Bertholletia excelsa Humb. & Bonpl.
B. excelsa is a native of Amazon forest, essential seeds of the Brazilian nut.
These seeds are more abundant of vitamins, digestible minerals, staple diet, and
dietary fiber. Brazilian nuts are commercially collected and mixed with different
nuts. Oils extracted from these nuts consist of more than 75% of unsaturated fatty
acids, mainly selenium, linoleic acid, oleic acid, phytosterols, polyphenolic
acids, and vitamin E, particularly polyphenols and vitamin E show antioxidant
properties. Hence, these phytochemicals could be used mainly in lotions, creams,
shampoos, hair care products, aging skin, flaky skin, skin inflammation, and
acne. Hence, the fatty acids are the applications of moisturizing effects
(Chunhieng et al. 2004; Chunhieng et al. 2008; John and Shahidi 2010;
Kluczkovski et al. 2015; Yang 2009).
Bryophyllum pinnatum (Lam) Oken.
Since ancient times, mother-of-thousands B. pinnatum (Fig. 19.1) is especially used
for the sores, boils, wounds, treat for burns, boils, as well as it has antiseptic,
amphiphatic, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory and conventional astringent properties. Leaves of B. pinnatum extracts consist of mainly fumaric acid and saponins
(from various parts of plant), which is more essential for cosmetics and cosmeceuticals substances for skin regeneration formulas, hair growth syrups, facial
creams, creams for wrinkles, treatment for acne, and anti-aging lotions (Afzal et al.
2012; Akpuaka and Ezem 2011; Amenta et al. 2000; Dey et al. 2012; El-Abdellaoui
et al. 2010; Kaur et al. 2014; Nagaratna and Hegde 2015).
Fig. 19.1 The
mother-of-thousands
Bryophyllum pinnatum
(Lam) Oken. (Crassulaceae)
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B. excelsa is a native of Amazon forest, essential seeds of the Brazilian nut.
These seeds are more abundant of vitamins, digestible minerals, staple diet, and
dietary fiber. Brazilian nuts are commercially collected and mixed with different
nuts. Oils extracted from these nuts consist of more than 75% of unsaturated fatty
acids, mainly selenium, linoleic acid, oleic acid, phytosterols, polyphenolic
acids, and vitamin E, particularly polyphenols and vitamin E show antioxidant
properties. Hence, these phytochemicals could be used mainly in lotions, creams,
shampoos, hair care products, aging skin, flaky skin, skin inflammation, and
acne. Hence, the fatty acids are the applications of moisturizing effects
(Chunhieng et al. 2004; Chunhieng et al. 2008; John and Shahidi 2010;
Kluczkovski et al. 2015; Yang 2009).
Bryophyllum pinnatum (Lam) Oken.
Since ancient times, mother-of-thousands B. pinnatum (Fig. 19.1) is especially used
for the sores, boils, wounds, treat for burns, boils, as well as it has antiseptic,
amphiphatic, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory and conventional astringent properties. Leaves of B. pinnatum extracts consist of mainly fumaric acid and saponins
(from various parts of plant), which is more essential for cosmetics and cosmeceuticals substances for skin regeneration formulas, hair growth syrups, facial
creams, creams for wrinkles, treatment for acne, and anti-aging lotions (Afzal et al.
2012; Akpuaka and Ezem 2011; Amenta et al. 2000; Dey et al. 2012; El-Abdellaoui
et al. 2010; Kaur et al. 2014; Nagaratna and Hegde 2015).
Fig. 19.1 The
mother-of-thousands
Bryophyllum pinnatum
(Lam) Oken. (Crassulaceae)
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