Morphological and Chemical Characteristics of some neglected Leafy Vegetables:- Umunnakwe Elizabeth C.
ABSTRACT
The
morphological, chemical and nutrient composition of six (6) neglected leafy
vegetables; Cnidoscolus aconitifolius, Crassocephalum crepidioidcs, Diplazium
sammatii, Laportea ovalifolia , Lippia multiflora and Tetrogonia expansa was
investigated. Cnidoscolus aconitifolius contain the highest alkaloid (4.39 1
0.03° <») whereas Tetrogonia expansa contained the least (0.25 ± 0.03%).
Averagely the phytochemical content ranges from 0.69 ± 0.03% to 4.39 ± 0.03% in
Alkaloid, 0.79 ± 0.02% to 4.07 ± 0.2% in saponin, 0.93 ± 0.1% to 3.07 ± 0.1% in
flavonoid, 0.46 ± 0.0001% to 0.19 ± 0.0001% in Tannin, 0.24 ± 0.002% to 0.11 ±
0.001% in phenol, 6.64 ± 0.1% to 13.69 ± 0.03% in HCN and 0.09 ± 0.01% to 0.1 ±
0.01% in oxalate. The mineral and vitamin contents were also investigated and
it was realized that Cnidoscolus aconitifolius and Tetrogonia expansa were
quite high in vitamin C. The results show that the vegetables have potential
nutritional value and can also be used as raw materials in pharmaceuticals. The
morphology shows that C. aconitifolius grows taller than every other vegetable
studied while D. sammatii grows shorter. It also shows that most of the
vegetables flowers arc coloured.
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C., UMUNNAKWE. "Morphological and Chemical Characteristics of some neglected Leafy Vegetables:- Umunnakwe Elizabeth C." Repository.mouau.edu.ng (2025). Accessed 15 Jan. 2025. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/morphological-and-chemical-characteristics-of-some-neglected-leafy-vegetables-umunnakwe-elizabeth-c-7-2