The domestication of trees for agroforestry approaches to poverty alleviation and
environmental rehabilitation in the tropics depends on the expansion of the market demand …

Studies in Natural Products Chemistry, Volume 79 covers the synthesis, testing and
recording of the medicinal properties of natural products, providing cutting-edge accounts of …

In a world increasingly challenged by the need to integrate and understand highly
specialized knowledge in a multidisciplinary way, this book is innovative and perhaps …

Fruits of commercial Garcinia genus have been used for centuries in subtropic and tropic
areas. However, large amounts of their seeds and included kernels are generally discarded …

Background In addition to plant species biology and ecology, understanding the folk
knowledge systems related to the use of plant species and how this knowledge system …

The fatty acid compositions of the seed oils of Haematostaphis barteri (blood plum) and
Ximenia americana (Wild olive) plants were determined by the Gas Chromatography–Mass …

Background: The plant, Chrysophyllum albidum is indigenous to Nigeria and its stem-bark
has found relevance in folkloric medicine for infections and oxidative stress linked diseases …

Garcinia lucida and Garcinia kola (Clusiaceae) are common well-known forest species
among local population in Cameroon due to their various medicinal properties. A study of …

Ethnopharmacological relevance Aframomum melegueta is a popular medicinal plant in
Nigeria believed to have many agents acting in different ways to bring about human health …

Some antinutrients (hydrocyanic acid, oxalate, and phytate) and some mineral elements
(calcium, copper, iron, magnesium, zinc, and phosphorus) were analyzed in five popular …