Our study examined the pattern of seed distribution of c. Effect of dietary plant charcoal from canarium schweinfurthii engl. Foliar application of 25% wv crude aqueous extracts calotrophus procera aiton w. Canarium is a genus of about 100 species of tropical and subtropical trees, in the family burseraceae. Phytochemical composition and insecticidal potentials of. Antibacterial activities of fagara macrophylla, canarium. Canarium schweinfurthii, a tree species in the rainforest of nigeria whose fruits are intensively gathered and eaten, is seriously endangered because of poor seed ger minability and usage. The results showed that the %moisture, ash content, crude protein and carbohydrate. Table 2 represents the results of proximate analysis for the pulp of african elemi canarium schweinfurthii. Evaluation of nutrient composition and antioxidant properties of selected commonly consumed and underutilised seasonal fruits in nsukka metropolis abstract the increased interest in antioxidant activity of plant phytochemicals has necessitated their determination in rarely consumed fruits. Its spent nutshell generates a lot of waste that could serve as a reliable feedstock to obtain carbons with good adsorptive properties.
All parts of canarium schweinfurthii have been reported to be used in traditional. The aim of this study was to determine the antioxidant capacity as well as the. The role of free radicals and active oxygen is becoming. Animals were divided into six groups of eight animals per group. Characterization of african elemi canarium schweinfurthii. Dichlorvos adsorption involves high energy binding sites on the activated carbon, as the temperature of. Burseraceae is a wild tree found mostly in africa, which produces fruit similar to olives and which is barely used. Preliminary screening of the crude extracts of the leaves of canarium schweinfurthii engl obtained from serial extraction using hexane, ethyl acetate and methanol as solvents was carried out against bcg using the broth dilution technique.
Canarium schweinfurthii linn belongs to the family were obtained from two locations, fobor and wokkos burseraceae and the genuscanarium which contains villages, all in plateau state at the peak of harvest about 75 species keay, 1989. Burceraceae is a forest region plant, wide spread over all africa, from senegal to democratic republic of congo, sudan and ethiopia. The family consists of 16 genera and about 550 species in the tropical regions of both hemispheres leenhouts, 1956. The present study was designed to evaluate the in vitro antibacterial activities of the methanol extracts of five medicinal plants. Canarium schweinfurthii is a large forest tree with its crown reaching to the upper canopy of the forest, with a long clean, straight and. Results showed that plants extracts significantly suppress podagrica spp. Preparation of phosphoric acid activated carbons from. Bulletin of miscellaneous information royal gardens, kew. Canarium schweinfurthii has been scientifically studied for its. Research article a survey of some varieties of canarium.
Biological activities such as these have been credited with chemoprevention of diseases like cancer, which result, at least in part, from oxidative damage 4, 8. Triterpenoid derivatives from canarium schweinfurthii engl. African elemi canarium schweinfurthii is a large tropical tree, widely distributed from sierra leone in west africa to the eastern region of the continent and south to angola. Pdf an assessment of fatty acids ethyl esters faees. The chemical constituents of a resin of the west african canarium schweinfurthii engl. This file is licensed under the creative commons attributionshare alike 4. Canarium schweinfurthii subtended a clade of southeast asian santiria, which, however, was not strongly supported, with a bpp of 0. They grow naturally across tropical africa, south and southeast asia, indochina, malesia, australia and western pacific islands.
Canarium schweinfurthii is a species of large tree native to tropical africa. Adsorption of hexavalent chromium from aqueous solution by granulated activated carbon from canarium schweinfurthii seed shell yilleng m. Burseraceae have been recommended as a potential nut crop for global trade that, if adopted, would be the first new nut commodity since the introduction of the macadamia nut in the early 20th century. The experimentation of the twelve sample areas was based on the following optimization parameters. African elemi is a small bluishpurple drupe characterized by its hard edible shell with a solid seed. Quality characteristics of canarium schweinfurthii engl. Elaboration and characterization of a composite material. Ding, in postharvest biology and technology of tropical and subtropical fruits. The present study addresses several knowledge gaps about the evolutionary biology of canarium species in order to explore their phylogeny and cultivation. Total antioxidant activity in 35 ugandan fruits and vegetables. Pdf effect of processing on antinutrients contents of. Antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of canarium schweinfurthii. There was strong support for monophyly of the malagasy canarium with a crown age of 8. Samples of canarium schweinfurthii cs exudate gum were collected from matured stem of the plant located in dutse local government area of jigawa state, nigeria in january 2016.
A ripe fruit is brownpurplish plumlike containing a hard seed. Fagara macrophylla, canarium schweinfurthii, myrianthus arboreus, dischistocalyx grandifolius and tragia benthamii against a panel of 28 multidrug resistant gram. Pdf medicinal plants have recently become a focus of interest because it is said. Technical handbook no protection against adenites elemi root offers protection against adenites, which is a disease condition caused as a result of canarijm inflammation of a gland. Electrochemicalandcomputationalstudyofgum exudates. The exudates were purified following the method of ameh 20.
The aim of this work was to develop and characterize a polyester matrix composite material based on canarium schweinfurthii engl core granule. The fruits ripen in the dry season and become hard and uncookable only 46 days after harvesting. Burseraceae, a tree with a cylindrical bole, is native to tropical west africa and grows to about 50 m high 1. The result showed that the hexane, ethyl acetate and methanol extracts have a minimum. Analytical high performance liquid chromatography and liquid chromatographyelectrospray ionization mass spectrometry this was conducted on a hewlettpackard agilent technologies, waldbronn, germany model 10980 liquid chromatograph latex, eppelheim, germany. Canarium schweinfurthii engl chemical composition of the. Photo of canarium ovatum foliage benefits of canarium schweinfurthii engl. Diet supplementation wistar rats in group 1 were fed standard growers mash, however the wistar rats in groups 24 were fed growers mash supplemented with varying levels of canarium schweinfurthii oil. Nigerian foodstuffs with prostate cancer chemopreventive. To evaluate the antiinfectious and antioxidant activities of hydroethanolic extract of canarium schweinfurthii on broiler chickens infected by salmonella enterica serovar typhimurium, known to be threatening public health. Trees are the most abundant life forms, while barks and seeds are the most frequently used parts.
Canarium schweinfurthii commonly known as the bush candle, african olive, african elemi, or canarium, is a species of large tree native to tropical africa. The particle size and the mass fractions of these cores used as fillers in this composite were the two optimization parameters. The matured diseasefree atili canarium schweinfurthii burseraceae seeds were purchased directly from a farmer in pankshin a local. Media in category canarium schweinfurthii the following 6 files are in this category, out of 6 total. The potent antioxidant and radical scavenging capacity observed, is a good reflection of the polyphenol composition of canarium schweinfurthii engl fruit oil, dacryodes edulis and moringa oleifera extracts table 1. The biogeographic origin of a radiation of trees in.
Download fulltext pdf effect of processing on antinutrients contents of african elemi canarium schweinfurthii and african walnut plukenetia conophora consumed as traditional snacks in nigeria. Canarium schweinfurthii canarium schweinfurthii 85 x 3k jpg medias. Bacterial infections caused by multidrug resistant phenotypes constitute a worldwide health concern. A survey of some varieties of canarium schweinfurthii atili grown in some parts of jos east lga, plateau state, nigeria and their antibacterial activities nyam ma1, obashola oe2 and dawang s3 1department of plant science and technology, university of jos, plateau state, central nigeria 2federal college of forestry, jos, plateau state, central nigeria. Canarium schweinfurthii is a perennial plant, with oil bearing seeds, which is available abundantly in nigeria and other parts of the tropics. Hammonds tw1982 manual for the analysis of oil seeds and oils. The structures of the compounds were determined after the analysis.
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