Antidesma bunius (L.) Spreng.

Buah buni (Antidesma bunius) is an upright tree up to 15-30 meters tall of the Phyllanthaceae family, native to Southeast Asia and northern Australia, growing wild in moist areas from Assam to Indonesia. Its young leaves are commonly eaten as a side dish, while its sweet-sour fruit is popular as a traditional remedy for high blood pressure. Buah buni is also believed to help increase breast milk flow and address anemia.

Grows in tropical areas from 0-1,000 m above sea level, fertile to clay-loam soil. In Indonesia it is generally planted in the eastern region with a monsoon climate and the moist western region.

• Stem straight, brown or gray, smooth, usually branching near the base, many branches forming a shady canopy.
• Leaves single, dark green, alternate.
• Flowers small, in racemes, with a pungent smell, bright green (early) turning reddish when blooming, dioecious.
• Fruit juicy, fleshy, ovoid or round, 8-10 mm in diameter, yellowish-red to bluish-violet.

• Propagated generatively (seed), vegetatively (stem cuttings, air layering, budding, and grafting).
• Air layering generally roots after 95 days.
• Budding uses somewhat mature shoots, 3-4 cm long, smooth and green, with a petiole and lenticels.

Phenolic (kaempferol, quercetin, anthocyanin), polyphenol (catechin, epicatechin, rutin and trans-resveratrol), phenolic acid (gallic, caffeic, ellagic acids).

Antioxidant, antibacterial, syphilis, anemia, heart palpitations, high blood pressure, wound remedy, increases breast milk flow, antidiabetic, hypertension remedy, anemia, and snake bites.

• Prepare ripe, non-rotten buah buni fruit.
• Wash the fruit thoroughly.
• Dry by air-drying until completely dry. Grind into powder.
• Store in an airtight place.

Huni (Sunda), Wuni (Java), Onded, Huni wera (Madura), Katakuti Kutikata (Maluku), Bune (South Sulawesi).