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Shorea robusta seed oil is an edible oil extracted from the seeds of Shorea robusta. Shorea robusta is known as the Sal tree in India . Sal is indigenous to India and occurs in two main regions separated by the Gangetic Plain , namely the northern and central Indian regions. [ 1 ]
Sal tree resin is known as sal dammar or Indian dammar, [23] ṛla in Sanskrit. It is used as an astringent in Ayurvedic medicine, [24] burned as incense in Hindu ceremonies, and used to caulk boats and ships. [23] Sal seeds and fruit are a source of lamp oil and vegetable fat. The seed oil is extracted from the seeds and used as cooking oil ...
The algaita (also spelled alghaita, algayta or algheita) is a double reed wind instrument [1] from the Sahelian region of West-Central Africa that is used by the Bamum, [2] Hausa and Kanuri peoples in Cameroon and Nigeria. Its construction is similar to the oboe-like rhaita and the zurna. The algaita is distinguished from these other ...
Picralima nitida seeds contain a complex mixture of alkaloids producing antipyretic and antiinflammatory effects along with analgesia in animal studies. [11] Several of these were shown to bind to opioid receptors with weak affinity in vitro , and two compounds, akuammidine and ψ-akuammigine, were found to be μ-opioid agonists, although not ...
eLDee is credited as one of the pioneers of the afrobeats music genre. In 1998, he started a band called Trybesmen which went on to be one of the music groups that popularized the fusion of hip-hop, highlife, pop and traditional afrobeat music. Trybesmen were a continental hit by the year 2000 and played a pivotal role in the shaping of the new ...
The shekere is made from vine gourds that grow on the ground. The shape of the gourd determines the sound of the instrument. A shekere is made by drying the gourd for several months then removing the pulp and seeds. After it is scrubbed, skillful bead work is added as well as colour.
But Wild God, his 18th album with The Bad Seeds, feels more like a baptism: an ecstatic immersion in the rushing, pooling waters of love and loss that the sexagenarian artist has experienced since ...
The raffia palm is important in societies such as that of the Province of Bohol in the Philippines, Kuba of Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nso of Cameroon, the Igbo and Ibibio/Annang/Bahumono of Southeastern Nigeria, the Tiv of Northcentral Nigeria and Southwestern Cameroons, the Urhobo and Ijaw people of the Niger delta Nigeria and the ...