Balanites aegyptiaca (Desert date) is one of the pioneer agro-forestry species in Sahel.The different parts tree are used human and animal food, fruits an important source revenue for rural population. This study aims at reducing research data gapon entomofauna associated with B. countries like Niger. Tree samples were taken area SansaneHaoussa South- western part Niger to inventory insect pres...

The essential oil of Salvia aegyptiaca was analysed by GC/ MS technique. Eighteen compounds were identified. It was found that the essential oil comprises 40% terpenoidal constituents, opposite to 32% fat derivatives. The major terpenoidal component was 1(10)aristolene (19.3%). From the non-volatile matter, β-amyrin, lupeol, β-sitosterol, stigmasterol, β-sitosterol-β-D-glucopyranoside and stigm...

Malnutrition and food insecurity are major concerns for the Malian authorities. The objective of this study was to strengthen knowledge about nutritional physicochemical values four underutilized edible wild fruits picked at two cities belonging different bioclimatic zones Mali. parameters were performed using standard methods. findings revealed that all these varied from one fruit another, out...

background: weak efficacy of different fasciolicidal compounds used for treatment of paramphistomosis has drawn the attention of many authors to alternative drugs. the purpose of this study was to assess, for the first time, the effect of the methanolic extract of balanites aegyptiaca fruits (bae) on adult paramphistomum microbothrium . methods : the effect of bae on adult p. microbothrium afte...

Balanites aegyptiaca (Balanitaceae) is a widely grown desert plant with multiuse potential. In the present paper, a crude extract from B. aegyptiaca seeds equivalent to a ratio of 1 : 2000 seeds to the extract was screened for antiplasmodial activity. The determined IC(50) value for the chloroquine-susceptible Plasmodium falciparum NF54 strain was 68.26 μg/μL ± 3.5. Analysis of the extract by g...

Strigolactones are apocarotenoids regulating shoot branching. They are also known to be exuded by plant roots at very low concentrations, stimulating hyphal branching of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and germination of root parasitic weed seeds. We show that strigolactones play a major role in host specificity of Orobanche and Phelipanche (the broomrapes) seed germination. This observation confi...

Balanites aegyptiaca (L) Del is a medicinal plant used in several folk medicines and as food condiment etc Africa [1]. Medicinal plants contain large varieties of chemical substances which possess important therapeutic properties that can be utilized in the treatment of human diseases [2]. There are several reports in the literature regarding the chemical components of extracts prepared from pl...