The plant extracts were evaluated for their antioxidant activities using various antioxidant. Hyphaene thebaica, with common names doum palm and gingerbread tree, is a type of palm tree with edible oval fruit. Chemical composition, antioxidant, and anticancer effect. Origanum majorana, lupinus albus, hyphaene thebaica, anethum graveolens, mcf 7, srb assay introduction there is a growing increase in the incidence of breast cancer, and it is the most relevant cancerrelated cause of female mortality. Effect of doum fruit hyphaene thebaica extract on some. Phytosynthesis of bivo4 nanorods using hyphaene thebaica for. Doum nut, the nut of the doum palm hyphaene thebaica, native to upper egypt, sudan, south sudan, kenya, and tanzania. The fruit of the hyphaene thebaica, known as ginger bread, is considered a. Evaluation of anti breast cancer activity of some edible. The site of the hyphaene inventory project is a research initiative of the palm group at the conservatory and botanic garden of geneva.
It is known in the kingdom which grow to 6 or 9 m and usually has forked stems with fan shaped leaves, 6575 cm long. Bdellium is the common english translation in the bible genesis 2. Pdf physicohemical properties of doum hyphaene thebaica. Pdf compositional and structural analysis of epicarp. Anticancer, antibacterial and pollutant degradation potential of silver nanoparticles from hyphaene thebaica author links open overlay panel bello aminu bello a b shahid ali khan c jalaluddin awllia khan a fareeduddin quadri syed d muqtadir baig mirza d luqman shah a sher bahadar khan c. Furthermore, doum fruit contains bcomplex vitamins, carbohydrates, and fiber, which are. Moisture content, ash content, total protein and fat content of the breads were carried out according to icc standard methods. It is a native to the arabian peninsula and also to the northern half of africa where it is widely distributed and tends to grow in places where groundwater is present. This work was carried out to assess nutraceutical values of two prominent wild edible fruit, hyphaene thebaica l. Research paper chemical composition of different selected traditional sudanese fruits and different bifidobacterium infantis 20088 fermented beverages barka mohammed kabeir a, wala salah elden babekir and abubakar awad siddig b adepartment of food science and technology, bdepartment of agricultural extension college of agricultural. The proximate analysis of the moisture, ash content and crude fat reveals 6.
Pdf biological activities of the doum palm hyphaene. Various factors, such as temperature, solvent extracting power, extraction time, and extraction method, significantly affect the composition of the extract ksouri et al. Determination of phytochemical, proximate, minerals and antioxidant potentials were carried out. Doum fruit yielded a yellowish color volatile oil with a fragrant aromatic. Materials and methods materials doum fruit hyphaene thebaica l. It appears that dried fruits had the highest carbohydrate the fruits of hyphaene thebaica mart 59. Hyphaene thebaica is a good source of potent antioxidants 12. Volatile flavor compounds of peel and pulp from doum. Compositional and structural analysis of epicarp, flesh. Therefore, the present study is the first one to deal with the biological and chemical composition of doum palm. Chemical composition of wheat flour, doum fruit and wheat germ granules as well as balady bread was determined using the following aoac 2000 27.
Physicochemical, nutritional and functional properties of. The standard methods were used to determine the proximate analysis, minerals, functional properties and sensory evaluation. Unripe wood apple fruit is generally free from visible fungal growth before and at harvest but a succession of fungi appears on the fruit shell, and sometimes in the pulp, during ripening. Doum fruit, hyphaene thebaica is a desert palm growing wild throughout the drier regions in egypt, sub. They have several vernacular names like doum palm, doom palm, gingerbread palm, zembaba, mkoma, arkobkobai and kam bash 1, 2. Pastry is an essential part of food stuff people like, especially preferring those made of wheat flour. Data are shown for the 10 species in this study circles and 70 species from the literature squares, including sclerocarya birrea subsp. Chemical nutritional and sensory properties of wheat flour.
Hyphaene thebaica doum palm on white blood cells and diferential leucocytic count in wistar albino rats. Preliminary phytochemical and in vitro antibacterial. The mesocarp and endosperm of fruits of both species were analysed for water, fat, protein, ash iron, ca and p content. Doum hyphaene thebaica is an african palm tree, common in upper egypt, originally native to the nile valley, bearing an edible fruit which is glubosequandrangular, about 6 x 5 cm with a shinny orangebrown to deep chestnut skin epicarp. The mass spectra were recorded on a shimadzu gcmsqpex mass spectrometer at 70 e. It is listed as one of the useful plants of the world fletcher, 1977. This study is designated to examine the phytochemicals, nutrient content, antioxidant and antimicrobial inhibitions activities of fruit parts of h.
Anticancer, antibacterial and pollutant degradation. One hundred and fifty grammes 150 g of aqueous product was prepared by reflux method from 350 g of initial powdered sample. Doum fruit, hyphaene thebaica, chemical composition, functional properties, antioxidant, phenolic, flavonoid, sensory, technological utilization. Chemical composition of essential oil from doum fruits hyphaene thebaica palmae article pdf available in journal of essential oilbearing plants jeop 142. Fifty of them could be identified with monoterpenes represent 15.
Accepted 3 october, 2008 the physicochemical analysis of sun dried mesocarp of fruits of terminalia catappa and hyphaene thebaica was investigated. The proximate composition of doum powder was determined. In the sahel ropes for wells are often made from hyphaene thebaica. It aims to compile all available information on the palm genus hyphaene doum palms and to provide new data resulting from ongoing research and field missions associated to this palm group. Nutraceutical potential of two wild edible fruits growing. Pdf epicarp, flesh and pitted samples of doum fruit hyphaene thebaica were analyzed for proximate, fatty acid and amino acid essential and. As a member, you can publish your articles through our system. Hyphaene thebaica hhythoverview eppo global database. Physicohemical properties of doum hyphaene thebaica fruits and. Nutritional and chemical composition of wild plant foods of niger. Pdf chemical composition of essential oil from doum fruits. Aboshora w, lianfu z, dahir m, qingran m, qingrui s, jing l, ammar a 2015 effect of extraction method and solvent power on polyphenol and flavonoid levels in hyphaene thebaica l mart arecaceae doum fruit, and its antioxidant and antibacterial activities.
Antioxidant and antimicrobial properties of kaff maryam anastatica hierochuntica and doum palm hyphaene thebaica the widespread use of medicinal plants for health purposes has increased dramatically due to their great importance to public health. You can upload your articles, supporting files and videos step by step by selecting related journal. Protein content of baobab accounts for about onefifth of dry matter in baobab fruit. Potential antioxidant phenolic metabolites from doum palm. Physiochemical, nutritional and functional properties of. Chemical composition of essential oil from doum fruits. Chemical composition of raw materials % dry weight. Antioxidant and antimicrobial properties of kaff maryam. Preliminary phytochemical and in vitro antibacterial evaluation of the crude pericarp extract of hyphaene thebaica doumpalm. Relative to the biologically synthesized nanoparticles, the chemically. Tropical palms v figures figure 11 palm growth habits i. The widespread use of medicinal plants for health purposes has increased dramatically due to their great importance to public health. The hyphaene thebaica doum one of the palm plant, belong to arecaceae.
Seed scarification requirement in doum hyphaene thebaica. Pdf chemical composition of essential oil from doum. In hyphaene thebaica usually many infructescences are present on the same individual, giving a very informative picture on their development. The rind mesocarp in some palm is unedible but of other it is very palatable, highly aromatic and sweet with a taste like. Hyphaene thebaica doum fruit is a desert palm native to egypt, subsaharan africa, and western india 1. Results of gc and gcms analysis of essential oil isolated from doum fruits hyphaene thebaica revealed the presence of fiftyseven compounds. Download full article tropical journal of natural product research.
Hyphaene thebaica is commonly referred to as doum, and it is a type of palm tree with edible oval fruit which belongs to the mint family arecaceae. Protein, fat, fiber and total carbohydrates were 6. The effect of seed mass and rainfall in the months of seed shedding on seed desiccation tolerance of 80 african tree species. Chemical composition of essential oil from doum fruits hyphaene thebaica palmae journal of essential oil bearing plants. Effect of blending doum hyphaene thebaica powder with.
Doum hyphaene thebaica is one of the commonly consumed traditional beverages in egypt and is rich in polyphenolic compounds. Antifungal activity, acid and sugar content in the wood. A clustering palm, the sealing wax palm cyrtostachys renda. Cook ja, vander jagt d, pastuszyn a, mounkalia g, glew rs, millisson m. Hyphaene thebaica dum palm fruits as raw materials for livestock feed nwosu, f. Hyphaene thebaica is recorded as a desert palm native to many regions in north africa, egypt, west india and subsaharan africa and in saudi arabia especially jizan area 5. An aerial branching palm, the doum palm hyphaene thebaica. Therefore, there is a need to increase it by adding something like doum fruit hyphaene thebaica l. Chemical methods were used for the determination of the nutritional value of these fruits. Older leaves are also used for weaving mats, hats, baskets, ropes, containers and other items.
Results showed that there was a significant difference in the lipid content of the flesh 0. Nutritional composition of the fruits of doum palms. The midveins of the leaf segments are used as frames for woven objects and tied together they are used as brooms. General information about hyphaene thebaica hhyth eppo global database. Physicohemical properties of doum hyphaene thebaica fruits and utilization of its flour in formulating some functional foods article pdf available. Overall excellent biological properties are reported. It is commonly in egypt known as the doum or gingerbread palm reaching up to 6 or 9 m high with dichotomous stems and leaves shaped like a fan, 6575 cm. Bismuth vanadate, bivo4, nanorods, hyphaene thebaica, antimicrobial, antioxidant, antiviral. The record derives from wcsp data supplied on 20120323 which reports it as an accepted name record 101434 with original publication details. Biological activities of the doum palm hyphaene thebaica l. Chemical composition, bioactive compounds and organoleptic characteristics of. Characteristics of aqueous doum fruit extract and its.
All chemicals were of the analytical reagent grade. Hplc analysis of aqueous doum fruit extracts showed 11 flavonoid compounds figure 4. The nutritive value of the products mentioned above is not high. Preparation of aqueous hyphaene thebaica pericarp extract fresh pericarp of h. It has been shown that dietary supplementation with doum palm extract has hypotensive and. American journal of botany botanical society of america. The doum palm hyphaene thebaica is a type palm tree which has a wood texture and has edible oval fruits and the origin native to upper egypt. Pdf results of gc and gcms analysis of essential oil isolated from doum fruits hyphaene thebaica revealed the presence of fiftyseven. Furthermore, this study is aimed at assessing and comparing the structure of different parts of the doum fruit through sem. Doum fruit is a good source of essential minerals such as potassium, sodium, calcium, magnesium, and phosphorus 6. The seed of this palm cultivated in the montgomery botanical center miami, usa was collected in the west african country of burkina faso. Palmae, is growing wild throughout the dry regions of tropical africa, the middle east and western india fanshawe et al.
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