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Encephalartos altensteinii
Un cycade africain utilisé par les peuples zoulou et xhosas comme source alimentaire traitée avec un traitement détoxifiant élaboré.
Encephalartos altensteinii, a cycad endemic to South Africa, has been traditionally used by Zulu and Xhosa peoples as a food source after elaborate detoxification processing. Its primary active compounds include the neurotoxic glycoside cycasin, along with starch and flavonoids. Despite its historical use, the plant is critically endangered and protected, and raw consumption poses severe neurotoxicity risks.
Cycasin, the primary toxic compound, is hydrolyzed by gut bacteria to methylazoxymethanol (MAM), which alkylates DNA and induces oxidative stress, leading to neurotoxicity and hepatotoxicity. Traditional processing methods such as prolonged soaking, fermentation, and drying reduce cycasin levels, but the exact mechanisms of detoxification are not fully understood. Flavonoids present may offer some antioxidant activity, but this is insufficient to counteract the toxicity of raw plant material.
Un cycade africain utilisé par les peuples zoulou et xhosas comme source alimentaire traitée avec un traitement détoxifiant élaboré.
Encephalartos altensteinii, a cycad endemic to South Africa, has been traditionally used by Zulu and Xhosa peoples as a food source after elaborate detoxification processing. Its primary active compounds include the neurotoxic glycoside cycasin, along with starch and flavonoids. Despite its historical use, the plant is critically endangered and protected, and raw consumption poses severe neurotoxicity risks.
Cycasin, the primary toxic compound, is hydrolyzed by gut bacteria to methylazoxymethanol (MAM), which alkylates DNA and induces oxidative stress, leading to neurotoxicity and hepatotoxicity. Traditional processing methods such as prolonged soaking, fermentation, and drying reduce cycasin levels, but the exact mechanisms of detoxification are not fully understood. Flavonoids present may offer some antioxidant activity, but this is insufficient to counteract the toxicity of raw plant material.