Description
Butyrospermol acetate exhibits inhibitory effect on skin tumor promotion in an in vivo two-stage carcinogenesis test using 7, 12-dimethylbenz [a] anthracene (DMBA) as an initiator and TPA as a promoter, the exceptionally high levels of triterpenes in shea fat, indicates that shea nuts and shea fat (shea butter) constitute a significant source of anti-inflammatory and anti-tumor promoting compounds