Vitellaria paradoxa

Common Names: shea butter

Ethnobotanical Studies

Studies

A Melissopalynologic dynamics appraisal revealed the strategic foraging adaptation of the honeybees (Apis mellifera Linnaeus 1758) to the anthropogenic impacts in the Republic of Benin.

Amakpe F, Kenali HI and Sinsin B (2024).
Heliyon.
PubMed:
39040295

How do plant demographic and ecological traits combined with social dynamics and human traits affect woody plant selection for medicinal uses in Benin (West Africa)?

Ahoyo CC et al (2024).
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed.
PubMed:
38336725

An innovative optimized protocol for high-quality genomic DNA extraction from recalcitrant Shea tree (Vitellaria paradoxa, C.F. Gaertn) plant and its suitability for downstream applications.

Attikora AJP et al (2024).
Mol Biol Rep.
PubMed:
38252378

In vitro trypanocidal activity of extracts and compounds isolated from Vitellaria paradoxa.

Bairy G, Ozzin-Kholy Zolipou CO and Nzoumbou-Boko R (2023).
BMC Complement Med Ther.
PubMed:
37770899

Vitellaria paradoxa inhibits arsenic-induced toxicity in Drosophila melanogaster via the augmentation of antioxidant system.

Oyibo A et al (2023).
Toxicology.
PubMed:
37421989

Correction: Effects of Vitellaria paradoxa (C.F. Gaertn.) Aqueous leaf extract administration on Salmonella typhimurium-infected rats.

Fodouop SPC et al (2023).
BMC Complement Med Ther.
PubMed:
36747184

In vitro regeneration of Vitellaria paradoxa from shoot tip explants.

Afful NT et al (2022).
BioTechnologia (Pozn).
PubMed:
36605379

Comparative analysis of plotless sampling methods for estimating woody plant density in a West African savanna agroforestry parkland.

Lawer EA et al (2023).
Environ Monit Assess.
PubMed:
36600112

Occurrence and ecological habitat effect on Vitellaria paradoxa (C. F. Gaertn.) parasitism: implication for pest management and plant conservation.

Gbemavo DSJC et al (2022).
Heliyon.
PubMed:
36097485

Mapping the vulnerability of indigenous fruit trees to environmental change in the fragile savannah ecological zone of Northern Ghana.

Derbile EK, Kanlisi SK and Dapilah F (2022).
Heliyon.
PubMed:
35800727

Local perception of ecosystem services and their conservation in Sudanian savannas of Burkina Faso (West Africa).

Nabaloum A et al (2022).
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed.
PubMed:
35183193

Triterpenoids from Vitellaria paradoxa Stem Barks Reduce Nitrite Levels in LPS-Stimulated Macrophages.

Sirignano C et al (2021).
Plants (Basel).
PubMed:
34070050

A review of ethnomedicinal uses of shea butter for dermatoses in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Ugwu-Dike P and Nambudiri VE (2022).
Dermatol Ther.
PubMed:
33480103

Vitellaria paradoxa Nut Triterpene-Rich Extract Ameliorates Symptoms of Inflammation on Post-Traumatic Osteoarthritis in Obese Rats.

Sudirman S et al (2020).
J Pain Res.
PubMed:
32099450

Vitellaria paradoxa nutshells from seven sub-Saharan countries as potential herbal medicines for treating diabetes based on chemical compositions, HPLC fingerprints and bioactivity evaluation.

Li D et al (2019).
Chin J Nat Med.
PubMed:
31262457

Influence of Shea tree (Vitellaria paradoxa) on maize and soybean production.

Ogwok G, Alele PO and Kizza S (2019).
PLoS One.
PubMed:
30964859

Effects of Vitellaria paradoxa (C.F. Gaertn.) aqueous leaf extract administration on Salmonella typhimurium-infected rats.

Fodouop SP et al (2017).
BMC Complement Altern Med.
PubMed:
28327127

Optimization of Shea (Vitellaria paradoxa) butter quality using screw expeller extraction.

Gezahegn YA, Emire SA and Asfaw SF (2016).
Food Sci Nutr.
PubMed:
27826433