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Chemical composition and medicinal potentials of the bark of Erythrophleum ivorense A. Chev
https://doi.org/10.31248/JBBD2017.026 | Article Number: 198769A32 | Vol.2 (2) - April 2017
Received Date: 03 February 2017 | Accepted Date: 20 March 2017 | Published Date: 30 April 2017
Authors: R. O. Ogboru* , L. O. Akideno and E. A. Owoeye
Keywords: Erythrophleum ivorense bark, phytochemical screening, proximate content, mineral elements, total antioxidant capacity.
Determination of the chemical composition of the bark of Erythrophleum ivorense A.chev showed some proximate compounds such carbohydrates, protein, lipids and vitamin C, and not absent in essential food fibre. Essential minerals of sodium, phosphorus, iron, copper and zinc in contents levels needed for a healthy life, except sodium, with a very high content level hence should be diluted properly when administered as a laxative. Some phytochemicals such as phenols, steroids, tannins, flavanoids, alkaloids, saponin and cadiac glycosides were present which gives credence to the medicinal benefits of the bark of the wood despite it wide timber used for construction and toxic nature.
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