Medicinal Potential, Utilization and Domestication Status of Bitter Kola (Garcinia kola Heckel) in West and Central Africa

A Maňourová, O Leuner, Z Tchoundjeu, P Van Damme… - Forests, 2019 - mdpi.com
Garcinia kola Heckel (Clusiaceae), known as bitter kola, is a multipurpose tree indigenous to
West and Central Africa. This highly preferred species is called “wonder plant” because all of …

Green Synthesis, Characterization, and Antibacterial Investigation of Synthesized Gold Nanoparticles (AuNPs) from Garcinia kola Pulp Extract

SA Akintelu, B Yao, AS Folorunso - Plasmonics, 2021 - Springer
The properties of gold nanoparticles, such as conductivity, half-life, catalytic nature,
improved solubility efficiency, chemical stability, and its mechanism in binding with bacterial …

[PDF][PDF] Acetogenins of Annona muricata leaves: Characterization and potential anticancer study

N Daud, H Ya'akob, MNM Rosdi - Integr. Cancer Sci. Ther, 2016 - researchgate.net
Annona muricata L. is belongs to the family Annonacea, which has been used in many
traditional medicinal systems. It has many medicinal values such as to cure fever …

[PDF][PDF] Antioxidant activity, total phenols and phytochemical constituents of four underutilised tropical fruits.

AA Boakye, FD Wireko-Manu… - International Food …, 2015 - researchgate.net
The antioxidant activity, total phenols content and phytochemical constituents of edible
portions of four underutilised tropical fruits; Irvingia gabonensis (African mango), Artocarpus …

A review on the phytochemistry and medicinal values of ten common herbs used in Nigeria

AA Azeez, OA Akeredolu, DF Igata… - Journal of Research in …, 2020 - ajol.info
Herbs are indispensable category of plants with a long history of use in remedying several
health related challenges in many countries of the world including Nigeria. Their utilization …

Tracing the Tradition: Regional Differences in the Cultivation, Utilization, and Commercialization of Bitter Kola (Garcinia kola, Clusiaceae) in Cameroon

A Manourova, Z Polesny, B Lojka, A Degrande… - Economic Botany, 2023 - Springer
Garcinia kola, known as bitter kola, is a promising multipurpose fruit tree from tropical forests
in West and Central Africa. Despite the popularity of the species in folk medicine, very little is …

[PDF][PDF] Mineral composition, antioxidant properties, phytochemical and anti-nutrient composition of African palmyra palm (Borassus aethiopum) fruit flour

V Abe-Inge, C Arthur, JK Agbenorhevi, FM Kpodo - 2018 - researchgate.net
African palmyra palm (Borassus aethiopum) grows widely across Africa. Previous studies
indicated its fruit flour has a great potential in food applications. The objective of this work …

[HTML][HTML] Dietary effects of Garcinia kola seed meal on growth performance, hematology and serum biochemical parameters of weaned rabbits

SU Ilo, EA Akuru, JC Egbo, CE Oyeagu… - Veterinary world, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Materials and Methods: GKS were dried and ground into powder. Thirty-two 8-week-old
crossbred rabbits with an average weight of 614 g were randomly divided into four dietary …

[PDF][PDF] Preliminary screening of nutraceutical potential of fruit pulp, peel and seeds from Annona squamosa (L.) and Annona muricata (L.) growing in coast region of …

LM Chimbevo, S Essuman - American Journal of BioScience, 2019 - academia.edu
An evaluation of nutraceutical potential of fruit pulp, peel and seeds from Annona Squamosa
(L.) and Annona Muricata (L.) was conducted. Ripe fresh fruits were collected from farms in …

[PDF][PDF] Assessment of Some Health Beneficial Constituents of Edible Portions of Four Underutilised Fruits

AA Boakye - 2013 - researchgate.net
The surge in chronic diseases has necessitated the global call for increased consumption of
diverse fruits and vegetables resulting in the need to study the potential health beneficial …