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Sclerocarya birrea

The cover story of the American Botanical Council s journal HerbalGram (number 79) reviews the nutritional and other uses of the oil from the kernels of the Tree of Life , the marala tree (Sclerocarya birrea, Andacardiaceae). A... [Pg.5]

Sclerocarya birrea (A. Rich.) Hochst. subsp. cafffra [umganu, marula tree] (Sond.) Kokwaro (Anacardiaceae) stem bark decoction is used for diarrhoea. The stem bark contains alkaloids, flavonoids, glycosides, polyphenols, steroids and tannins 15). Its antidiarrhoeic activity is due to the tannin content 37). The plant is also used for childhood convulsion and epilepsy, and its anticonvulsant activity has been demonstrated in experimental animal model (58). [Pg.37]

Development and structure of the drupe in Sclerocarya birrea (Richard) Hochst. subsp. caffra Kokwaro (Anacardiaceae), with special reference to the pericarp and the operculum. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 92,303-322. [Pg.216]

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