Ethnomedicinal Use, Phytochemical Constituents and Bioactivity of Wild Edible Fruits Commonly Consumed in Burkina Faso
Ablassé Rouamba *
Laboratory of Applied Biochemistry and Chemistry (LABIOCA), UFR-SVT, University Ouaga 1 Professor Joseph KI-ZERBO, 03 BP 7021 Ouagadougou 03, Burkina Faso.
Moussa Compaoré
Laboratory of Applied Biochemistry and Chemistry (LABIOCA), UFR-SVT, University Ouaga 1 Professor Joseph KI-ZERBO, 03 BP 7021 Ouagadougou 03, Burkina Faso and Culture Platform of Cell and Tissue (PCCT) U.F.R/S.V.T., University of Ouagadougou, 09 BP 1001 Ouagadougou 09, Burkina Faso.
Martin Kiendrebeogo
Laboratory of Applied Biochemistry and Chemistry (LABIOCA), UFR-SVT, University Ouaga 1 Professor Joseph KI-ZERBO, 03 BP 7021 Ouagadougou 03, Burkina Faso and Culture Platform of Cell and Tissue (PCCT) U.F.R/S.V.T., University of Ouagadougou, 09 BP 1001 Ouagadougou 09, Burkina Faso.
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Abstract
The screening of bioactive phytochemical constituents in edible fruits and vegetable is interesting to researchers owing their benefit property on consumer’s health. Fruits are used ethnomedicinally to treat numerous diseases including metabolic and microbial diseases. They are also used in human or animal nutrition because of their high energy value and their mineral contents. The pharmacological proprieties of fruits include antioxidant, anticancer, anti-mutagenic, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory and anti-neurodegenerative properties. These bioactive compounds are among others flavonoids, phenolic, anthocyanin, phenolic acids, stilbenes, tannins, as well as sugars, essential oils, carotenoids, vitamins, and minerals. This review summarizes the ethnomedicinal use, the phytochemical constituents and the bioactivity of wild edible fruits commonly consumed in Burkina Faso.
Keywords: Bioactivity, ethnomedicinal, phytochemical, nutrition, wild edible fruits