🌿 Balanites aegyptiaca

🧬 Taxonomy

Kingdom: Plantae

Family: Plantae - Zygophyllaceae

Plant Part Origin(s): Leaves, fruits Roots Stem-barks

Known use: The aqueous extract is used in Sudanese folk medicine in the treatment of jaundice; fruits are used as an antidiabetic in Egyptian folk medicine.

Source availability: CIRTI, Bamako, Republic of Mali. Department of Botany, University of Khartoum, Khartoum (Sudan); Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Technology, Karl-Franzens University, Graz (Austria) Not Specified

Taxonomy: Link

Wikipedia: Link

📍 Collection Information

Regions: East Africa North Africa

Countries: Egypt Mali Sudan

Places of collection: Khartoum Northern Mali Not Specified

GPS coordinates: Unavailable

Collection dates: Aug. 1, 1992 Jan. 11, 1999