Potential Role of African Fermented Indigenous Vegetables in Maternal and Child Nutrition in Sub-Saharan Africa. [PDF]
Int J Food Sci, 2021 Hunger and malnutrition continue to affect Africa especially the vulnerable children and women in reproductive age. However, Africa has indigenous foods and associated traditional technologies that can contribute to alleviation of hunger, malnutrition, and communicable and noncommunicable diseases.
Irakoze ML, Wafula EN, Owaga E.
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Antibacterial and Antibiotic Modifying Potential of Crude Extracts, Fractions, and Compounds from Acacia polyacantha Willd. against MDR Gram-Negative Bacteria. [PDF]
Evid Based Complement Alternat Med, 2019 The present study aimed to assess the in vitro antibacterial and antibiotic modifying activities of methanol extracts prepared from the leaf (APL) and bark (APB) of Acacia polyacantha, fractions (APLa‐d) and compounds isolated from APL against a panel of multidrug resistant (MDR) Gram‐negative bacteria.
Mambe FT +7 more
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Syzygium jambos Displayed Antibacterial and Antibiotic-Modulating Activities against Resistant Phenotypes. [PDF]
Evid Based Complement Alternat Med, 2018 The present study was designed to evaluate the antibacterial activities of methanol extracts of bark and leaves of Syzygium jambos, as well as their synergistic effects with selected antibiotics against drug‐resistant Gram‐positive and Gram‐negative bacteria.
Wamba BEN +6 more
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Ethnobotanical Study of Medicinal Shrubs and Herbs Used by Forest-Fringe Communities of Ghana. [PDF]
Scientifica (Cairo)Documenting and quantitatively assessing medicinal plants and indigenous knowledge in different social contexts is critical in providing nature‐based solutions to contemporary issues. Therefore, our study quantitatively evaluated medicinal shrubs and herbs in forest‐fringe communities of Ghana and tested the versatility, ecological apparency and ...
Asigbaase M +6 more
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Primer reporte de inmaduros de Cryptocephalus Geoffroy, 1762 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) de Brasil con notas de su bioecología sobre Wedelia goyazensis Gardner (Asteraceae) y síntesis de los registros de presencia del género en territorio brasileño [PDF]
, 2022 Cryptocephalus Geoffroy, 1762 is recognized for its cosmopolitan distribution and great richness, with at least 1700 described species. However, information is lacking for Brazil: (1) no record of immatures; and (2) almost nothing about the biology ...
de Moura Lima, Iracilda Maria +3 more
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Ornamental Horticulture, 2007 A família Araceae, inclui muitas espécies comestíveis, entretanto o mangarito (Xanthosoma mafaffa Schott) é uma das mais difundidas e cultivadas. Há carência de material propagativo de boa qualidade, sendo esta uma necessidade que pode ser atendida pelo
Fabrício Luiz de Rezende +6 more
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Constraints to production and preferred traits for taro (Colocasia esculenta) and new cocoyam (Xanthosoma mafaffa) in Togo, west Africa [PDF]
, 2018 Taro (Colocasia esculenta L. Schott) and tannia (new cocoyam) (Xanthosoma mafaffa L. Schott) are food crops cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions of Asia, Africa and Latin America.
Agbogan, A +6 more
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Reevaluation of the cox1 group I intron in Araceae and angiosperms indicates a history dominated by loss rather than horizontal transfer [PDF]
, 2008 The origin and modes of transmission of introns remain matters of much debate. Previous studies of the group I intron in the angiosperm cox1 gene inferred frequent angiosperm-to-angiosperm horizontal transmission of the intron from apparent incongruence ...
Cusimano, Natalie +2 more
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CARACTERIZAÇÃO DOS RIZOMAS FILHOS E DA FÉCULA DO MANGARITO (Xanthosoma mafaffa Schott) E ELABORAÇÃO DE FILMES BIODEGRADÁVEIS [PDF]
, 2012 No presente trabalho foram determinadas as propriedades físicas e químicas do rizoma filho e da fécula do mangarito e algumas propriedades dos filmes biodegradáveis da fécula e glicerol.
ASCHERI, DIEGO PALMIRO RAMÍREZ +2 more
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Properties of Malanga Flours and their Use in Pastes and Gluten Free Breads [PDF]
, 2021 Tesis por compendio[ES] El uso de Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott y Xanthosoma sagittifolium (L.) Schott como materia prima en forma de almidón o harina es una alternativa sostenible y nutritiva al trigo y otros granos.
Calle Domínguez, Jehannara
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