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Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry

Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry

Vol. 9, Issue 6 (2020)

Evaluation of the iron content of the genus Corchorus species encountered in Cote d’ivoire

Author(s):

Ta Bi Irié Honoré, Aké Claude Bernard and N Guessan Koffi

Abstract:
In Côte d’Ivoire, the leaves of the genus Corchorus species are used in traditional medicine. The plants concerned are Corchorus aestuans, C. lobatus, C. olitorius and C. tridens. The empirical reason advanced is the richness in iron of the leaves of these plants. The present study is about the iron content of the leaves of these species in order to verify this traditional conception. The study showed that the leaves of the Corchorus species analyzed are indeed rich in iron, but in varying proportions. Corchorus aestuans is the richest in iron with a content of 568.30 ± 0.26 mg / kg. According to the statistical tests, there is no significant difference for P < 0.001 between this level and that of Moringa oleifera (677.70 ± 0.37 mg / kg), used as reference taxon in this study. In relation to the three (3) other Corchorus species analyzed: C. lobatus, C. olitorius and C. olitorius, there is no significant difference between the iron contents of these three species. However, there is a significant difference between the iron contents of these three plants and that of C. aestuans for P < 0.001. There is also a significant difference between the iron content of these last three species of Corchorus and the iron content of Moringa oleifera. The empirical use of the leaves of Corchorus species in Côte d'Ivoire could have a scientific basis in view of the importance of iron in the constitution of blood.

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How to cite this article:
Ta Bi Irié Honoré, Aké Claude Bernard and N Guessan Koffi. Evaluation of the iron content of the genus Corchorus species encountered in Cote d’ivoire. J Pharmacogn Phytochem 2020;9(6):19-21.

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