Carissa carandas Syn.: Arduina carandas, Echites spinosus, Jasminonerium carandas (Common name: Karanda, Karonda) – Apocynaceae, a sprawling semi-vine shrub native to India. Although karonda can be kept clipped into a shrub, it really prefers to act much like a vine similar to bougainvillea and will climb to the tops of rather tall trees.
Fruits can be eaten fresh or used for jellies or jam or pickled. Its fruit is used in Ayurveda to treat acidity, indigestion, fresh and infected wounds, skin diseases etc. The roots serve as a stomachic, an anthelmintic medicine for itches and also as insect repellents.
Reference
Surendra Parihar
Ex.Professor and Head.
Deptt. of Seed , Science and Technology.
Indian Agricultural Research Institute,
Pusa,
New Delhi,
India 110012