Watery rose apple trees can reach heights of 6 to 15 meters and have grayish-brown bark. The leaves are thin, narrowly lanceolate, and coriaceous, measuring 10 cm to 23 cm in length and 2.5 cm to 5 cm in width, with an acuminate apex, cuneate base, and petioles of 0.5 to 1 cm in length. The blooms are terminal and have single-branched cymes about 2 cm long. A funnel shape of hypanthium with a length of 7 to 10 mm is shown to narrow into a short pseudoterminal with a length of 3 to 4 mm. There are two pairs of fleshy, unequal, persistent, glabrous or slightly puberulent sepals, one 6 to 8 mm long and the other 4 to 6 mm long.

There are four orbicular to ovate-orbicular concave petals with white to greenish-white colour (12 to 20 mm in length), as well as long creamy white filaments (10 to 50 mm long). White to pinkish-yellow subglobose berries with a fleshy pericarp are produced by the tree (10 to 15 mm thick). Typically, a single subglobose seed with a diameter of 2 to 2.5 cm and testa tightly aligned with the cotyledons is present.

Other dimensions range from 4 to 6 mm. There are four orbicular to ovate-orbicular concave petals with white to greenish-white color (12 to 20 mm in length), as well as long creamy white filaments (10 to 50 mm long). White to pinkish-yellow subglobose berries with a meaty pericarp are produced by the tree (10 to 15 mm thick). Typically, a single subglobose seed with a diameter of 2 to 2.5 cm and testa tightly aligned with the cotyledons is present.

Benefits of Water Rose Apples

The water rose apple includes a variety of bioactive chemicals that may have a variety of biological qualities that are beneficial to human health.

Water rose apples may have the following characteristics:

• It might have antioxidant properties (It may fight free radicals).
• It may have antifungal properties.
• It may have anti-inflammatory effects.
• It helps in reducing blood sugar levels.
• It has some antibacterial properties.
• It is thought to have anti-inflammatory effects.
• It may have anti-proliferative (slowing the spread of malignant cells) properties.
• It could also help in lowering cholesterol.

 

Possible Side Effects of Water Rose Apples

There have been no rigorous studies on the adverse effects of water rose apples. As a result, additional research is needed to confirm the negative effects of water rose apples on human health.

However, if you have any negative effects or pain after consuming water apples, please contact your physician who recommended the herb. They will offer the necessary therapy to lessen the negative effects. You may be allergic to it and not aware and in such case desist immediately.

Eat in moderation. The water rose apples are harmless until you start eating them excessively.   We don’t have sufficient data to recommend the safe use of water apples for pregnant or nursing women. As a result, it is very important to see a doctor before taking it.

Because small children and the elderly have weakened immune systems, it is important to take extra measures while administering it to them.

There is insufficient scientific data to suggest that water apple interacts with other drugs. People should not, however, believe that no adverse interactions.