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On 10 Sep 2014 10:46, "Emeagwali, Gloria (History)" <emeagwali@mail.ccsu.edu> wrote:
-- Ewedu or Jute is clearly a major candidate for boosting the immune system.
Let us note the phytochemistry and pharmacology of the plant as identified by Dr. Mahbulbul Islam
and associates.
Professor Gloria Emeagwali
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Jute (EWEDU)
"Corchorus olitorius (jute) is a native plant of tropical Africa and Asia, and has since spread to Australia, South America and some parts of Europe. Its leafy vegetable is popularly used in soup preparation and folk medicine for the treatment of fever, chronic cystitis, cold and tumours. A comparative study of the antioxidant properties of hydrophilic extract (HE) and lipophilic extract (LE) constituents of the leafy vegetable has been assessed. HE and LE of the leaf were prepared using water and hexane, respectively and their antioxidant
properties were determined. HE had a significantly higher (P<0.05) 1,1-diphenyl-2- picrylhydrazyl radical-scavenging ability (aqueous, 9.6-84.4%; hexane, 2.0-20.4%), reducing power (aqueous, 0.67 mmol ascorbic acid equivalent/g; hexane, 0.49 mmol ascorbic acid equivalent/g) and trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity (aqueous, 2.3 mmol/g; hexane, 1.1 mmol/g) than LE; conversely, LE had a significantly higher (P<0.05) OH. scavenging activity (44.5-46.2%) than HE (11.6-32.3%), while there was no significant difference (P>0.05) in their Fe(II) chelating ability (HE, 57.7-66.7%; LE, 56.4-
61.1%). The higher 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl radical-scavenging ability, reducing power and trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity of the hydrophilic extract may be due to its significantly higher (P<0.05) total phenol (630.8 mg/100 g), total flavonoid (227.8 mg/100 g) and non-flavonoid polyphenols (403.0 mg/100 g), and its high ascorbic acid content (32.6 mg/100 g). While the higher OH. scavenging ability of LE may be due to its high total carotenoid content (42.5 mg/100 g). Therefore, the additive/synergistic antioxidant activities of the hydrophilic and lipophilic constituents may contribute to the medicinal properties of C. olitorius leaf (Oboh G, Raddatz H, Henle T. Int J Food Sci Nutr. 2009;60 Suppl 2:124-34. Epub 2009 Apr 23.).
After irradiation, a dwarf mutant CM-18 with more number of leaves has been selected. The mutant CM-18 was selected out for its higher leaf yield. Then it was tested in farmers' fields. Fresh twigs (edible portion) of 30 days old seedling of both the genotypes were analyzed for Protein, Fiber, Alkaloid, Carotene and Vitamin C. The mutant line CM-18 produced 32 per cent higher twig yield than its parental variety CVL-1. Qualitative characters compared with its parental variety CVL-1 are shown below: The mutant CM-18 contains higher protein and carotene contents than parent variety. Fiber, Alkaloid and
Vitamin C contents are more or less similar with CVL-1. Low alkaloid contained in leaves make it tasty. The mutant CM-18 has high vegetable yield potential, protein and carotene content. Due to better performance in respect of yield and quality the mutant CM-18 has been registered as the first jute variety in Bangladesh for vegetable purpose in the name of Binapatshak-1 in 2003.
Jute leaves are consumed in various parts of the world. It is a popular vegetable in West Africa. The Yoruba of Nigeria call it "ewedu". The Hausa people of Nigeria and their Fulbe neighbours call it "rama." They use it to produce soup ("taushe") or boil the leaves and mix it with "Kuli-kuli" or groundnut cake and consume the mixture which they call "kwado" in Hausa. The Hausa peasant farmers cultivate it beside their corn-stalk constructed
homesteads or among their main crops in their farms. There are commercial jute farmers in Northern and South Western Nigeria. They (jute commercial farmers)have a strong National Association registered by the authorities. In Northern Sudan it's called "Khudra" meaning green in Sudanese Arabic. The Hausa and Fulbe peoples also use jute leaves to treat some diseases. And the Songhay of Mali call it "fakohoy" whereas Tunisians call it mulukhiyah. It is made into a common mucilaginous (somewhat "slimy") soup or sauce in some West African cooking traditions, as well as in Egypt, where it is called mulukhiyya, Cypriots call it molocha - and that refers to food - in terms of fibre this would be unknown - and it is sometimes eaten as boiled vegetable with lemon and olive oil. It is also a popular dish in the northern provinces of the Philippines, where it is known as saluyot. Jute leaves are also consumed among the Luyhia people of Western Kenya, where it is commonly known as 'mrenda' or 'murere'. It is eaten with 'ugali', which is also a staple for most
communities in Kenya. The leaves are rich in betacarotene, iron, calcium, and Vitamin C.
The plant has an antioxidant activity with a significant α-tocopherol equivalent Vitamin E
Japan has been importing dry jute leaf from Africa and they are using it as the substitute of coffee and tea. In Europe, jute leaves are being used as soup. Through induced mutation, different types of mutant and varieties of C. capsularis L. had been developed.
Nutritional comparison between jute leaf and spinach (per 100 gm each)
Ingredients and unit Spinach leaf Jute leaf
Calories (kl cal) 25 73
Protein (g) 3.3 3.6
Lipid (g) 0.2 0.6
Calcium (mg) 55 298
Iron (mg) 3.9 11
Carotene (mg) 5200 6400
Vitamin B-1 (mg) 0.13 -
Vitamin B-2 (mg) 0.23 -
Vitamin C (mg) 65 64
Medicinal use
Uses & Folk Medicine
While perhaps better known as a fiber crop, jute is also a medicinal "vegetable", eaten from Tanganyika to Egypt. Dried leaves were given me by an Egyptian friend who had brought them with him to this country. They are used in soups under the Arabic name "Molukhyia." In India the leaves and tender shoots are eaten. The dried material is there known as "nalita." Injections of olitoriside markedly improve cardiac insufficiencies and have no cumulative attributes; hence, it can serve as a substitute for strophanthin.
Reported to be demulcent, deobstruent, diuretic, lactagogue, purgative, and tonic, tussah jute is a folk remedy for aches and pains, dysentery, enteritis, fever, dysentery, pectoral pains, and tumors (Duke and Wain, 1981; List and Horhammer, 1969-1979). Ayurvedics
use the leaves for ascites, pain, piles, and tumors. Elsewhere the leaves are used for cystitis, dysuria, fever, and gonorrhea. The cold infusion is said to restore the appetite and strength (Source: James A. Duke. 1983. Handbook of Energy Crops.
Ingredients (Chemistry of jute leaf)
Per 100 g, the leaves are reported to contain 43-58 calories, 80.4-84.1 g H2O, 4.5-5.6 g protein, 0.3 g fat, 7.6-12.4 g total carbohydrate, 1.7-2.0 g fiber, 2.4 g ash, 266-366 mg Ca, 97-122 mg P, 7.2-7.7 mg Fe, 12 mg Na, 444 mg K, 6,410-7,850 ug beta-carotene equivalent, 0.13-0.15 mg thiamine, 0.26- 0.53 mg riboflavin, 1.1-1.2 mg niacin, and 53-80 mg ascorbic acid. Leaves contain oxydase and chlorogenic acid. The folic acid content is substantially higher than that of other folacin-rich vegetables, ca 800 micrograins per 100 g (ca 75% moisture) or ca 3200 micrograms on a zero moisture basis (Chen and Saad, 1981) (Source: James A. Duke. 1983. Handbook of Energy Crops.
http://www.worldjute.com/jute_news/medijut.html).
This green, leafy vegetable is rich in beta-carotene for good eyesight, iron for healthy red blood cells, calcium for strong bones and teeth, and vitamin C for smooth, clear skin, strong immune cells, and fast wound-healing. Vitamins A, C and E present in Saluyot "sponge-up" free radicals, scooping them up before they can commit cellular sabotage.
One-half cup cooked saluyot leaves contains: 1.3g protein, 0.3g fat, 3.1g carbohydrates, 0.4g fiber, 87.3mg calcium, 22.5mg phosphorous, 1334Aug AY-carotene or 222Aug Retinol Equivalent(vitamin A), 1.0mg iron, 0.02mg thiamin, 0.04mg riboflavin, 0.3mg niacin, and 10mg Ascorbic Acid or vitamin C. Saluyot has an antioxidant activity of 77% or Au-tocopherol equivalent (vitamin E) of 48.9. "
Source: Dr Mahbulbul Islam
Director
Bangldesh Jute Research Institute
For more information contact Dr. Mahbulbul at:
islammahbubul@yahoo.com
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Subject: RE: USA Africa Dialogue Series - "Ewedu" can prevent and cure Ebola - LUTH consultant
Thank you IAB.
It is pleasing to know that there are still people who value skepticism, and see and call things as they are. The Ophthalmologist's advice is to rinse the ewedu "thoroughly with liquid vinegar, blend and cook with drinkable water, without adding salt or kaun (pottash) or any other ingredients; then take a 25cl or half a tumbler measure once a week, first thing in the morning before any meal for prevention, adding that those already infected should take it every morning for seven to five days".
Is this a cock-and-bull story? How did the "expert" come up with this prescription? What laboratory and clinical research informed it? If I was a native doctor, I would be very worried.
Nigerians have eaten tons of ewedu over the centuries. Why then is the desired immunity against Ebola not already present? Is it because the ewedu was not rinsed in vinegar, and cooked in drinkable water without spices and tenderizer? Is there anyone who knows anyone who cooks their vegetable in non-drinkable water? I ask and wonder.
oa
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Subject: RE: USA Africa Dialogue Series - "Ewedu" can prevent and cure Ebola - LUTH consultant
Annual by,
The rot has seeped into every aspect of the Nigeria life and academics is the most glaring. This is academic impunity of sorts. You are an opt ham ology St and you dabble wildly and widely in an area outside your expertise and instead of ridicule, you get adulation from fools.
Is this new? No! There was one A a lake on His Aids. Some fool on nan silver and daily poisons are peddled in Nigeria as remedies. In 1978 a sweet tongued salesman sold in a bus Vim as a teeth whiter and he was so convincing. He should be in prison.
The rot is deep and it is a country of "anything goes" GEJ & Co. rule over mediocrity and shambles. Unlike the lyrics of that song, "anything y dummy can play guitar" not any dummy can govern a complex and diverse country like Nigeria,
Cheers.
IBK
On 8 Sep 2014 22:52, "Anunoby, Ogugua" <AnunobyO@lincolnu.edu<mailto:AnunobyO@lincolnu.edu>> wrote:
Seriously what is the scientific basis of the claim reported below. Has there been any clinical testing? Are any results of the test corroborated ? What research informed this claim? That a substance has possible immunity boosting properties does not mean that its efficacy will be sustained in each and every infirmity situation. Will eating this miracle vegetable also be effective in fighting HIV-Aids for example? The Ebola outbreak is a serious one. A bunch of lives have been lost already. Many more are being lost. The WHO has declared it an epidemic. Here comes an Ophthalmologist with a possible remedy. A serious concern must be that some gullible people may be caused to lower their guard against the deadly expensive-to-treat Ebola disease because they are misguided by this very "spurious" claim.
I am heartened by the possibility that the report is inaccurate.
oa
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Subject: USA Africa Dialogue Series - "Ewedu" can prevent and cure Ebola - LUTH consultant
"Ewedu" can prevent and cure Ebola – LUTH consultant
By AZOMA CHIKWE<http://sunnewsonline.com/new/?author=2>
http://sunnewsonline.com/new/?p=80264
A consultant at the Lagos University Hospital (LUTH), Idi-Araba, Professor Adebukola Ositelu, has said Ewedu which is known in English as the Long-Fruited vegetable, is capable of preventing and curing the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) by boosting the immune system.
Ositelu stated this at the annual African Traditional Medicine Day organised by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Thursday, at Ikeja, Lagos.
According to her, the vegetable had a high potency to boost the immune system such that it's usage would prevent an individual from being infected with Ebola, or get rid of the virus in the case of an infected person.
She, however, noted that chances of being cured by an intake of Ewedu when a victim has gotten to the stage of vomiting was low, but could still be administered.
Ositelu, who is a professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Lagos, Akoka (UNILAG), said to administer the 'treatment', the Ewedu should be rinsed thoroughly with liquid vinegar "blend and cook with drinkable water, without adding salt or kaun (pottash) or any other ingredients; then take a 25cl or half a tumbler measure once a week, first thing in the morning before any meal" for prevention, adding that those already infected should take it every morning for seven to five days.
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