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Balanites aegyptiaca (desert date) is spiny shrub alternately tree dependent upon l0 m tall, generally conveyed on dry area regions about Africa and South Asia. Junior fruits are green and tormentose, turning yellow and glabrous when develop. Pulp is bitter-sweet furthermore eatable. Seed may be those pyrene (stone). It contains protein, lipid, carbohydrate, alkaloid, saponin, flavonoid, and organic acid. It is customarily utilized within medicine for different ailments i.e. jaundice, intestinal worm infection, wounds, malaria, syphilis, epilepsy, dysentery, constipation, diarrhea, hemorrhoid, stomach aches, asthma, and fever.
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Ahmad, E.E.M., Mariod, A.A. (2019). Balanites aegyptiaca: Phytochemical Constituents, Bioactive Compounds, Traditional and Medicinal Uses. In: Mariod, A. (eds) Wild Fruits: Composition, Nutritional Value and Products. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-31885-7_16
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