Chemical Composition, Nutritive Value, and Toxicological Evaluation of Bauhinia cheilantha Seeds: A Legume from Semiarid Regions Widely Used in Folk Medicine

Among the Bauhinia species, B. cheilantha stands out for its seed protein content. However, there is no record of its nutritional value, being used in a nonsustainable way in the folk medicine and for large-scale extraction of timber. The aim of this study was to investigate the food potential of B....

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Main Authors: Daniel Câmara Teixeira, Davi Felipe Farias, Ana Fontenele Urano Carvalho, Mariana Reis Arantes, José Tadeu Abreu Oliveira, Daniele Oliveira Bezerra Sousa, Mirella Leite Pereira, Hermogenes David Oliveira, Manoel Andrade-Neto, Ilka Maria Vasconcelos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/578781