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Nutritive value of Sauropus androgynus leaves

P Padmavathi1, M P Rao

  • 1Post Graduate and Research Centre (Home Science), Andhra Pradesh Agricultural University, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, India.

Plant Foods for Human Nutrition (Dordrecht, Netherlands)
|April 1, 1990
PubMed
Summary

Sauropus androgynus leaf offers superior nutrition compared to other Indian vegetables. However, further research is needed to establish safe consumption levels due to its papavarine alkaloid content.

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