedible bitter seeds.
bittersweet grapefruit Langsat is originated in the Southeast Asian Regions. Langsat’s demand is in skyrocket, when it is in season, and its cultivation does not extend beyond a handful of regions in Southeast Asian Regions. Langsat’s are loved and appreciated by many fruit lovers in the southeast asian regions and is chiefly grown in Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, Philippines and Thailand. Some of the very common names of Langsat are: Lansa, duku, langseh, lansone, kokosan or langsep, etc.
Health benefits of Langsat
Vitamin A
Langsat contains vitamin A in it, which is the essential co-factor for vital body functions. Langsat is high in vitamin A, which helps in maintaining healthy skin, eyes, teeth, skeletal tissues and mucous membranes healthy.
Riboflavin
Langsat is rich in vitamins like thiamine and riboflavin, which enhances the RBC formation and helps in the break-down of carbohydrate to provide energy to the body. Riboflavin is one of the important factors for the production of red blood cells and for overall body growth.
Anti-Malarial Seeds
Many studies have proven that Langsat’s seeds have the potential and ability to be anti-malarial therapeutic. It’s leaves and skin have shown to possess anti-pathogenic nature against the Plasmodium Falciparum, a malaria causing parasite. They contain the chemical compound which interrupts the lifecycle of pathogen and kill them.
Antioxidants
Langsat contains the antioxidants that fights and protect from the cell damage. The oxidative damage to cell, which may lead to cancer or tumor. Langsat contains limonoids, which are anti-cancerous in and protects body from many cancer ailments.
Cures Fever
The fruit of langsat helps in treating cold and fever. It has vitamin C in it, which helps in reducing cold and flu symptoms. The crushed seeds of langsat helps a lot in lowering the body temperature.
Nutritional Value
Langsat is a nutritionally rich fruit, which contains many vital elements like: Carbohydrate, minerals, vitamins, proteins and dietary fiber in abundance. It is rich in Vitamin A, Riboflavin and Thiamine, which is extremely necessary for many body functions.
Every 100gms of Langsat contains 0.8g of protein, 2.3g of fiber, 20mg Calcium, 30mg of phosphorous, 9.5g of carb, 124mg of riboflavin, 89mcg of thiamine, 13IU of vitamin A and 1mg of ascorbic acid.
