Abstract

Averrhoabilimbi is principally cultivated for medicinal purposes in many tropical and subtropical countries of the world.it is a multipurpose, long-lived tropical plant commonly known as ―Bilimbi, Cucumber Tree belonging to family Oxalidaceae. The plant has an enormous value since most of the parts like flowers, fruits, leaves, bark, seeds, roots or the whole plant are used as alternative medicine to treat a variety of diseases. survey about this plant shows that A. bilimbi is mainly used as a best medicine in the treatment of hypertension, diabetes mellitus and antimicrobial agent. The main objective of this review is to accumulate and organize literatures based on health benefits of A. bilimbi. it holds great value in the complementary and alternative medicine. Hence, this paper presents an overview on covering the biology, and various commercial, therapeutic applications. and comprehensive review on the ethno-medicinal uses, different chemical constituents and pharmacological activities

Keywords:Averrhoabilimbi; Antibacterial activity; Proximate composition; Traditional uses