Sclerocarya birrea Chemical Composition, Bioactivities and Uses

Abstract

Sclerocarya birrea is a well known African wild tree disseminated in numerous African nations where the different parts are utilized in sustenance and conventional prescription; the fruit is rich in vitamin C. The fruit juice contains sesquiterpene hydrocarbon, which are terpenes found in plants that are accounted for to have bacteriostatic properties. The fruit contains a hard dark colored seed. The seed encases a delicate white bit wealthy in oil and protein. The oil contains oleic, palmitic, myristic, and stearic acids; the protein contains amino acids, with a power of glutamic and arginine. The concentrates from various parts indicated high complete phenolic mixes and radical-scavenging limits and cancer prevention agent activities. Sclerocarya birrea is broadly examined with respect to its antidiabetic, hostile to inflammatory, pain relieving, antiparasitic, antimicrobial, and antihypertenisve activities.