This book is the third in a series evaluating underexploited african plant resources that could help broaden and secure africas food supply. Alghannam1, hanaa hamdy ahmed2, nabila zein3, faten zahran3 1chemistry departmentcollege of science, university of dammam, saudia arabia. Desert date oil international cosmetics science centre as icsc desert date oil is pressed from the kernels of the tree balanites aegyptiaca, zygophyllaceae, which. Balanites aegyptiaca balanitaceae is a widely grown desert plant with multiuse potential. Application of desert date balanites aegyptiaca seed oil. Pdf use and management of balanites aegyptiaca in drylands of. If you need to print pages from this book, we recommend downloading it as a pdf. Isotype of balanites aegyptiaca sands family zygophyllaceae verified by. The seed kernel is rich in oil, protein, minerals and edible as snacks after boiling. Balanites aegyptiaca seed kernel is readily available in northern nigeria and the use of the seed is not popular in areas where it is produced. Balanites aegyptiaca fruit pulp is a good source of sugars 33 g100 g dry matter dm, polyphenols 264 mg gae100 g dm and flavonoids 34.
The volume describes 24 littleknown indigenous african cultivated and wild fruits that have potential as food and cashcrops but are typically overlooked by scientists, policymakers, and the world at large. This research at tempts to use the seed kernel oil of balanites aegyptiaca as a good raw material for the production of soap and body lotion. Toxicity of crude balanites aegyptiaca seed oil in rats. The study showed that climbing the tree and cutting branches and twigs is done for leaves collection while fruits are generally collected after they have fallen. Balanites aegyptiaca, deep rooted arid zone tree has a very wide natural range. Quality characteristics of luffa aegyptiaca seed oil. Isolation and structural elucidation of the bioactive lead compounds from the subfraction identi. Characterization of desert date balanites aegyptiaca. The thorns, up to 8 cm long, are soft at first and later become woody ecoport, 2009.
Balanites aegyptiaca also egyptian balsam, is a species of tree, classified as a member of. It has rough, corrugated bark which is green or greenish yellow on young shoots which are covered in dense hairs with yellow or green thorns which are up to 9 cm long. Very strong emulsions of the fruit are used in e africa as a fishpoison 14, 16. Aldose reductase inhibition of a saponinrich fraction and. Leaves and fruit, balanites aegyptiaca simplethorned torchwood. Delile fruits were collected from halayeb triangle, egypt, in. Pharmacognosy and quality characterization of balanites aegyptiaca l. The record derives from wcsp which reports it as an accepted name record 19437 with original publication details. Some biomedical applications of balanites aegyptiaca grown. Pdf on jan 1, 2011, clement akais okia and others published use and management of balanites aegyptiaca in drylands of uganda find, read and cite all.
Physical, morphological and chemical characteristics, oil. International journal of modern chemistry and applied science international journal of modern chemistry and applied science 2015, 23, 189194 azene tesfaye page no. Pdf medicinal properties of desert date plants balanites. Pharmacognosy and quality characterization of balanites. The determined ic 50 value for the chloroquinesusceptible plasmodium falciparum nf54 strain was 68. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study describing the preparation of b. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us.
Effect of boiling on the cytotoxic and antioxidant properties of. Physical, morphological and chemical characteristics, oil recovery and fatty acid composition of balanites aegyptiaca del. The planting of balanites around waterholes and along streambanks is recommended. Some pharmacological and toxicological studies on balanites aegyptiaca bark. Oil from the kernels of lalob fruit, balanites aegyptiaca.
Balanites aegyptiaca sands family zygophyllaceae stored under name. Sapogenin contents of the full fat, defatted and testa flours. Saponins are quite bitter and can be found in many common foods such as some beans. As earlier reported by 29 that lc 50 is the convenient reference point for expressing the acute lethal toxicity of a given pollutant to fish. Balanites angolensis is a small semideciduous tree or shrub which grows to up to 8m in height. Effect of extractfractions of balanites aegyptiaca fruit. The effects of extracts of different parts of the perennial tropical plant balanites aegyptiaca l del. It is cold pressed and filtered through cloth to retain all its qualities. In folk medicine, the brown greasy outer rind of fruit is used in the treatment of skin diseases, root bark as anti. Delile is a deeprooted, evergreen or semideciduous tree, up to 12 m high. Balanites aegyptiacus in the germplasm resources information network grin, u. West african plants a photo guide balanites aegyptiaca. Balanites aegyptiaca fruit extract official cosing information description.
Extraction of the ground kernels with commercial hexane yields a light yellow oil, having a composition calculated from iodinethiocyanogen values corresponding to 43. Balanites aegyptiaca flower could contribute in supplementing human nutrient requirement. Delile is an accepted name this name is the accepted name of a species in the genus balanites family zygophyllaceae. Zygophyllaceae, known as desert date, is spiny shrub or tree up to l0 m tall, widely distributed in dry land areas of africa and south asia. The aim of this study is to evaluate the potential antidiabetic and antioxidant impacts of balanites aegyptiaca and petroselinum sativum extracts on streptozotocininduced diabetic. Leaves are bifoliolate and spirally arranged on the shoots, dark green or greygreen, fleshy succulent with 2 firm coriaceous leaflets. This file is licensed under the creative commons attributionshare alike 4.
The wide range under which this species is occur suggests high pattern of. International journal of modern chemistry and applied science. Luffa aegyptiaca, luffa seed oil lso, saponin, quality characteristics, saponin content, unsaponifiable matter. Introduction the luffa gourd luffa aegyptiaca is a fast growing annual vine which grows ubiquitously and matures within four months. We do not intend the plant list to be complete for names of infraspecific rank.
Antitumor activity of balanitoside extracted from balanites aegyptiaca fruit sheikha m. The plant list includes a further 19 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus balanites. Extracts of balanites aegyptiaca had a moderate biological activity on major promastigotes 9. Phytochemical investigation and medicinal evaluation of. Phytofoam croda phytofoam is a three plants complex of acacia concinna, balanites aegyptiaca and gypsophila. The kernels which amount to 9 to 10% of the fruit contain approximately 46% oil. Desert date oil from senegal balanites aegyptiaca soump. In english the fruit has been called desert date, soap berry tree or bush, thron tree, egyptian myrobalan, egyptian balsam or zachum oil tree. This page was last edited on 4 november 2017, at 19. Aegyptiaca had a relatively modest hepatoprotective activity 8. Unfortunately, this book cant be printed from the openbook. International conference on emerging infectious diseases 2002. Department of agriculture agricultural research service. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page.
Jeremiahs cry for balm of gilead to soothe judah and other nations is found in the book of jeremiah in chapters 8, 46, and 51new international version niv study bible, 2002. Pdf on jan 12, 2018, saed a althobaiti and others published medicinal properties of desert date plants balanites aegyptiacaan. Potential of extracts of the tropical plant balanites. Medicinal plants are effective in controlling plasma glucose level with minimal side effects and are commonly used in developing countries as an alternative therapy for the treatment of type 1 diabetes mellitus. Balanites aegyptiaca definition of balanites aegyptiaca. The plant list includes 35 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus balanites. Materials and methods plant material the fruits of balanites aegyptiaca were brought from aswan. Balanites aegyptiaca fruit extract with product list. Journal of diabetes research hindawi publishing corporation. Balanites aegyptiaca fruit extract has shown to low blood glucose via some of the mechanisms but whether the fruit extract could stimulate glycolysis, glycogenesis, and inhibit gluconeogenesis and glycogenolysis are not fully clear. Balanites aegyptiaca also egyptian balsam, is a species of tree, classified as a member of either the zygophyllaceae or the balanitaceae. In this context, several hplc methods have been developed and validated for the analysis and determination of sapogenins in several matrices including, for example, hplcesims, used in the kernel cake of balanites aegyptiaca 112 and hplcelsduv, involved in. This tree is native to much of africa and parts of the middle east there are many common names for this plant.
These are primarily included because names of species rank are. It is traditionally used in treatment of various ailments i. Posts about balanites aegyptiaca written by carolyn. However, very little information is available in its reproductive biology. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. They can be removed by carefully leaching in running water. Delile fruits koppala narayana sunil kumar 1, billadi sangeetha, prabhu suchitra 1, basavaiah ravishankar and betkeri yashovarma2 1sdm centre for research in ayurveda and allied sciences, laxminarayana nagar, kuthpady, udupi574. Incontrast, antitryptic activities of the kernel flours were very low.
Analysis of the saponins present has shown there to be a mixture of isomers, diosgenin, onethird of the whole, and yamogenin, twothirds. In order to better control the reproduction system of b. Balanites tree and conservation of newly natural regeneration of balanites aegyptiaca is the solution to this problem. Although poisonous, saponins are poorly absorbed by the human body and so most pass through without harm. Delile lalobhelgleg family balantiaceae is a wild tree grown in dry and savannah areas of africa and south asia mohamed et al.