Tetracarpidium conophorum is known in the littoral and the western cameroon as kaso or ngak and serves as an edible nut eaten between meals. The tropical african walnut, known as tetracarpidium conophorum or. Tetracarpidium conophorum nigerian walnut root has also been reported 8. Hepatoprotective effect of tetracarpidium conophorum oil. In west africa, especially in nigeria and sierra leone, as well as in central african countries such as cameroon, the seeds provide income to the rural people thereby improving their economy. The experiment was conducted by formulating different diets of cooked tetracarpidium conophorum ctc and raw tetracarpidium conophorum rtc. Download the complete biochemistry project topic and material chapter 15 titled investigate the phytochemical screening and nutritional composition of african walnut tetracarpidium conophorum here on projects. Tetracarpidium conophorum leaves are used in traditional medicine for the treatment of male infertility, without considering its toxicity and side effects. The results proved that tetracarpidium conophorum root could be a potential source of useful drugs formulation. This study evaluated the effect of aqueous extract from t. In this study, bph was induced in experimental groups by daily subcutaneous injections of testosterone propionate tp for 3 weeks.
Introduction walnut,common name for small flowering plants are important for the nuts and timber most of them produce and for its representative genus. Once you merge pdfs, you can send them directly to your email or download the file to our computer and view. Download and install the software on your computer. The results from this study show significant p tetracarpidium conophorum were investigated to observe the impact of processing on these parameters using standard analytical methods.
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Physical properties of the african walnut cogent oa. The percentage proximate analysis of the samples revealed that the moisture, ash, fibre and protein contents of. African walnuts attenuate ectopic fat accumulation and. Plukenetia conophora is widely cultivated for its nuts, which are cooked and consumed as snacks and often served with corn or rice. This app supports all files that our system can convert to pdf. Tetracarpidium conophorum african walnut is an african plant with ethnobotanical uses. Tetracarpidium conophorum bois et forets des tropiques cirad. How to search for text inside multiple pdf files at once. It grows in the wild and is widely distributed across africa and india 3, 4, and produces nuts known as african walnuts or nigerian walnuts. Tetracarpidium conophorum walnut is used in folk medicine for the treatment of erectile dysfunction but the mechanism remains unclear.
Determination of proximate composition, ascorbic acid and. In this study, we investigated the effects of t conophorum leaves on some biochemical parameters such as alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase, bilirubin, albumin, creatinine, and uric acid. Plukenetia conophora is an important crop due to its multiple uses. Pdf comparative proximate analyses of raw and cooked.
Journal of advances in medical and pharmaceutical sciences, 23941111,vol 9, issue 2. Available online at cultivationofafricanwalnuttetracarpidiumconop86676. There were no traces of saponins, phlobotannins, flavonoids, phenols and. This study investigated the erectogenic potential of african walnut seed aws. In vivo antiplasmodial activity of raw ethanolic seed extract of tetracarpidium conophorum in swiss albino mice infected with plasmodium berghei.
Adebona department of food science and technology, university of lfe, ileife, nigeria received. Groups 1 control and 2 received distilled water and cadmiu m. Effects of raw ethanolic seed extract of tetracarpidium. Walnut powder was added to other castings in the following percentages by composition. On day 21, the animals were sacrificed after anesthesia. Tetracarpidium conophorum commonly known as african walnut or ukpa igbo. Tetracarpidium conophorum was administered daily by oral gavage at a dose of 100, 200 and 400 mgkg bw of extract for three weeks, along with the tp injections and 5 mgkg of finasteride for comparison. Modulatory effects of aqueous extract from tetracarpidium. However, consideration is being given to solventfree extraction methods due to the growing concern that residual solvent in oil could pose significant health and environmental risks. All groups were fed normal rat chow and d istilled water or cadmiu mpoisoned water 200ppm of cad miu m as cadmiu m chloride fo r 4 weeks ad libitum.
Benign prostatic hyperplasia bph is a common urological disorder of men, characterized by prostatic enlargement and urethral obstruction. Oloruntola1 1department of microbiology, the federal university of technology, akure, ondo state, nigeria. Nigerian walnut is botanically known as tetracarpidium conophorum mull. Please, select more pdf files by clicking again on select pdf files. Tetracarpidium conophorum was administered daily by oral gavage at a dose of 100, 200 and 400 mgkg bw of extract for three. Development of a walnut tetracarpidium conophorum cracker. Moreover, authors who examined the elemental composition of tetracarpidium conophorum nigeria walnut seeds and roots reported macro elements such as ca, mg, k, na, etc. Ethanolic leaves extracts in alloxaninduced diabetic rats grace d. Ameliorative effect of aqueous extract of tetracarpidium. Conophorum has been found to possess antiulceroginic effect 6. As such, enzymatic extraction methods are receiving considerable. Tetracarpidium conophorum on heamatological and histopathological parameters in swiss albino mice infected with plasmodium berghei o.
Tetracarpidium conophorum seed could be a rich source of mineral elements 7. Phytochemical investigation and in vitro antioxidant activities of. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the phytochemical screening and in vitro antioxidant activities of methanol extract and fractions f nhexane hexf, dichloromethane dcmf and, ethyl acetate eaf of t. Though the nuts are generally eaten in nigeria, much work has not been reported on the effect of the leaves on the male reproductive organ within the locality and state covered in this. Select the two files you want to compare and start the comparison. In this research about 1,700 samples of the african walnut.
Scienti c discoveries have revealed the antibacterial and antifungal potency of the leaf, stem bark, kernel, and root, and that the presence of these bioactive compounds as well. In vivo antiplasmodial activity of raw ethanolic seed. The rats were randomly divided into six groups af of five rats each. This work was designed to investigate the antihypertensive properties of aqueous extract of tetracarpidium conophorum tc in saltinduced hypertensive rats. Useful tropical plants database 2014 by ken fern, web interface by ajna fern with help from richard morris. Launch the software, enter in your search term into the. Physical properties of the african walnut tetracarpidium. African walnut kernel tetracarpidium conophorum kernel was dried in an oven at a temperature of 80oc then milled in a ball mill to obtained 150 micron size powder. A total of thirty 30 male wistar rats were used for this study.
This study was conducted to assess the liver function status in alloxan induced diabetic rats treated with methanol extracts of leaf and root of tetracarpidium conophorum. Tetracarpidium conophorum, coula edulis, phytochemical, nutrient, root 1. It is known as ukpa igbo and awusa or asala yoruba. Once files have been uploaded to our system, change the order of your pdf documents.
The proximate composition, ascorbic acid and heavy metal content of african walnut tetracarpidium conophorum were evaluated using chemical analysis. Creative commons attributionnoncommercialsharealike 3. Hypertension was induced in the rats except group a which served as the normotensive control group. The database and code is licensed under a creative commons attributionnoncommercialsharealike 3.
The result of the proximate composition showed the following. Effects of tetracarpidium conophorum nigerian walnuts. Research article effect of thermal processing on the nutritional, antinutritional, and antioxidant properties of tetracarpidium conophorum african walnut. The result of the proximate analysis in percentage showed a significant increase in moisture content from 31. Food chemistry 10 1983 173177 chemical composition of tetracarpidium conophorum conophor nut a. The result of the phytochemical qualitative screeningrevealed the presence of high concentrations of alkaloids and steroids, and moderate concentration of tannins. Tetracarpidium conophorum,isknownas ukpa iniboand awusa or asala inyoruba. I converting enzymes ace, and acetylcholinesterase ache. Antimicrobial potential of extracts and fractions of the. Tetracarpidium conophorum tc in saltinduced hypertensive rats. Tetracarpidium conophorum african walnut on salt induced hypertensive wistar rats article pdf available in american journal of hypertension 51.
A sample of boiled tetracarpidiumconophorum african walnut seeds was analyzed for the phytochemical and proximate compositions. Antidiabetic activities of tetracarpidium conophorum mull. The larger componenttetracarpidium conophorum agglutinin i tcai is a disulphidebonded 70 kda homodimer whereas the second component tcaii is a 34 kda. A few seconds later, you will see the differences between the two files. Phytochemical investigation and in vitro antioxidant. Merge pdf files combine pdfs in the order you want with the easiest pdf merger available. Research article effect of thermal processing on the. Faculty o biological sciences university of nigeria, nsukka. Arg, family euphorbiaceae, is also known as conophor. Investigate the phytochemical screening and nutritional. Effect of black walnut tetracarpidium conophorum leaf. In order to investigate the effects of cadmiu m exposure on lipid metabolis m, and the antidotal efficacy of walnut oil, 35 male rats were div ided into 5 groups of 7 animals each. Appraisal of phytochemical properties and antidiabetic.
Itisaneconomicplantwidely cultivated for the production of nuts used as delicacies. Click add files and select the files you want to include in your pdf. African walnuts tetracarpidium conophorum modulate hepatic lipid accumulation in obesity via reciprocal actions on hmgcoa reductase and. Once windows has finished indexing your pdfs and their contents, youll be able to search for text inside multiple pdf files at once use seekfast to search pdf files. African walnuts tetracarpidium conophorum modulate hepatic. An expanding body of evidence from epidemiological and laboratory studies have demonstrated that some edible plants as a whole or their identified ingredients with antioxidant properties have substantial protective effects on human carcinogenesis. The extract from aws cooked withwithout shell interacted with phosphodiesterase. Prostate specific antigen and relative prostate weight.
Pdf tetracarpidium conophorum african walnut on salt. Phenolic analysis and erectogenic function of african. Phytochemical and proximate compositions of tetracarpidium. In southern nigerian ethnomedicine, it is used as a male fertility agent and the leaves are used for the treatment of dysentery and to improve fertility in males. The objective of this research is to determine the antioxidant activity of the fresh and dried leaves of t. In this research about 1,700 samples of the african walnut tetracarpidium conophorum were measured for their axial dimensions, mass, geometric mean, sphericity index, surface area, aspect ratios, angle of. A lectin preparation obtained fromtetracarpidium conophorum nigerian walnut by affinity chromatography of seed extracts on lactoseagarose has been shown to contain two components by gel filtration on sephadex g150. To change the order of your pdfs, drag and drop the files as you want.
Tetracarpidium conophorum is known in southern nigeria as ukpa igbo, in western nigeria as. Toxicological effects of aqueous extract from african. Pdf merge combine pdf files free tool to merge pdf online. Seekfast also lets you easily search for your terms in various file types including pdf. Pdf effect of root and leaf extracts of tetracarpidium. Click, drag, and drop to reorder files or press delete to remove any content you dont want.
Evaluation of antioxidant activity of tetracarpidium. Evaluation of antioxidant activity of tetracarpidium conophorum mull. Okon3 1department of science technology, akwa ibom state polytechnic, nigeria 2department of biological sciences, ritman university, nigeria. Comparative proximate analyses of raw and cooked tetracarpidium conophorum african walnut found in awka, anambra state, nigeria. See below for the abstract, table of contents, list of figures, list of tables, list of appendices, list of abbreviations and chapter one. Aluminium 6063 alloy was melted and cast as the control sample.