Medicinal and economic value of spondias mombin

Abstract

This article reviewed the folk medical value of Spondias mombin withthe correlated research findings on the uses of Spondias mombin. Mostof the folk uses had been scientifically proven in most of the regionswhere those beliefs are based. The plant was described with habitat, thelocal uses including the uses of its parts mentioned. We reviewed theethnomedicinal uses, the biological activities and the phytochemistry ofSpondias mombin.(Afr. J. Biomed. Res. 11: 129 - 136)Key Words; Spondias mombin, Neurological, Sedative, Antipsychotic, Antiepileptic, GABA-nergic transmission