PHYTOCHEMICAL COMPONENTS OF STRUCHIUM SPARGANOPHORA (EWURO ODO) LEAF
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background to the Study Struchium sparganophora (Linn.) Ktze. commonly called water bitter leaf and locally called “ewuro odo” in the south western Nigeria belongs to the Asteraceae Family. S. sparganophora is a water plant consumed as a leafy vegetable in Nigeria. Vegetables play significant role in human nutrition, especially as a source of vitamins, minerals and dietary fibre Aletor(2010). Vegetables contain compounds that ...
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