A Review of Cordia Species Found in the Caribbean: Cordia Obliqua Willd., Cordia Dichotoma G. Forst. And Cordia Collococca L

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Figure 1. Cordia obliqua Willd. fruits

Table 1. Nutritional composition of C. obliqua Willd. and C. dichotoma G. Forst. fruits

Nutritional Component	^aC. obliqua Willd Mass/100 g	^bC. dichotoma G. Forst. Mass/g
Total sugars	3.55	18
Reducing sugars	3.41
Non-reducing sugars	0.08
Protein	2.06	35
Fats		37
Ash	2.132
Phosphorus	0.091	0.275
Potassium	1.066
Magnesium	0.067
Calcium	0.062	0.055
Iron	0.005	0.006
Zinc		0.002
Manganese		0.002
Chromium		0.0002
Copper		0.0016/100 g
TSS (fruit pulp)	10.2
Moisture	75	6
Pectin	4.5

^aGupta and Gupta (2015)

^bJamkhande et al. (2013)

Table 2. Nutritional composition of C. dichotoma G. Forst. leaves

^aNutritional component	Percentage composition (%)
Crude protein	12–15
Crude fiber	16–27
Nitrogen free extract	42–53
Ether extract	2–3
Total ash	13–17
Total calcium	2–4
Phosphorus	0.3

^aJamkhande et al. (2013)

Table 3. Nutritional content of C. dichotoma G. Forst. seed kernels

^aNutritional content	Percentage (%)
Moisture	32
Fatty oils	46
Proteins	31

^aJamkhande et al. (2013)

Table 4. Nutritional composition of C. collococca L. fruits

^aNutritional composition	^bPercentage (%)	^cPercentage (%)
Protein	14.26	15.81
Ash	4.95	5.78
Phosphorus	0.19	0.21
Potassium	1.38	1.39
Magnesium	0.38	0.38
Calcium	0.96	0.96
Dry Matter	20.23	31.27
Crude Fiber	21.81	22.90

^aMartínez Echevarría et al. (2017 Martínez Echevarría et al. (2017))

^bOctober 2013

^cMay 2014

Table 5. Medicinal properties of C. obliqua Willd. and C. dichotoma G. Forst

Part of the Plant	Property	Purpose/use
^aCordia obliqua Willd. fruit	Anthelmintic	Eradicate parasites
	Purgative	Increases bowel movements
	Diuretic	Increases urine production
	Expectorant	Treats coughs
	Analgesic	Eases painful joints
^aCordia obliqua Willd. bark		Gripe
^bCordia obliqua Willd. mucilage	Hypotensive agent	Decreases blood pressure
	Respiratory stimulant	Stimulates respiratory rate
^aCordia obliqua Willd. seeds	Anti-inflammatory	Reduce inflammation
	Antimicrobial	Against oral pathogens
^aCordia obliqua Willd. leaves ^cCordia dichotoma G. Forst. leaves ^dCordia dichotoma G. Forst. leaves		Treats ulcers, headaches & reduces fever
	Antimicrobial	Against oral pathogens
	Antifertility	Contraceptive with strong estrogenic potential without cardiovascular risks
^eCordia dichotoma G. Forst. fruit ^eCordia dichotoma G. Forst. bark	Cooling Anthelmintic Diuretic Purgative Expectorant	Fever reduction Eradicate parasites Increases urine production Increases bowel movements Treats coughs Treatment of catarrh

^aGupta and Gupta (2015)

^bAbou-Shaaban et al. (1989)

^cGupta and Kuar (2014)

^dBhattacharya and Saha (2013)

^eDeFillipps and Krupnick (2018)

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