Abstract
This work reviews the four basic structural types of homoisoflavanones. The relationships between the various structures of homoisoflavanones and their plant origins, ethnobotany and biological activities are put into perspective.
Acknowledgements
We thank the postgraduate students for their assistance in the collation of some information represented in this article. We are indebted to Dr Christina Potgieter at the University of KwaZulu-Natal Herbarium for assistance with botanical nomenclature.