Marwa A. M. Abdel-Razek

TL;DR: In this paper , a review of the nutritional and nutraceutical potential of the leaves of C. olitorius L. is presented, where various extracts were shown to exhibit antioxidant, antiinflammatory, hepatoprotective, antihyperlipidemic, immunostimulant, antitumor, antimicrobial, antidiabetic, analgesic, wound-healing properties and cardioprotective activities.

TL;DR: Abelmoschus esculentus L. as discussed by the authors contains many vitamins, minerals, proteins and carbohydrates in addition to flavonoids, terpenes, phenolic compounds and sterols, and these variations in the chemical composition resulted in different therapeutic activities including antidiabetic, hypolipidemic, antioxidant, antimicrobial, anticancer, wound healing, hepatoprotective, immunomodulator, neuroprotective, and gastroprotective activities.