into a cooling beverage. It can replace mango in making chutney. Additionally, the fruit can be preserved by pickling, which reduces its acidity. Potential adverse effect The fruit contains high levels of oxalate. Acute kidney failure due to tubular necrosis caused by oxalate has been recorded in several people who drank the concentrated juice on continuous days as treatment for high cholesterol. Other uses In Malaysia, very acidic bilimbis are used to clean kris blades. In the Philippines, it is often used in rural places as an alternative stain remover. In the region of Addu in Maldives, the flowers of the bilimbi plant were commonly used in the 20th century as a cloth dye. Gallery See also Averrhoa carambola, a closely related tree References External links Edible fruits Flora of the Maldives Fruit trees Oxalidaceae Plants described in 1753 Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus Trees of Bangladesh Trees of Indo-China Trees of Malesia Trees of Sri Lanka