| Phytochemical Investigation of Bidens biternata (Lour.) Merr. and Sheriff.-A Nutrient-Rich Leafy Vegetable from Western Ghats of India. | |
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PMID: 22538981 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Bidens biternata, belonging to the family Asteraceae, is an erect annual herb, up to 1 cm in height, and a widespread weed of cultivated areas. This plant is common, particularly in the Western Ghats regions of Kerala state in India. It is used as a leafy vegetable by the Paniya and Kattunaayika tribes of Waynadu Districts in Kerala and also to cure hepatitis, cold, cough, dysentery, etc. The multiplication and utilization of this leafy vegetable will help to overcome the nutritional deficiency problem and also to maintain the biodiversity. For effective biochemical analysis, plant extract was taken using different solvents. Various phytochemicals like reducing sugar, glycosides, flavonoids, alkaloids, tannins, steroids, terpenoids, coumarins, saponins, anthraquinones, phlobatannins and iridoids were estimated. Different nutritional factors like total carbohydrates, total proteins, total reducing sugar, different amino acids, free fatty acids, crude fibre, lipids, total moisture content, vitamins, etc. were tested by standard estimation methods. Anti-nutritional factors like phytic acid, total phenol, tannic acid, etc., were also estimated. Micronutrients and different pigments were quantified. The present studies revealed that this wild leafy plant has numerous nutritional factors with a low level of anti-nutritional factors. Therefore, this nutritive herb with diverse health-promoting compounds can be effectively utilized to overcome the nutritional deficiency problem around the globe. |
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Pradeesh Sukumaran; Archana G Nair; Devi M Chinmayee; I Mini; Swapna T Sukumaran |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2012-4-27 |
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Title: Applied biochemistry and biotechnology Volume: - ISSN: 1559-0291 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2012 Apr |
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Created Date: 2012-4-27 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8208561 Medline TA: Appl Biochem Biotechnol Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Department of Botany, University College, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. |
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