Blighia sapida has been used in the treatment of different pathologies. The genus is named for captain william bligh formerly of hms bounty, who brought samples back to england the species are evergreen. Issued as a pdf on the internet, it contains basic information on over 250 species of plants used for food in benin. Fat profile of jamaican ackees, oleic acid content and. Department of agriculture agricultural research service. In traditional medicine in cote divoire, blighia sapida is widely used for the treatment of yellow fever, epilepsy and oedema, and as a laxative and diuretic299. Blighia sapida aril oil is rich in monounsaturated fatty acids but is however currently not utilized industrially. Tracking hypoglycins a and b over different maturity. Subchronic toxicity study of ethanol stembark extract of. Blighia sapida, a member of the sapindaceae family, is a tropical multipurpose woody perennial forest fruit tree species and native of the guinean forests of west africa ekue et al. Ackee poisoning was first described in jamaica, where it was common before the danger of eating unripe fruit became widely known. The ackee, also known as achee, ackee apple or akee blighia sapida is a member of the sapindaceae soapberry family, as are the lychee and the longan. Description o riginating in tropical west africa, the ackee tree is cultivated for its fruit which are cooked and eaten as a.
Ackee, blighia sapida koenig from the sapindaceae family, is a polygamous, evergreen tree that originated in the forests of west africa figure 3. Koenig in benin based on aflp and microsatellite markers. It gained its fame in jamaica where it was imported long ago and has become the main ingredient to many popular dishes there. The ackee fruit, blighia sapida, is a tropical exotic widely known for its toxicity, is regarded as a marker species for jamaican nationals and was named in honor of william bligh. Leaves inches cm in length, alternate, compound, with pairs of glossy leaflets. Oil extracted from the ripe ackee blighia sapida l aril was characterized by the classical titrimetric and gravimetric analyses following the. Description large tree to 60 feet 18 mdensely branched and symmetrical, with smooth gray bark. Studies on the propagation of jamaican ackee blighia sapida l.
This study covers proximate analysis and antimicrobial activities of cell free extract of lactic acid bacterial from blighia sapida fruit ackee. Chloroquineresistant anka strain of p berghei was inoculated intraperitoneally into swiss albino mice. Blighia sapida, the ackee tree, still a sword of damocles. Sapindaceae of north america update, database version 2011 acquired. The yellow, fleshy portion surrounding the aril is edible and has a nutty flavor. Pascal moyal ird, 32 avenue henrivaragnat, 93143 bondy cedex, france pascal. The dried seeds of blighia sapida bs powder were macerated. Thirty years ago, in june 1984, for the first time in africa, the ackee tree, blighia sapida koenig, was proved responsible for massive deaths of children. Iita headquarters pmb 5320, oyo road, ibadan 200001, oyo state, nigeria.
Uses, traditional management, perception of variation and preferences in ackee blighia sapida k. Free radical scavenging capacity, carotenoid content, and. Changes in circumstances after the time of publication may impact the accuracy of datasets and their contents. Physicochemical properties of blighia sapida ackee oil extract and. Us7182967b1 us11164,680 us16468005a us7182967b1 us 7182967 b1 us7182967 b1 us 7182967b1 us 16468005 a us16468005 a us 16468005a us 7182967 b1 us7182967 b1 us 7182967b1 authority us united states prior art keywords ackee arils method brine solution container prior art date 20051201 legal status the legal status is an assumption and is not a.
Blighia sapida kd koenig fruit traits in benin academia. They come into bloom at the start of the rainy season in seasonally dry areas but bloom on and off throughout the year in areas where the dry season is short or where humid conditions prevail. Pdf ackee blighia sapida is jamaicas top fruit, its national fruit and when prepared together with saltfish it is called the national. Seeds and capsules of the fruits are used for soapmaking and all parts of the tree have medicinal properties. Pdf physical properties of ackee apple blighia sapida. The plants database includes the following 1 species of blighia. The scientific name honours captain william bligh who took the fruit from jamaica to the royal botanic gardens in kew, england in 1793, and introduced it to science. Media in category blighia sapida the following 19 files are in this category, out of 19 total. Blighia sapida blighia sapida cultivated bark and leaf decoctions are administered to treat oedema, intercostal pain, dysentery and diarrhoea. Determination of physiochemical properties and lactic acid. Request pdf blighia sapida blighia sapida, a member of the sapindaceae family, is a tropical multipurpose woody perennial forest fruit tree species and native of the guinean.
It is the toxic element of the fruit of blighia sapida. Assessment of the domestication state of ackee blighia sapida k. The ackee, also known as achee, akee, ackee apple or ayee blighia sapida is a fruit of the sapindaceae soapberry family, as are the lychee and the longan. Koenig is an exotic fruit widely consumed in the caribbean countries.
Epidemic of fatal encephalopathy in preschool children in. For more multimedia, look at blighia on wikimedia commons. The fruit, which has become a national fruit in jamaica, was imported into jamaica from. Cultivated sporadically throughout the tropics, commercially in jamaica. This work explores the antiplasmodial potential of ethanol extract of blighia sapida lin. While there is extensive research on the presence of. The only factor associated with efe was the presence of ackee trees blighia sapida within 100 m of households odds ratio 51 95% cl 18147 p0001. Wood of blighia sapida is currently sapid commercially important, but it is a multipurpose tree, being a source of edible fruits arils and traditional medicine, and being popular for planting as ornamental shade tree. Blighia sapida, a member of the sapindaceae family, is a tropical multipurpose woody perennial forest fruit tree species and native of the guinean forests of west. Uses, traditional management, perception of variation and.
Consumption of improperly ripened ackee blighia sapida k. This page was last edited on 18 december 2019, at 17. Mice were treated orally for 4 consecutive days, before and after inoculation. Hypoglycin b, also toxic, is confined to the seeds. Physicochemical properties and lubricant potentials of blighia. The fruit, which has become a national fruit in jamaica, was imported into jamaica from west africa. Blighia sapida occurs naturally from senegal to cameroon and. Click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles. Although so far overlooked by researchers in the region, the tree is highly valued by farmers. The study aimed at evaluating the acute and subchronic toxicity of ethanol stembark extract of b. Koenig sapindaceae is used in subsaharan africa where it has its. In nigeria the seeds are used in making traditional soap. Hypoglycins a and b were tracked in ackees grown in jamaica over different maturity stages.
Bioactive microconstituents of ackee arilli blighia sapida. Methylene blue and fatal encephalopath y from ackee fruit. The acute toxicity was evaluated by gavage administration at single dose and the extract was also administered at doses of 250, 500 and 750 mgkg body weight every other day for ninety day. Being a natural source, it is biodegradable and less likely to. Blighia sapida en by bioversity international issuu. Email this to a friend print share on facebook tweet this. It prefers welldrained deep fertile soils, but occurs also on nonfertile sandy soils and limestone. Repellent effect and insecticidal activities of bridelia. The causal toxin, hypoglycin a, decreases in the edible arilli upon maturity. Updated for itis by the flora of north america expertise network, in connection with an update for usda plants 20072010 reference for. Hypoglycina1 has been shown to be a nonproteinogenic aminoacid of the structure l. Ripe seeds with their arils dorsal view and in longitudinal section. Blighia sapida is commonly planted as ornamental shade tree.
Blighia sapida is a woody perennial multipurpose fruit tree species native to the guinean forests of west africa. Blighia is a genus of four species of flowering plants in the soapberry family, sapindaceae, native to tropical africa from guinea east to kenya. Ackee trees produce a mediumweight wood, in the to kg per cubic meter 37 to 41 lbs per cubic ft range, with reportedly good natural resistance to rot, decay and wood. Blighia in the germplasm resources information network grin, u. The cooked arils contain high levels of vitamins a, b1 thiamineb2 riboflavinb3 niacin and c ascorbic acidas well as high levels of oleic acid, an omega9 fatty acid that. No responsibility is taken for any information or services that may appear on any linked websites. Pearshaped fruit, with several moderate lobes and a red to yellow waxy skin. There are citation in web searches related to blighia sapida k. Pdf ackee blighia sapida jamaicas top fruit researchgate.
Sapindaceae in chloroquine cqresistant plasmodium berghei anka straininfected mice. There seems to be no reason to consider blighia sapida to be under threat of genetic erosion. Blighia sapida ackee blighia sapida ackee blighia sapida ackee almost 20% of household income in the township. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page.
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