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Parkia biglobosa: Phytochemical Constituents, Bioactive Compounds, Traditional and Medicinal Uses

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Parkia biglobosa (Benth), commonly known as African Locust bean is an underutilized leguminous crop that still largely growing in the wild without any deliberate establishment of plantations. The tree has diverse potentials that are being exploited especially for food security for the driest part of Africa. It continually play major roles with some uses for almost every part of the crop. Here we review the nutritional, phytochemical, traditional and medicinal uses of this versatile crop.

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Abbreviations

FAO:

Food and Agriculture Organization

NFE:

Nitrogen free extract

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  1. Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, University for Development Studies, Tamale, Ghana

    Lydia Quansah

  2. Department of Food Science & Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, University for Development Studies, Tamale, Ghana

    Gustav Komla Mahunu

  3. School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China

    Haroon Elrasheid Tahir

  4. Indigenous Knowledge and Heritage Center, Ghibaish College of Science & Technology, Ghibaish, Sudan

    Abdalbasit Adam Mariod

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Quansah, L., Mahunu, G.K., Tahir, H.E., Mariod, A.A. (2019). Parkia biglobosa: Phytochemical Constituents, Bioactive Compounds, Traditional and Medicinal Uses. In: Mariod, A. (eds) Wild Fruits: Composition, Nutritional Value and Products. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-31885-7_22

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