Star fruit is a fruit that is both beneficial and can cause toxicity to the body. This is because star fruit is high in potassium, which affects kidney function. Oxalate binds with calcium and crystallizes in the kidneys, resulting in kidney failure. Oxalic acid makes symptoms of kidney disease worse and is a risk factor for urinary stones. This is why kidney disease patients should not consume star fruit.

Get to know star fruit

Star fruit (Star fruit) Scientific name Averrhoa carambola L. is a native tree of India, Sri Lanka and Indonesia. It is a popular fruit in Southeast Asia such as Thailand and Malaysia. In addition, in South America, star fruit is cultivated. The fruit is shaped like a shuttle. When cut horizontally, it will be shaped like a five-pointed star. The fruit is green. When ripe, the fruit will be yellow. It will have a sour, astringent taste. Some varieties have a sweet taste.

The varieties of star fruit found in Thailand include: หากคุณสนใจเล่นพนันออนไลน์ที่ดีที่สุด สามารถสมัครสมาชิก UFABET ได้ที่นี่ พร้อมรับโปรโมชั่นพิเศษสำหรับสมาชิกใหม่ Star fruit (Star fruit) Scientific name Averrhoa carambola L. is a native tree of India, Sri Lanka and Indonesia. It is a popular fruit in Southeast Asia such as Thailand and Malaysia. In addition, in South America, star fruit is cultivated. The fruit is shaped like a shuttle. When cut horizontally, it will be shaped like a five-pointed star. The fruit is green. When ripe, the fruit will be yellow. It will have a sour, astringent taste. Some varieties have a sweet taste. The varieties of star fruit found in Thailand include:

• Native variety has a sour taste.

• Malaysian variety has a sweet and sour taste and contains a lot of water in the star fruit.

• Taiwanese variety has a sweet taste and thin petals.

• Cantonese variety, starfruit is white, the edges of the petals are green, the taste is sweet.

Nutritional value of star fruit

The nutritional value obtained from 100 grams of star fruit includes:

• Energy 31 kcal

• Carbohydrates 6.73 grams

• Sugar 3.98 grams

• Fat 0.33 grams

• Protein 1.04 grams

• Vitamin B1 0.014 mg

• Vitamin B2 0.016 mg

• Vitamin B3 0.367 mg

• Vitamin B5 0.391 mg

• Vitamin B6 0.017 mg

• Vitamin B9 12 micrograms

• Vitamin C 34.4 milligrams

• Vitamin E 0.15 mg

• Calcium 3 milligrams

• Iron 0.08 milligrams

• Magnesium 10 mg

• Phosphorus 12 milligrams

• Potassium 133 milligrams

• Sodium 2 mg

• Zinc 0.12 mg

Benefits of Star Fruit

• Star fruit juice helps to eliminate dandruff on the scalp.

• Strengthen teeth and prevent bleeding gums.

• Used as an ingredient in cosmetics to help treat acne, freckles, and nourish the skin.

• It is an expectorant.

• Control the heart rate to be regular and normal.

• Helps control blood sugar levels

• Prevent anemia

• If you have a fever, star fruit can help reduce your body temperature.

• Helps to lose weight

• Helps you sleep better

• It is a medicine that can relieve heat in the body and quench thirst.

• Helps relieve stress and reduce distraction.

• Starfruit juice, when squeezed into juice, can help remove stains from clothes.

Starfruit toxicity

Star fruit toxicity does not only affect the kidneys. Consuming star fruit in large quantities can affect various systems in the body.

1. Kidney toxicity

• Patients will experience acute kidney failure several hours after eating star fruit, including high blood pressure, pulmonary edema, and little urine output because waste products that are stuck in the kidneys cannot be excreted. They may need to undergo dialysis, which takes 3-4 weeks for the kidneys to function normally.

2. Neurotoxicity

• It often occurs in patients who eat a lot of star fruit. They will experience cerebral edema and meningitis due to the formation of calcitum oxalate crystals that stick to the blood vessel walls in the meninges. However, neurotoxicity caused by eating star fruit is rare.

3. Toxicity to the digestive system

• Star fruit contains oxalic acid, which is acidic. Eating star fruit in large quantities can cause irritation in the digestive system. In severe cases, symptoms include nausea, vomiting, stomach cramps, and reduced food and water intake.

Factors influencing disease caused by star fruit consumption

• Star fruit varieties: Star fruits with sour taste contain more oxalic acid than star fruits with sweet taste, so consumers of star fruits with sour taste are at higher risk of disease.

•  Quantity: Eating star fruit in large quantities will result in higher levels of oxalate.

•  How to consume If you eat star fruit that has been processed, such as pickled, candied or dried, the oxalate content will be reduced. The risk of various diseases will be less than consuming fresh star fruit.

•  Absorption: Eating star fruit on an empty stomach, oxalate is freely absorbed and excreted by the kidneys. However, if combined with calcium, it crystallizes as calcium oxalate in the kidney tissue, which can result in kidney failure.

•  Dehydration: If star fruit juice is consumed after exercise or after a lot of sweating, calcium oxalate crystals can easily form in the kidney tissue, leading to kidney failure.

Healthy Ways to Consume Star Fruit

• 1. Choose starfruit that is ripe, not rotten or too unripe.

• 2. Before eating, the star fruit should be washed thoroughly.

• 3. Cut star fruit into bite-sized pieces. Remove the seeds before eating.

• 4. Eat star fruit in moderation, not too much.

• 5. Consult a doctor before using star fruit products.

People who should avoid consuming star fruit

• People who take cholesterol-lowering drugs

• People who take anti-anxiety medications

• Patients with kidney disease or undergoing dialysis

• Patients with kidney stones

• Dehydrated patients

Although star fruit is harmful to kidney patients, normal people can consume star fruit in moderate amounts. In addition to the star fruit that can be eaten, various parts of the star fruit can be beneficial to health, such as boiling the star fruit root to relieve body aches and diarrhea. Star fruit leaves, if pounded and applied to the skin, can relieve inflammation or bruising and swelling of the body, including treating chickenpox, itchy rashes all over the body, ringworm, etc.