Recent insights into the therapeutic profile and holistic application of Wood apple in biomedicine and food industry

Pharmacological and ethnomedicinal sciences have recently flourished in empirical research with regard to the utilization of underexploited fruit crops for their vast medicinal properties and prospective health applications.It is now well acknowledged by medical professionals that integration of nutrition and drug therapy may provide the most effective outcomes in combating diseases.The phytochemical active constituents found in versatile minor fruit crops are being studied for their potential application as novel therapies, owing to their preventive effects.Wood apple (Limonia acidissima Groff.) is one among the Indian fruit crops with immense medicinal potential that has long been utilized in traditional medicines.Ayurveda medicine makes significant use of fruits, leaves, bark, seeds, and roots that contain biochemicals; namely, phenolic acids, coumarins, quinones, lignans, flavonoids, sterols, alkaloids, triterpenoids, and volatile oils, which extensively treat severe diseases like laxatives, peptic ulcers, chronic diarrhoea, and dysentery.This paper delivers an overview of the pharmaceutical characteristics wood apple to foster innovation and make significant improvements in the fields of research and industry.