Buchholzia coriacea

Buchholzia coriacea

NAME:  Buchholzia coriacea

FAMILY: Sterculiaceae

COMMON NAMES: Wonderful kola, oignon de gorille

LOCAL NAMES: Uworo, obi-ata

USEFUL PART(s): Fruit, bark

GENERAL USES:

  • The fruits are most times consumed after boiling

  • The seed is chewed as a replacement for kola nuts

  • The wood is at times used in house construction.

GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION

  • Guinea

  • Sierra Leone

  • Cameroon

  • Gabon

  • Ivory Coast

  • Nigeria

  • Ghana

 

WHY IS IT GREEN?

Buchholzia coriacea medicinal values include

  • Antimicrobials

  • Respiratory disorders

  • Dysmenorrhoea

  • Ulcer

  • Fibroid

  • Chest pains

  • Anthelminthics

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT

FUN FACT

  • Buchholzia coriacea is an evergreen undergrowth tree of the lowland rain-forest about to 20 metres tall, ranging from Guinea to West Cameroons, and in East Cameroun and Gabon.

  • The seeds have peppery taste

FURTHER READINGS

Ezike, A. C., Onyeto, C. A., Nwabunike, I. A., Mbaoji, F. N., Attah, B. E., Amanambu, S. O., & Okoli, C. O. (2015). Anti-inflammatory activity of Buchholzia coriacea Engl. (Capparaceae) leaf extract: Evaluation of components of the inflammatory response involved. Journal of Complementary and Integrative Medicine, 12(2), 153–158. https://doi.org/10.1515/jcim-2014-0046

Ijarotimi, O. S., Malomo, S. A., Fagbemi, T. N., Osundahunsi, O. F., & Aluko, R. E. (2018). Structural and functional properties of Buchholzia coriacea seed flour and protein concentrate at different pH and protein concentrations. Food Hydrocolloids, 74, 275–288. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodhyd.2017.08.018

Salami, A. T., Odukanmi, O. A., Faniyan, O. F., Omayone, T. P., & Olaleye, S. B. (2017). Seeds of Buchholzia coriacea in Diet Mitigate Ischemic Reperfusion–Induced Gastric Ulceration in Experimental Rats. Journal of Dietary Supplements, pp. 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1080/19390211.2017.1404544