Edible Wild Plants: A Solution to Overcome Food Insecurity

2017 ◽  
pp. 41-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shabnum Shaheen ◽  
Mushtaq Ahmad ◽  
Nidaa Haroon
Keyword(s):  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Wild Plants ◽  
Edible Wild Plants

Antioxidant Activity in Water and Methanol Extracts from Korean Edible Wild Plants

2011 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Young-Min Lee ◽  
Ji-Hyun Bae ◽  
Ho-Young Jung ◽  
Jae-Hyun Kim ◽  
Dong-Sik Park
Keyword(s):  
Antioxidant Activity ◽  
Wild Plants ◽  
Methanol Extracts ◽  
Edible Wild Plants

scholarly journals Abundance and diversity of edible wild plants in managed boreal forests

2021 ◽  
Vol 491 ◽  
pp. 119151
Author(s):  
Tähti Pohjanmies ◽  
Anni Jašková ◽  
Juha-Pekka Hotanen ◽  
Outi Manninen ◽  
Maija Salemaa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Boreal Forests ◽  
Wild Plants ◽  
Edible Wild Plants ◽  
Abundance And Diversity

scholarly journals Phytochemicals and antioxidant activities of twelve edible wild plants from Eastern Anatolia, Turkey

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevser ALACA ◽  
Emine OKUMUŞ ◽  
Emre BAKKALBAŞI ◽  
Issa JAVIDIPOUR
Keyword(s):  
Antioxidant Activities ◽  
Wild Plants ◽  
Eastern Anatolia ◽  
Edible Wild Plants

scholarly journals Antioxidant and Prebiotic Activity of Selected Edible Wild Plant Extracts

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 7
Author(s):  
Poloko Stephen Kheoane ◽  
Clemence Tarirai ◽  
Tendekayi Henry Gadaga ◽  
Carmen Leonard ◽  
Richard Nyanzi
Keyword(s):  
Antioxidant Activity ◽  
Ascorbic Acid ◽  
Plant Extracts ◽  
Acid Content ◽  
Dietary Fibre ◽  
Wild Plants ◽  
Wild Plant ◽  
Edible Wild Plant ◽  
Edible Wild Plants ◽  
Total Dietary Fibre

Edible wild plants were investigated as potential sources of antioxidants and prebiotics to benefit human health. Antioxidant activity, ascorbic acid and total dietary fibre contents were determined in edible wild plants from Lesotho, Swaziland and South Africa. Pure probiotic strains of Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. animalis (ATCC 25527), Lactobacillus rhamnosus (TUTBFD) and Lactobacillus acidophilus (ATCC 314) were cultured in broth containing edible wild plant extracts to assess their prebiotic activity. Cyperus esculantus had the highest arscobic acid content of 603±64.1 mg/100 g edible dry plant material followed by Rosa rubiginosa (500.8±48.8 mg/100 g). The two plants had IC50 of 10.7±0.2 µg/mL and 47.8±0.2 µg/mL for DPPH inhibition, respectively. Forty percent (40%) (n=30) of the edible wild plants had significant (p<0.01) total antioxidant activity (IC50<60 µg/mL) and high ascorbic acid content (>200 mg/100 g). Nasturtium officinale reported the highest yield for soluble fibre (25%) while Hypoxis hirsute had the highest total dietary fibre content (7.3%). Rorippa nudiuscula enhanced the growth of B. animalis significantly (p=0.001), 8-fold more than inulin. Chenopodium album and Urtica dioica stimulated the growth of L. rhamnosus significantly (p=0.0001) than inulin, respectfully, while Tragopogon porrifolius significantly (p=0.0001) stimulated the growth of L. acidophilus than inulin. It was concluded that the investigated edible wild plants from southern Africa have antioxidant and prebiotic properties that may be beneficial to human health.

List of Useful Edible Wild Plants for Daily Use

2017 ◽  
pp. 135-157
Author(s):  
Shabnum Shaheen ◽  
Mushtaq Ahmad ◽  
Nidaa Haroon
Keyword(s):  
Wild Plants ◽  
Edible Wild Plants

Edible Wild Plants.

1939 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 760
Author(s):  
Th. Just ◽  
Oliver Perry Medsger
Keyword(s):  
Wild Plants ◽  
Edible Wild Plants

Food from the Veld: Edible Wild Plants of Southern Africa

1983 ◽  
Vol 38 (138) ◽  
pp. 101
Author(s):  
H. P. Steyn ◽  
F. W. Fox ◽  
M. E. Norwood Young
Keyword(s):  
Southern Africa ◽  
Wild Plants ◽  
Edible Wild Plants
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