Already institutionalized to a large extent globally, alternative medicine forms a link between folk medicine and modern Western medicine. There is a growing demand today for plant-based medicines, health products, pharmaceuticals, food supplements etc in the international market. Documentation of the indigenous knowledge through ethnobotanical studies and molecular characterization is important for the conservation and utilization of biological resources. Spondias pinnata Kurz is an important medicinal plant belonging to anacardiaceae family, commonly found in North Eastern region of India...