Chrysophyllum MANILA
(Achras Zapota L.)

Tribe: Sapotaceae
Simplisia Name: Zapotae Gummi (Gom brown manila), Zapotae Fructus (fruit brown manila), Zapotae Cortex (bark brown manila).

Description
Chrysophyllum manila generally cultivated or planted in the garden and the garden as a fruit crop. These plants can grow to a height of 300 m above sea level. Originating from tropical America and Java found in the lowlands.
Tree, 5-15 m tall, strong stems, round, woody, branching, dirty brown, white sap. Single leaves, stemmed, where organized spiral. Oval leaf blade, pointed tip and base, the edge of the flat, 3-14 cm long, 3-5 cm wide, shiny green. Compound interest in the article 3-8, out of the armpit leaves, hang, androgynous, leaves rounded petals, pistil towering out, crown shape tube, a light yellow color. Fruit round, for duck eggs, thin-skinned, thick fleshy, juicy, brown, and becomes sweet when cooked. Seeds flat, hard, black.
Fruit can be eaten as table fruit. Sap is used as a mixture of glue or varnish. Propagation by seed or transplant.

The Nature and Benefits
Astringent. Seed efficacious diuretic.

Chemical Ingredients
Leaves contain flavonoids, saponins. Bark contains alkaloids, flavonoids, tannins.

Part used
Sap of the fruit, leaves, bark.

How to Use
There are no recommendations.

Pharmacological effects
In vitro studies proved that the leaves brown manila extract levels of 0.5%, 1%, and 2% can increase the solubility of kidney stones and other calcium salts. Given also that the solubility of methanol extract is greater than the water extracts.