Xylopia aethiopica, a plant found throughout West Africa, has both nutritional and medicinal uses. The present study aims to characterize the effects of extracts of this plant on cancer cells. The main cytotoxic and DNA-damaging compound in ethanolic extracts of Xylopia aethiopica is ent-15-oxokaur Ethnopharmacological relevance. In traditional medicine from West Africa, the fruit decoction of Xylopia aethiopica (Dunal) A. Rich. is widely used for the treatment of diabetes mellitus (DM) either alone or in combination with other plants. The present study is designed to investigate the anti-diabetic effects of X. aethiopica acetone fraction (XAAF) from fruit ethanolic extract in a type 2 Xylopia aethiopica (Annonaceae) is a plant widely used in Africa for both culinary and medicinal purposes. This study aims at evaluating by comparison the anti-infective and antioxidant activities of X. aethiopica fruit and leaves. Ethanol extracts of the leaves and fruits of X. aethiopica were evaluated for Xylopia aethiopica is the Ethiopian pepper plant. Xylopirbal aethiopica is an evergreen tree that produces bean-like pod fruits used as a spice for cooking and for medicine. The fruit's seeds are used in tropical Africa as a substitute for pepper. 1 Xylopia Aethiopica Health Uses and Health Benefits Xylopia aethiopica is a slim, tall, evergreen, aromatic tree growing up to a height of 20m of order Magnoliales and family Annonaceae. It is found in the tropical zones of west , central and southern Africa [1]. The dried fruits of Xylopia aethiopica (Grains of Selim) are used as a spice and herbal medicine. The use of MALDI-HRMS imaging and HPLC-HRESI-MS n characterisation of kaurane diterpenes in the fruits of Xylopia aethiopica (Dunal) A. Rich (Annonaceae) James Oppong Kyekyeku. View Enhanced PDF Access article on Wiley Online Library (HTML view) Download PDF for offline viewing. The essential oils of 2 Cameroonian spices, namely, Xylopia aethiopica and Ocimum canum, were chemically investigated and screened for their antibacterial activity. The essential oils were analyzed by means of GC, GC/MS, and NMR. X. aethiopica oil contained myrtenol (12%), a The antimicrobial activities of Xylopia aethiopica and Syzygium aromaticum extracts on fungi associated with rotting white and water yam was investigated. Diseased and healthy yam species of Dioscorea spp. were obtained from some markets. Fungal isolation was done from the samples using The chemical composition of the essential oils obtained from the leaves, the barks of the stem and the root, as well as from the fresh and dried fruits of Xylopia aethiopica, growing in Ghana, was investigated by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry analyses. Kovats indices, mass spectra, and standard compounds were used to identify a total of 93 individual compounds. Xylopia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Annonaceae.They are mostly trees and some shrubs. There are about 160 species distributed in Asia, Africa, and the Americas. Accepted species Xylopia aethiopica is a multipurpose Non Timber Forest Product (NTFP) which products are consumed across Africa. This study aimed at generating useful information to support the sustainable management of Xylopia aethiopica in southern Benin. A survey Xylopia is a com­pression from Greek xylon pikron [????? ??????] bitter wood, aethiopica refers to the origin of the tree (though most of it grows in Ghana). Selected Links Xylopia is a com­pression from Greek xylon pikron [???