Spondias mombin, also known as hog plum is a species a tree and flowering plant in the family Anacardiaceae. It is native to the tropical Americas, including the West Indies. The fruit pulp is either eaten fresh or made into juice, concentrate, jellies, and sherbets. In traditional medicine, Spondias mombin has had a variety of uses. The fruit has been used as a diuretic and febrifuge. The bark is astringent and used as an emetic and for diarrhea, dysentery, hemorrhoids, gonorrhoea, and leukorrhea. The flowers and leaves are used to make a tea for stomach ache, biliousness, urethritis, cystitis, and inflammation. ãģãģãģ #growninhaiti #spondiasmombin #hogplum #fruit #edible #medicinal #seedsovereignty #foodsecurity #haiti #ayiti #agroforestry #nursery #foodforest #organic #diversity #variety https://www.instagram.com/p/B3kOeS4l4TE/?igshid=rx2vqwioetbl
