Nutrient and Phytochemical Composition of Centella asiatica Leaves

Medicinal & aromatic plants Pub Date : 2020-01-01 DOI:10.35248/2167-0412.20.9.346

Ogunka-Nnoka Cu, Igwe Fu, Agwu J, Peter Oj, Wolugbom Ph

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Centella asiatica is an herbaceous plant commonly known as Gotu Kola and belongs to Apiaceae family. It is found in most tropical and subtropical countries growing in swampy areas. It is a tasteless, odourless plant and it is traditionally used for the treatment of a wide variety of disorders. Its leaves and roots are used as vegetables and for medicinal purposes. Knowledge of their contributions to human nutrition and contents of bioactive components is lacking and has limited their use. Therefore this study evaluated the Nutrients content and phytochemical composition of Centella asiatica leaves using standard methods. The result of proximate composition revealed moisture (13.10 ± 1.07%), ash (16.5 ± 0.45%), protein (8.35 ± 1.28%), lipid (1.20 ± 0.10%), fiber (17.00 ± 1.87%) and carbohydrate (43.81 ± 0.70%) contents. Physicochemical result revealed Saponification value of 238.43 mg/KOH. Fatty acid composition revealed a high concentration of palmitic acid (55.70%) as saturated and Linoleic acid (17.50%) as unsaturated fatty acids; while amino acid composition showed high level of glutamate (13.389 g/100 g) as nonessential and Histidine (11.64 g/100 g) as essential amino acids respectively. The phytochemical composition revealed the presence of bioactive compounds such as; Proanthocyanin (11.964 μg/g), Rutin (11.8883 μg/g), Nanngenin (3.0122 μg/g),Quinine (10.4490 μg/g), Flav-3-ol(2.5900 μg/g), Spartein (3.0122 μg/g), Phenol (18.8713 μg/g), Flavonones (2.1836 μg/g), Steroids (18.8974 μg/g), Kaempferol (0.7273 μg/g), Phytate (1.6851 μg/g), Naringenin (2.7523 μg/g), Resveratol (10.8596 μg/g), Tannin (4.4377 μg/g) and Ribalinidine (3.0500 μg/g). The presence of these nutrients and bioactive phytochemicals in Centella asiatica leaves makes them useful in pharmaceutical and food industries.

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积雪草叶片营养成分及植物化学成分研究

积雪草(Centella asiatica)是一种草本植物，俗称枸杞子，属于蜂科。它生长在大多数热带和亚热带国家的沼泽地区。它是一种无味，无味的植物，传统上用于治疗各种疾病。它的叶子和根可以用作蔬菜和药用。对它们对人类营养和生物活性成分含量的贡献缺乏了解，这限制了它们的使用。因此，本研究采用标准方法对积雪草叶片的营养成分和植物化学成分进行了评价。水分(13.10±1.07%)、灰分(16.5±0.45%)、蛋白质(8.35±1.28%)、脂肪(1.20±0.10%)、纤维(17.00±1.87%)和碳水化合物(43.81±0.70%)含量相近。理化结果表明，皂化值为238.43 mg/KOH。脂肪酸组成显示棕榈酸(55.70%)为饱和脂肪酸，亚油酸(17.50%)为不饱和脂肪酸;非必需氨基酸为谷氨酸(13.389 g/100 g)，必需氨基酸为组氨酸(11.64 g/100 g)。植物化学成分显示存在生物活性化合物，如;原花青素(11.964 μg)、芦丁(11.8883 μg)、南草素(3.0122 μg/g)、奎宁(10.4490 μg/g)、黄-3-醇(2.5900 μg/g)、Spartein (3.0122 μg/g)、苯酚(18.8713 μg/g)、黄酮(2.1836 μg/g)、类固醇(18.8974 μg/g)、山奈酚(0.7273 μg/g)、植酸盐(1.6851 μg/g)、柚皮素(2.7523 μg/g)、白藜芦醇(10.8596 μg)、单宁(4.4377 μg/g)、利巴厘定(3.0500 μg/g)。积雪草叶片中这些营养物质和生物活性植物化学物质的存在使它们在制药和食品工业中非常有用。

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