author(s) : Abdel-Fattah M. Rizk, Husseiny A. H. Elgindi and Ibrahim A. El-Garf
description
The constituents of several Pistacia species, and in particular Pistacia vera (pistachio) have been extensively studied.
family name
ANACARDIACEAE
Species count in Egypt
represented in egypt with 3 Species
- Proximate Composition
- Lipids
- Essential Oils
- Triterpenes, Sterols and Related Substances
- Flavonoids and Other Phenolic Compounds
- Other Constituents
The galls of Pistacia integerrima, formed by a kind of insect, are used in India as a tonic, an expectorant and in the treatment of cough, phthisis, asthma, diarrhea, dysentery, fever, vomiting, loss of appetite, nose bleeding, snake bite and scorpion sting (Ansari and Ali, 1996).
location
egypt