Medicinal and economic value of spondias mombin

Abstract

This article reviewed the folk medical value of Spondias mombin with
the correlated research findings on the uses of Spondias mombin. Most
of the folk uses had been scientifically proven in most of the regions
where those beliefs are based. The plant was described with habitat, the
local uses including the uses of its parts mentioned. We reviewed the
ethnomedicinal uses, the biological activities and the phytochemistry of
Spondias mombin.
(Afr. J. Biomed. Res. 11: 129 - 136)

Key Words; Spondias mombin, Neurological, Sedative, Antipsychotic, Antiepileptic, GABA-nergic transmission