Nutritional quality assessment and antiplasmodial activity of Cajanus cajan (L.) Huth., Crescentia cujete L. and Myrianthus preussii Engl. from Akure, Southwestern Nigeria

Conclusions and Application of Findings: Dietary or mineral elements serve structural, functional and biochemical roles. The three plants contained appreciable major and minor elements. The leaf of C. cajan could serve as a complement for animal protein. The activity observed in the ethanol extract could be as a result of the complete dissolution of the phytochemicals in ethanol. Toxicity studies on the plants will confirm their safe application, although lead tested negative in the plant samples.
Source: International Journal of Phytomedicine - Category: Science Authors: Source Type: research