Corchorus olitorius

About: Corchorus olitorius is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 638 publications have been published within this topic receiving 5250 citations. The topic is also known as: Mulukhiyah & Nalta jute.

Process for preparing health food for eating the raw

Abstract: PURPOSE: A process of preparing an uncooked health food product is provided by grinding a mixture of Corchorus olitorius and Astragali radix and forming in the shape of confectionery or bread. Whereby, the product is easy to eat and store and low in acidification and it can be stored for a long period of time. CONSTITUTION: A mixture of 1 to 5% by weight of Corchorus olitorius and 1 to 5% by weight of Astragali radix based on the total weight of a food product is washed and quickly cooled to about -50deg.C or less. The freeze-dried mixture is then ground, added with a little amount of moisture and formed in the shape of confectionery or bread, followed by freeze drying.

Ethnopharmacological investigation of medicinal plants used to treat typhoid fever in Benin

Abstract: Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers are serious infectious diseases caused by enterobacteria of the genus Salmonella that become resistant to existing antibiotics. As part of the valorization of medicinal plants used in the treatment of typhoid fever in Benin, an ethnopharmacological investigation was conducted among 109 traditional healers, 151 herbalists and 130 elderly people in thirteen communes targeted in the departments of southern Benin.At the end of the investigation, 109 plant species belonging to 100 genera and 52 families were identified. These inventoried plant species are used in 235 recipes. Leaves (68%) are the most used plant organs in the form of decocities (91%) and are administered orally (99,74%). The fruits of Citrus aurantifolia (31,79%) are the most used in these recipes, followed by leaves of Corchorus olitorius (23,85%), Senna siamea (20,51%) and roots of Zanthoxylum zanthoxyloides (16,1%). This study provides a database for further anti-typhoid drug formulation studies.

Comparative evaluation of organic manure from some invasive plants, poultry manure and NPK on the growth of Corchorus olitorius L

Abstract: This study compares the effect of organic manure prepared using green leaf of five Invasive plants with poultry manure and NPK on the growth of Corchorous olitorius The plants employed were Tithonia diversifolia (T1), Eichhornia crassipes (T2), Chromolaena odorata (T3), Euphobia graminea (T4), Alternanthera brasiliana (T5) The experiment was conducted by applying 3g/kg each of T1, T2 T3, T4, T5, dried poultry manure (T6) and 2g/kg of NPK (15:15:15) (T7) to 5 kg of soil Seeds of C olitorius were applied and seedlings thinned to three per pot Plant height, number of leaves, leaf area, stem girth, days to flowering and fresh biomass were measured between three to nine weeks after planting Highest mean parameters occurred in T6 in the first six weeks for plant height and leaf area, first three weeks for number of leaves and the sixth week for stem girth At harvest, highest plant height, leaf area, number of leaves stem girth, fresh biomass and days to flowering occurred in T1 (7180±379), T5 (6490±596), T7 (2148±241) T5 (5638±459) T5 (160±004) and T4 (6925±048) respectively, whereas, lowest mean parameters occurred in the control (T8) Among treated soils, C odorata and E graminea recorded least mean values from week five Data analysis by one-way ANOVA and Duncan’s multiple range test (DMRT) revealed significant differences (P≥005) in all parameters except days to first flowering This is probably a first report on the use of Alternanthera brasiliana and Euphorbia graminea as green manure Keywords: Invasive plants, Green leaf manure, Corchorous olitorius , NPK