A Comprehensive Review of Corchorus Capsularis: A Source of Nutrition, Essential Phytoconstituents and Biological Activities.

  • Md. Torequl Islam1*, Rivelilson Mendes d Ayesha Mahmood1, Jasmin Akther Hossain1, M. Mohi Uddin Chowdhury1

Abstract

The golden fiber and one of the main cash crops of Bangladesh is Corchorus capsularis L. (white jute). An in-depth literature survey on the nutrition, chemistry and pharmacological activities of this species has been carried out. The present study was conducted on the basis of previous nutritional, chemical and biological activities published in various national and international research articles and for this, published articles, dissertations, magazines, and book reports were collected. Aim of the work is to exploit the medicinal information among both the users and non-users, benefited by this species. Protein, lipid, calcium, iron, carotene, vitamins, folic acid and some enzymes have been reported from the leaves.  A large number of phytoconstituents with their structures including flavonoids, saponins, tannins, steroids, glycosides, sugars and triterpenes and their applications have also been reported from the leaf, bark, root and seeds of the species. Many of these compounds have been found to possess significant biological responses like cardiac, antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory activities.  

 KEYWORDS: Corchorus capsularis L., Biological, Nutrition, Phytochemicals, Review.

Author Biography

Md. Torequl Islam1*, Rivelilson Mendes d Ayesha Mahmood1, Jasmin Akther Hossain1, M. Mohi Uddin Chowdhury1

1Department of Pharmacy, Southern University Bangladesh, 22-Shahid Mirza Lane (E), Academic building-II, 739/A, Mehedibag Road, Mehedibag-4000, Chittagong, Bangladesh.

2Postgraduate Program in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Center for Pharmaceutical Technology, Research Laboratory of Experimental Neurochemistry, Federal University of Piauí (NTF / LAPNEX / UFPI), Teresina - Piauí, Brazil.

Published
2013-02-27
How to Cite
M. Mohi Uddin Chowdhury1M. T. I. R. M. d A. M. J. A. H. (2013). A Comprehensive Review of Corchorus Capsularis: A Source of Nutrition, Essential Phytoconstituents and Biological Activities. Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Research, 2(1). Retrieved from http://jbpr.in/index.php/jbpr/article/view/12
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Research Articles