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Pakistan Journal of Nutrition

Year: 2010 | Volume: 9 | Issue: 6 | Page No.: 527-530
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Research Article

Phytochemical Composition of Talinum triangulare (Water Leaf) Leaves

P.M. Aja, A.N.C. Okaka, P.N. Onu, U. Ibiam and A.J. Urako

ABSTRACT

The qualitative and quantitative analyses of Talinum triangulare (water leaf) leaf which is commonly used as vegetable in Nigeria were carried out on both dry and wet samples. The result of dry and wet samples revealed the presence of bioactive compounds namely flavonoids (69.80±4.42 mg/100 g and 58.33 ± 9.00 mg/100 g), alkaloids (55.56±5.00 mg/100 g and 13.89±5.00 mg/100 g), saponins (1.48±0.20 mg/100 g and 1.37±0.60 mg/100 g) and tannins (1.44±0.73 mg/100 g and 1.09±0.26 mg/100 g) respectively. The results indicate that the leaves contain an appreciable amount of bioactive compounds. Medically the presence of these phytochemicals explains the use of this vegetable in ethnomedicine for the management of various ailments.
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Adeabyo oluwatobi Reply

i need complete analysis of water leaf talinum trigulae

jenny Reply

plx i need 2 knw the english and botanic name of oha leaf and its phytochemical analysis

Daniel Felix Evans Reply

history of phytochemical analysis of talinum triang ulare leaves

Saleh Christopher Aji Reply

I need it sir/Boss

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