Kpangnan/Painya (Pentadesma butyracea)
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The Pentadesma butyracea is a tree native to Central and Western Africa, where it grows in the thick pluvial forests on riverbanks, and in swampy zones. Its butter called Painya (or Kpangnan) is extracted from the seeds of its fruit, which are sustainably wild harvested. Just like many other food-providing forest trees, now rarer than before in African forest ecosystems, sustainably harvesting processes contribute to household economies, to strengthening food security, and to preserving the biological diversity of forest resources.
Properties
Although Painya and Shea butters have common characteristics, Painya butter has a very unique composition with a high percentage of stigmasterol, a component rarely found in nature. Stigmasterol is a base material used in the creation of synthetic progesterone. It has been shown to lower the risk of certain cancers, and is anti-inflammatory.
Benefits
Painya butter is used in traditional medicine as a massage oil, in skin and hair care to delay aging, to reduce wrinkles, scars, inflammation, and to soften, lubricate, and regenerate sensitive and allergy-prone skins.
Use in NadiaZ
NadiaZ Care Line lavishly uses Painya butter for its amazing repairing and anti-inflammatory properties and its exceptionally soft feel. It can be found in Pequi Kiss Lip Balm, Malagasy Forest Hands & Feet Balm, and New Life Body Butter. It has a delicate buttery scent with a faint hint of hay.
See also:
www.hindawi.com/journals/isrn/2013/172397
www.prota4u.org/protav8
C’est un arbre originaire d’Afrique occidentale et centrale, où il pousse dans les forêts pluviales épaisses sur les berges des rivières et dans les zones marécageuses. Bien que le Kpangnan et beurres de karité aient des caractéristiques communes, le beurre de Kpangnan a une composition unique du fait d’un pourcentage élevé en stigmastérol, un composant rarement trouvé dans la nature. Le stigmastérol est un matériau de base utilisé dans la création de la progestérone synthétique. Des études ont montré une efficacité pour réduire le risque de certains cancers et il est anti-inflammatoire.