The role of wild fruits and vegetables in delivering a balanced and healthy diet

C Bvenura, D Sivakumar - Food Research International, 2017 - Elsevier
Without a doubt, fruits and vegetables are important components of a balanced and healthy
diet. However, their consumption is very low in the world, with the lowest figures being …

African natural products with potential antioxidants and hepatoprotectives properties: a review

B Lawal, OK Shittu, FI Oibiokpa, EB Berinyuy… - Clinical …, 2017 - Springer
Free radicals are highly reactive molecules generated during oxidation reactions which in
turn initiate chain reactions resulting to cellular damage. There is substantial evidence …

GC–MS and molecular docking analyses of phytochemicals from the underutilized plant, Parkia timoriana revealed candidate anti-cancerous and anti-inflammatory …

L Ralte, L Khiangte, NM Thangjam, A Kumar… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Plants are excellent sources of functionally bioactive compounds and essential nutrients.
The phytochemical constituents have enormous potential in treating both plant and human …

Cytotoxic phytochemicals from the crude extract of Tetrapleura tetraptera fruits towards multi-factorial drug resistant cancer cells

AT Mbaveng, GF Chi, IN Bonsou, JO Ombito… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Ethnopharmacological relevance Tetrapleura tetraptera is an African medicinal spice used
in traditional medicine to treat several ailments including cancer. Aim of the study The …

Genus Parkia: Phytochemical, Medicinal Uses, and Pharmacological Properties

MSM Saleh, J Jalil, S Zainalabidin, AY Asmadi… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The genus Parkia (Fabaceae, Subfamily, Mimosoideae) comprises about 34 species of
mostly evergreen trees widely distributed across neotropics, Asia, and Africa. This review …

An antibacterial activity of Bauhinia racemosa assisted ZnO nanoparticles during lunar eclipse and docking assay

PB Chouke, AK Potbhare, KM Dadure… - Materials Today …, 2020 - Elsevier
In the present work it has been seen that Bauhinia racemosa assisted in fabrication of ZnO
Nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) used for docking and antibacterial assay. ZnO NPs was confirmed …

Traditional uses, phytochemistry and biological activities of Parkia timoriana (DC.) Merr., an underutilized multipurpose tree bean: a review

T Angami, R Bhagawati, L Touthang, B Makdoh… - Genetic Resources and …, 2018 - Springer
Tree bean, Parkia timoriana (DC.) Merr.(Fabaceae) is an underutilized nutritious leguminous
tree found in North-eastern states of India and other Southeast Asian countries …

Comparative study on proximate, functional, mineral, and antinutrient composition of fermented, defatted, and protein isolate of Parkia biglobosa seed

BI Ogunyinka, BE Oyinloye… - Food science & …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The use of plant‐derived foods in the prevention, treatment, and management of metabolic
diseases especially diabetes has gained prominence; this has been associated with their …

Bioactive agents from Parkia biglobosa (Jacq.) R.Br. ex G. Don bark extracts for health promotion and nutraceutical uses

S Sut, S Dall'Acqua, KI Sinan, G Zengin… - Journal of the …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Parkia biglobosa stem bark extracts were prepared using methanol,
methanol 80%, water and ethyl acetate to investigate their phytochemical contents, as well …

Potential Application of Tetrapleura tetraptera and Hibiscus sabdariffa (Malvaceae) in Designing Highly Flavoured and Bioactive Pito with Functional Properties

P Adadi, ON Kanwugu - Beverages, 2020 - mdpi.com
Sorghum beer (pito) is an indigenous alcoholic beverage peculiar to northern Ghana and
parts of other West African countries. It is overwhelmed with calories, essential amino acids …