Quantitative assessment of phytochemicals and nutritional potential of leaves and seeds of Cleome viscosa from Abakaliki, Nigeria

Abstract

The phytochemicals and nutritional potential of the leaves and seeds of Cleome viscosa were assessed by determining phytochemical, proximate, vitamin and mineral compositions. Results indicate alkaloid contents of the leaves and seed as 0.21 and 6.12 mg/100g respectively. Other findings are flavonoids 0.02 and 0.45, tannins 0.08 and 1.18, phenol 0.50 and 0.04, steroids 2.66 and 0.37, saponon 0.35 and 2.77, oxalates 0.01 and 0.66, cyanide 0.61 and 1.07 mg/100g for the leaves and seed respectively. Also, the results indicate carboydrate contents of the leaves and seed as 56.

Physiological Alterations due to Hepatotoxicity and the Protective Role of Cleome viscosa Linn Seed Extract in Experimental Animals

“…Steroids, favonoids, and tannins were also found present in the methanol seed extract [39]. Earlier studies elsewhere have also documented the presence of phytochemicals including those screened in the current work in various solvent extracts of the whole plant and other plant parts of C. viscosa [30,[40][41][42].…”

Inhibition of Mild Steel Corrosion in Acidic Medium by Extract of Spilanthes Uliginosa Leaves

“…Methanolic extract of Spilanthes uliginosa leaves has been reported to contain bioactive phytocompounds, the major ones being docosane aldehyde, hepta-9, 10, 11trienoic acid, heptadecane, hexadecanoic acid, octadecenoic acid, 5-hydroxylmethyl and 1-ethoxyoctadecane, listed in order of decreasing abundance [16]. Furthermore, Uraku and Ogbanhi reported that Spilanthes uliginosa leaves (mg/100 g) contained 2.15 � 0.50 alkaloids, 0.23 � 0.01 glycosides, 51.50 � 0.85 phenolics, 2.28 � 0.32 phytates, 4.31 � 0.01 saponins, 2.30 � 0.01 flavonoids and 2.61 � 0.29 tannins respectively [17]. Based on this information, it could be assumed that the most abundant phytochemical in the extract, that is phenolics would be principally responsible for the corrosion inhibition activity of Spilanthes uliginosa leaves extract.…”