#Hedge apple skin

The following is based on my personal experiences with Hedge Apple tea. The infusions I have made from the freeze dried fruit taste is very mild as I only use a small bit of the dried fruit, about a teaspoon crumbled or ground. In rare cases, people may experience irritation from the latex plant sap.

The plant pulp isn't all that unpleasant, but will make you pucker from it's astringency. They don't taste good and the texture is fibrous. There is nothing in an Osage Orange that is toxic to most humans. I just pinch of a piece of the freeze dried slices and steep in hot water for about 10 minutes and have a nice tea. I got lucky as a friend just got a large freeze dryer and wants to keep it busy, so that's a good way to make sure I'm keeping all the nutrients. A mild, not unpleasant tasting, tea can be made from fruits that are sliced and dried. The weird bumpy fruits of Osage Orange tree aren't the tastiest fruit, but when dried they can be a passable nibble. I have seen many references that say Hedge Apples, also known as Osage Oranges, are not edible. The Link List to Potential Medicinal Properties of the Osage Orange Tree This is a slide about Hedge Apples from my Wild Medicinal Plants presentation, linked to larger image. Triterpene constituents have also been isolated from Hedge Apple fruit.

#Hedge apple skin

It is being studied for cytotoxicity to cancer cells, cannabinoid and opioid receptor activity, cardiovascular benefits, skin care, hair growth and more. Why would you want to add Hedge Apple Fruit to your diet? Believe it or not, this so called 'trash fruit' of the Osage Orange tree is full of antioxidants including Pomiferin and Osajin, and many others that are being researched for all kinds of medicinal properties.