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Tuesday 20 October 2015

The Health Benefits Of Hog Plum.


Hog plum is a tree that bears orange coloured  fruits which are called iyeye in Yoruba, ngulungu in Igbo, isada in Hausa and Spondias mombin  botanically.  The trees are rarely cultivated. The fruits are no longer popularly  offered for sale by fruit sellers in Nigeria and most people would only hear about this fruit from a Yoruba song which describes the leaves as numerous. ‘Ewe iyeye igba ni o’. The trees bear small fruits which can be numerous. The fruits have a sweet and sour taste.

The fruit juice, leaves, bark, roots and flowers  are used in traditional medicine in some parts of the world where the trees can be found. This tree has many health benefits for curing and alleviating diseases because it has antimicrobial, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and astringent properties.

Hog plum plant contains polyphenols, sterols, flavonoids, uinones, tannins and saponins. The fruits are high in fiber and low in calories.  They are high in vitamin C, vitamin B1, iron and some calcium. Below are some of the uses of parts of the tree.

Hog plum crushed leaves or infusion are used to;
  • Reduce or relieve pain.
  • Sedate or calm. 
  • Treat coughs.
  • Reduce fevers and stop convulsions.
  • Aid digestion.
  • Stimulate the womb.
  • Kill parasites.
  • Treat mouth sores and infections.
  • Treat inflammation.
The bark can be prepared into a decoction and used to;
  • Treat diarrhea and dysentery.
  • Relieve pain.
  • Treat hemorrhoids.
  • Stop bleeding.
  • Treat skin disorders like eczema, dermatitis, boils, rashes, itches, leprosy etc.
  • Kill parasites.
  • Induce labour and abortion.
  • Avoid pregnancy (contraceptive).

The root is made into decoctions and used to treat;
  • Vaginal infections, gonorrhea and other venereal diseases.
  • Diarrhea.

Hog plum fruits are eaten raw or squeezed to make delicious juices. Infusions of the flower are used to treat eye infections. The leaves are also used to shrink tumours.

Even though it is difficult to get the fruits because they only are only in season around December to January, we can make use of other parts of this tree for effective remedies.


Let us know the local name and remedies of hog plum in your area below. Follow on Twitter @heal2bwell for update.

12 comments:

  1. I just appreciate your work. I suggest that much work needs to be done. I see a list of the uses of this plant, fruits, leaves and all, but how are they processed for use is missing. I am thinking that we could include this in the food consumed in our society as a means of improving our public health issues.
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    1. Hello, thank yo for the comment and suggestion. I will be writing about how to use soon.

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  2. Nice one. How about you include how to make use of the fruits or the leaves. I will appreciate if you can help out

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    1. Thank you for your comment. You are right and I will be doing this in the nearest possible time

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  3. Processing if the leaves for the usage mentioned is missing.please include it

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  4. Thanks. This will be in future posts.

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  5. Please is it good for a pregnant woman to be eating it


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  6. Tfs, but i really want to have this tree or plant in my compound, not only for its health benefits but also to kerp it alive. I am not sure if there's still a lot of them alive, but back in the the days, we used to pick and ate them just for the fun of it. But now after 46yrs I now know the real reason why we were so drawn to it. It has an amazing health benefits. Please where can i get the seeds or growing plant to plant.thanks

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