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Starfruit (Averrhoa carambola) is not only good for health but also effective for maintaining beauty. Its Vitamins A and C is efficacious to cure various illness, namely:

Mumps, by taking 10 young twigs of star fruits with its leaves and four onions. Rinse and finely ground. And apply to the sore spot.

Pimple
a. Take a taste of star fruit, wash and then finely ground, then kneaded with salt water as necessary. Use to rub the face with acne. Do it three times a day.

b. Take 6 acid carambola and 1/2 teaspoon of powdered sulfur, finely milled and then squeezed with two tablespoons of lemon juice. Use to rub the face with acne. Do it 2-3 times a day.

 Photo By CourtesySkin fungus
Take 10 star fruits, washed and finely ground, add chalk as necessary and crushed to blended. Rub the affected skin with this formula. Do it 2 times daily. For oral use, it takes special way.

Cough
Grab a handful of star flowers, a few grains of fennel and sugar to taste and 1 cup of water. All materials steamed for several hours, lift, then chill. Strain, then drink two times, morning and evening on an empty stomach.

Or, take the 25 flowers starfruit, a finger sized of rhizome, a stick of cinnamon bark, a finger size of lesser galangar rhizome, 2 onions, 1/4 handheld pegagan, fourth handheld saga leaf,  1/4 teaspoon sendok leaf, cleaned and cut into pieces as necessary, with 5 cups boiling water to 2 1/4 cup of water. Once chilled, filtered water boiling, add a little honey. Drink three times a day, each 3 4 cup.

Whooping cough
Take 10 star fruits, washed and then crushed to pulp, then squeezed
with 2 tablespoons of salt water, then filtered. Drink two times a day.

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a. Grab a handful of star fruit flowers, brown sugar as necessary and a cup of water. Filter after it chilled, and use as mouthwash and lubricate the sprue.

b. Take 2/3 handfull of starfruit flowers, 3 onions, a young nutmeg, bay leaves, ¾ teaspoon of fennel, ¾ finger size of pulosari, wash and finely crushed, squeezed with three tablespoons of coconut oil, squeeze and filter. Use it to rub the sprue 6-7 times a day.

In addition, vitamin C and A of the star fruit effectively help shrink the skin pores, refreshing and soothing facial. Its mineralogical content helps reducing facial fatigue, make brightening the face.

How:
- Wash the star fruit
- Cut into slices
- Apply into oily face
- Let it stand fro about 5 minutes
- Rinse with clean water
And now, your face look fresh and oil-free (from various resources)