Alangium salvifolium belongs to the family Alangiaceae and is commonly known as sage-leaved alangium. A. salvifolium is widely distributed in South East Asia, from India to China, Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea. It is also found in Africa, Madagascar, Southern and Eastern Asia, tropical Australia, the western Pacific Ocean islands, and New Caledonia. In India, it is found throughout the Hyderabad forests and Sitamata wildlife sanctuary, Rajasthan. Preliminary phytochemical investigation reveals the presence of various primary metabolites like alangimarkine, ankorine, deoxytobulosine, alangiside,alangine, sterols, and three triterpenoids cepheline, N-methylcephaeline, deoxytobulosine and alangiside in fruits and alangimarine, alamanine, alangimaridine, emetine, cephaeline, psychotrine in seeds. It is a well-known traditionally used medicinal plant in India and it is also one of the most versatile medicinal plants having a wide spectrum of biological activities like antidiabetic, antiulcer, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antioxidant, anti-arthritic, diuretic, antifertility, anthelmintic, antiepileptic and antifungal.

Mode of Consumption: Mostly consumed ripe fruits