Phytochemical and Anti-Termite Efficiency Study of Guibourtia tessmanii (harms) J. Léonard (Kévazingo) Bark Extracts from Gabon
Ley-Fleury Ella Nkogo, Christ Stone Arnaud Bopenga Bopenga, Franck Estimé NGOHANG, Line Edwige Mengome, Sophie Aboughe Angone, Prosper Edou Engonga
Abstract
Kvazingo is one of these famous species from Central African countries (Gabon or Cameroon). The abandonment in forests of waste of G. tessmannii in the form of a crown rich in bark and branches of variable diameters, or of slabs, chips, shavings and sawdust in waste reception centers constitutes a considerable financial loss and a risk of losing a deposit biomolecules of interest from this essence widely used in the treatment of several diseases
Topics & Concepts
PhytochemicalBark (sound)Traditional medicineMaceration (sewage)Extraction (chemistry)ChemistryAcetoneBotanyBiologyOrganic chemistryMedicineEcologyComposite materialMaterials scienceInsect Pest Control StrategiesInsect Utilization and EffectsPlant Parasitism and Resistance