Review Paper on Wood Apple

Many Indian medicinal plants with remarkable healing properties remain underutilized, and the wood apple is one edible fruit among them. Various parts of the tree—including the leaves, bark, roots, fruits, and seeds—are widely used in Ayurvedic medicine to address chronic diarrhea, dysentery, peptic ulcers, and even as a laxative, among other conditions. In addition, numerous scientific investigations have confirmed its ethnomedicinal benefits by identifying an array of bioactive compounds with antihyperglycemic, antidiabetic, anticancer, antimicrobial, hepatoprotective, and other pharmacological activities. This review provides a detailed look at the nutritional content, phytochemistry, and both traditional and modern medicinal uses of the often-overlooked wood apple.