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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Published in:	BioMed Research International Vol. 2013; pp. 578781 - 578782
Main Authors:	Teixeira, Daniel Câmara, Farias, Davi Felipe, Carvalho, Ana Fontenele Urano, Arantes, Mariana Reis, Oliveira, José Tadeu Abreu, Sousa, Daniele Oliveira Bezerra, Pereira, Mirella Leite, Oliveira, Hermogenes David, Andrade-Neto, Manoel, Vasconcelos, Ilka Maria
Format:	research Journal Article
Published:	Wiley-Blackwell 2013
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