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A review on Balanites aegyptiaca Del (desert date): phytochemical constituents, traditional uses, and pharmacological activity
Balanites aegyptiaca Del. (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. It is traditionally used in treatment of various ailments i.e. jaundice, intestinal worm infection, wounds, malaria, syphilis, ep...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3210005/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22096319 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0973-7847.79100 |
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author | Chothani, Daya L. Vaghasiya, H. U. |
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description | Balanites aegyptiaca Del. (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. It is traditionally used in treatment of various ailments i.e. jaundice, intestinal worm infection, wounds, malaria, syphilis, epilepsy, dysentery, constipation, diarrhea, hemorrhoid, stomach aches, asthma, and fever. It contains protein, lipid, carbohydrate, alkaloid, saponin, flavonoid, and organic acid. Present review summarizes the traditional claims, phytochemistry, and pharmacology of B. aegyptiaca Del reported in scientific literature. |
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spelling | pubmed-32100052011-11-17 A review on Balanites aegyptiaca Del (desert date): phytochemical constituents, traditional uses, and pharmacological activity Chothani, Daya L. Vaghasiya, H. U. Pharmacogn Rev Review Article Balanites aegyptiaca Del. (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. It is traditionally used in treatment of various ailments i.e. jaundice, intestinal worm infection, wounds, malaria, syphilis, epilepsy, dysentery, constipation, diarrhea, hemorrhoid, stomach aches, asthma, and fever. It contains protein, lipid, carbohydrate, alkaloid, saponin, flavonoid, and organic acid. Present review summarizes the traditional claims, phytochemistry, and pharmacology of B. aegyptiaca Del reported in scientific literature. Medknow Publications Pvt Ltd 2011 /pmc/articles/PMC3210005/ /pubmed/22096319 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0973-7847.79100 Text en © Pharmacognosy Reviews http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Review Article Chothani, Daya L. Vaghasiya, H. U. A review on Balanites aegyptiaca Del (desert date): phytochemical constituents, traditional uses, and pharmacological activity |
title | A review on Balanites aegyptiaca Del (desert date): phytochemical constituents, traditional uses, and pharmacological activity |
title_full | A review on Balanites aegyptiaca Del (desert date): phytochemical constituents, traditional uses, and pharmacological activity |
title_fullStr | A review on Balanites aegyptiaca Del (desert date): phytochemical constituents, traditional uses, and pharmacological activity |
title_full_unstemmed | A review on Balanites aegyptiaca Del (desert date): phytochemical constituents, traditional uses, and pharmacological activity |
title_short | A review on Balanites aegyptiaca Del (desert date): phytochemical constituents, traditional uses, and pharmacological activity |
title_sort | review on balanites aegyptiaca del (desert date): phytochemical constituents, traditional uses, and pharmacological activity |
topic | Review Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3210005/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22096319 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0973-7847.79100 |
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