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Moringa as a household water purification method – community perception and pil...
Bancessi, Aducabe; Teodósio, Rosa; Duarte, Elizabeth; Baldé, Aladje; Catarino, Luís; Nazareth, TeresaBackground: Public perceptions of water-related issues are still under-researched topics. The current paper intends to explore a local community’s perceptions regarding household water purification (HWP) strategies, namely before and after trying a new method: moringa seeds powder (moringa-teabag). Methods: In September 2020, six focus group discussions (N = 65) assessing perceptions about the usefulness of Mor...
Moringa as a household water purification method – community perception and pil...
Bancessi, Aducabe; Teodósio, Rosa; Duarte, Elizabeth; Baldé, Aladje; Catarino, Luís; Nazareth, TeresaBackground Public perceptions of water-related issues are still under-researched topics. The current paper intends to explore a local community’s perceptions regarding household water purification (HWP) strategies, namely before and after trying a new method: moringa seeds powder (moringa-teabag). Methods In September 2020, six focus group discussions (N = 65) assessing perceptions about the usefulness of Morin...
Compositional features and biological activities of wild and commercial Moringa...
Fernandes, Ângela; Liberal, Ângela; Pinela, José; Finimundy, Tiane C.; Bancessi, Aducabe; Ćirić, Ana; Soković, Marina; Catarino, LuísMoringa oleifera Lam. is a nutraceutical edible plant used to fight malnutrition in developing countries. This investigation describes the nutritional, chemical and bioactive assets of wild and commercially acquired M. oleifera leaves from Guinea-Bissau. Both samples presented significant differences in the contents of almost all the analysed parameters. Carbohydrates and proteins were the major constituents of...
Nutritional and phytochemical profiles and biological activities of Moringa ole...
Fernandes, Ângela; Bancessi, Aducabe; Pinela, José; Dias, Maria Inês; Liberal, Ângela; Calhelha, Ricardo C.; Ćirić, Ana; Soković, Marina; Catarino, LuísMoringa oleifera is an edible medicinal plant used to fight malnutrition in Africa. In this study, M. oleifera flowers, fruits and seeds from Guinea-Bissau were characterized for their nutritional composition and hydroethanolic and aqueous extracts were prepared to investigate the phenolic profiles and bioactivities. Seeds presented higher levels of proteins (~31 g/100 g dw), fat (~26 g/100 g dw) and flavan-3-o...
Compositional features and biological activities of wild and commercial Moringa...
Fernandes, Ângela; Liberal, Ângela; Pinela, José; Finimundy, Tiane C.; Bancessi, Aducabe; Ćirić, Ana; Soković, Marina; Catarino, LuisMoringa oleifera Lam. is a nutraceutical edible plant used to fight malnutrition in developing countries. This investigation describes the nutritional, chemical and bioactive assets of wild and commercially acquired M. oleifera leaves from Guinea-Bissau. Both samples presented significant differences in the contents of almost all the analysed parameters. Carbohydrates and proteins were the major constituents of...
Nutritional and phytochemical profiles and biological activities of Moringa ole...
Fernandes, Ângela; Bancessi, Aducabe; Pinela, José; Dias, Maria Inês; Liberal, Ângela; Calhelha, Ricardo C.; Ćirić, Ana; Soković, Marina; Catarino, LuísMoringa oleifera is an edible medicinal plant used to fight malnutrition in Africa. In this study, M. oleifera flowers, fruits and seeds from Guinea-Bissau were characterized for their nutritional composition and hydroethanolic and aqueous extracts were prepared to investigate the phenolic profiles and bioactivities. Seeds presented higher levels of proteins (~31 g/100 g dw), fat (~26 g/100 g dw) and flavan-3-o...
Quality Assessment of Three Types of Drinking Water Sources in Guinea-Bissau
Bancessi, Aducabe; Catarino, Luís; José Silva, Maria; Ferreira, Armindo; Duarte, Elizabeth; Nazareth, TeresaThe lack of access to safe drinking water causes important health problems, mainly in developing countries. In the West African country Guinea-Bissau, waterborne diseases are recognised by WHO as major infectious diseases. This study analysed the microbiological and physicochemical parameters of drinking water in the capital Bissau and its surroundings. Twenty-two sites belonging to different water sources (pip...
Quality assessment of three types of drinking water sources in Guinea-Bissau
Bancessi, Aducabe; Catarino, Luís; Silva, Maria José; Ferreira, Armindo; Duarte, Elizabeth; Nazareth, TeresaThe lack of access to safe drinking water causes important health problems, mainly in developing countries. In theWest African country Guinea-Bissau, waterborne diseases are recognised by WHO as major infectious diseases. This study analysed the microbiological and physicochemical parameters of drinking water in the capital Bissau and its surroundings. Twenty-two sites belonging to di erent water sources (piped...
The antimicrobial properties of Moringa oleifera Lam. for water treatment: a sy...
Bancessi, Aducabe; Pinto, M. Manuela F.; Duarte, Elizabeth; Catarino, Luís; Nazareth, TeresaPlant extracts have been used as alternatives to the conventional chemical water treatment. Moringa oleifera Lam. is one of the plants used for this purpose due to its antimicrobial and coagulant properties. However, there is no systematization of Moringa’s application methodology. Different parts of the plant, extraction methods and concentrations can be applied to remove several pathogens present in contamina...
The antimicrobial properties of Moringa oleifera Lam. for water treatment: a sy...
Bancessi, Aducabe; Pinto, M.Manuela F.; Duarte, Elizabeth; Catarino, Luís; Nazareth, TeresaPlant extracts have been used as alternatives to the conventional chemical water treatment. Moringa oleifera Lam. is one of the plants used for this purpose due to its antimicrobial and coagulant properties. However, there is no systematization of Moringa’s application methodology. Different parts of the plant, extraction methods and concentrations can be applied to remove several pathogens present in contamina...