Plant |
Family | Sapotaceae |
English |
Bambouk-buttertree, Butterseed, Karite, Shea, Shea butter, Shea-butter-tree, Shea nut, Sheanut tree |
Latin |
Vitellaria paradoxa C.F.Gaertn. |
Plantparts | Seeds, Unspecified |
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Other uses |
Cosmetics, cosmetic use, Used in cosmetics |
Local (Geographical) use |
Phytomedical used in French Guiana |
Ingredients |
| | allantoin, Alpha-Amyrin, arginine, ash, Calcium, Carbohydrates, Cystine, fat, Fibres, fixed oil, iron, Leucine, linoleic acid, linolenic acid, Lupeol, Myristic acid, Oleic acid, Palmitic acid, Palmitoleic acid, Phenylalanine, phosphorus, Phytosterol, protein, Pseudo-taraxasterol, Stearic acid, Stigmasterol, taraxasterol, Taraxerol, Tryptophan, Valine, Vitamin B1, Β-amyrin |
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