Use and Management of Balanites aegyptiaca in Drylands of Uganda

Okia, Clement Akais; Agea, Jacob Godfrey; Kimondo, James Munga; Abohassan, Refaat Atalla Ahmed; Okiror, Paul; Obua, Joseph; Teklehaimanot, Z.

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“…It is distributed in rainfall precipitation range between 100 and 1,400 mm, and found at an altitude ranging from 380 m below the sea level to 1,800 m above the sea level (Hall & Walker, 1991). The mature tree annually produces on average 54 kg of fruits, each fruit consists of an epicarp, an edible mesocarp, and a hard woody endocarp with oil‐rich kernel that has been successively used in biodiesel production (Chapagain, Yehoshua, & Wiesman, 2009; Hall & Walker, 1991; Okia et al, 2011). Foliage production of desert date takes place at the height of the dry season, between January and March, which make this plant more considerable as food source at times that vegetables are scarce in the region (Sands, 2001).…”

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“…The chemical composition of B. aegyptiaca kernels revealed that it contains about 32.4% crude protein and 49% crude oil, whereas the unsaturated fatty acids accounted for about 74% of the total fatty acids (Mohamed et al, 2002). The fruit mesocarp contains about 7.10% protein, while the pulp contained 14.1% fat and considerable amounts of zinc (8.3 mg/g Dw) (Okia et al, 2011). On the contrary, few studies were conducted to investigate the chemical composition of B. aegyptiaca leaves.…”

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Provenance effect on bioactive phytochemicals and nutritional and health benefits of the desert date Balanites aegyptiaca

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Balanites aegyptiaca L. is a multipurpose tree distributed in Africa and Middle East. Several parts of B. aegyptiaca have been suggested to have medicinal uses. So far the effect of ecological origin on the nutritional values and biological activities of B. aegyptiaca genotypes is rarely investigated. Further, metabolic profiling and assessment of the functional food value of B. aegyptiaca leaves are far from complete. In this study, biological activities and profiling of primary and secondary metabolites were investigated in the leaves of five B. aegyptiaca provenances collected from Egypt, Sudan, Saudi Arabia, and Yemen. Interestingly, all provenances showed notable antidiabetic, antioxidant, antiprotozoal, antibacterial, antifungal, and anticancer activities. Hierarchical clustering analysis revealed significant variability in the concentrations of individual sugars, organic acids, amino acids, fatty acids, vitamins, phenolics, and minerals among the provenances and these variations were provenance dependent. Medina provenance showed the heights diphenylpicrylhydrazyl (DPPH) scavenging and antifungal activities and was the most powerful against embryonic kidney adenocarcinoma and urinary bladder carcinoma cells. The highest inhibition against Escherichia coli and colon carcinoma cells was observed by Sudan and Cairo provenances. El‐Kharga and Yemen provenances showed the greatest activity against Trypanosoma cruzi and hepatocellular and urinary bladder carcinoma. Therefore, leaves of B. aegyptiaca possess good nutritive and biological capacities and might have potential applications in the food and medical industries. However, the strength of such activities is significantly affected by the provenance. Practical applications According to the national Research Council (NRC) of United States, Balanites aegyptiaca L. is recognized among the 24 priority lost crops of Africa. B. aegyptiaca leaves contain considerable amounts of primary metabolites (e.g., sugars, EAAs, USFAs) and secondary (e.g., phenolic acids and flavonoids) metabolites, vitamins, and macro and microelements. The obvious existence of these nutritionally and medicinally related compounds supports the functional food value of B. aegyptiaca leaves. Moreover, the present results revealed that B. aegyptiaca is not only a foliage dietary plant, but also could be considered as a valuable source for neutraceuticals, which support its pharmacological value. So far, this is the first report to explore, in detail, the functional food value of B. aegyptiaca leaves by presenting a clear image about its metabolic profiling and biological activities, and how the provenance factor could affect these values.

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Provenance effect on bioactive phytochemicals and nutritional and health benefits of the desert date Balanites aegyptiaca

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“…However, despite its drought tolerance, it was classified as strong-ly declining in our survey and might be not sufficiently available in the future. Likewise, Okia et al (2011) found B. aegyptiaca to be declining in Uganda due to land clearings and increased grazing pressure.…”

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Substitution of the most important and declining wild food species in southeast Burkina Faso

Leßmeister¹,

Schumann²,

Lykke³

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Wild plant species are important nutritious supplements to otherwise nutrient poor diets of rural populations in West Africa. Consequently, a decline of wild food species has a direct negative impact on the nutritional status of local households. In this study, we firstly investigated the preferred wild food species in south-east Burkina Faso, their perceived change in abundance as well as their contribution to wild food income. Secondly, we studied how these species might be substituted in times of species shortfall. Thirdly, we investigated the impact of socio-economic variables on the substitution choice. We conducted 155 household interviews in two villages and found 21 wild food species. With a contribution of almost 70% to wild food income, Vitellaria paradoxa and Parkia biglobosa were economically most important. All species were considered declining to some degree. The wide range of cited substitutes for the ten most important wild food species indicates a great knowledge on alternative plant species in the area. For the majority, the substitution choice did not depend on socio-economic characteristics. Cited as surrogate for several important wild food species, the native tree Balanites aegyptiaca was the most important substitute species. Many valued wild food species were substituted with other highly valued wild food species and therefore the decline of one species can lead to a shortfall of another substitute. Thus, even though our results suggest that people are able to counteract the decrease or absence of wild food species, growing decline of one species would concurrently increase the pressure on other native food species.

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“…It is also known by different vernacular names such as as Angarvriksha, Balanite, Desert date, Bedeno, Hingot, Soapberry tree, Thorn tree and Egyptian balsam and many more (Rathore et al, 2005). It is native to arid and sub arid part of Africal and Middle East especially Arabian Peninsula (Arboneir, 2004) but most widely in various parts of Africa and South Asia (Hall & Waljer 1991;Ndoye et al, 2004;Hammouda et al, 2005;Okia et al 2011;Chothani & Vaghasiya, 2011;Al-Thobaiti & Abu Zeid, 2018). Presence of tree is well reported from India, Iran, Pakistan (Amalraj & Shankarnarayan, 1998), Sudan (Grosskinsky & Gullick, 2001), Nigeria (Lockett et al, 2000), Ethiopia, (Guinand & Lemessa, 2001;Aregay et al, 2017), Ghana (Augustus et al, 2014), and Burkina Faso (Sourabie et al, 2013).…”

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PHYTOCHEMISTRY AND PHARMACEUTICAL EVALUATION OF Balanites aegyptiaca: AN OVERVIEW

Thobaiti¹,

Zeid²

2018

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Balanites aegyptiaca, is one of the awfully potent neglected wild plant species found mainly in both African and South Asian deserts. It is a historical and elegant folkloric medicinal plant due to its curative nature towards diverse fatal diseases, it is conventionally utilized in management of a variety of ailments such as jaundice, intestinal worm infection, wound healings, malaria, syphilis, epilepsy, dysentery, stomach aches, constipation, diarrhea, haemorrhoid and asthma. Biochemical analysis of plant extract revealed the presence of carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, alkaloids, flavonoids, saponins and organic acids. Due to the presence of these active ingredients, it is served as antioxidant, antihelminthic, antimicrobial (mainly the fixed oil) immunostimulant, anticarcinogenic, antidiabetic, contraceptive antifeedant, antiviral and molluscicidal activities. In conclusion, this review explored the presence of various secondary metabolites from various plant parts of Balanites aegyptiaca.

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Use and Management of Balanites aegyptiaca in Drylands of Uganda

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Provenance effect on bioactive phytochemicals and nutritional and health benefits of the desert date Balanites aegyptiaca

Provenance effect on bioactive phytochemicals and nutritional and health benefits of the desert date Balanites aegyptiaca

Substitution of the most important and declining wild food species in southeast Burkina Faso

PHYTOCHEMISTRY AND PHARMACEUTICAL EVALUATION OF Balanites aegyptiaca: AN OVERVIEW

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