2,953
Views
14
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Short Communication

Xanthosoma sagittifolium and Laportea aestuans: Species used to prevent osteoporosis in Brazilian traditional medicine

, &
Pages 930-932 | Received 31 May 2011, Accepted 28 Oct 2011, Published online: 03 Apr 2012

References

  • Agbor-Egbe T, Richard JE. (1990). Evaluation of the chemical composition of fresh and stored edible aroids. J Sci Food Agri, 53, 487–495.
  • Alamu S, McDavid CR. (1978). Production of flowering in edible aroids by gibberellic acid. Trop Agric, 55, 81–86.
  • Babalola OO, Akinsoyinu AO. (2009). Proximate composition and mineral profile of snail meat from different breeds of land snail in Nigeria. Pak J Nut, 8, 1842–1844
  • Bradbury JH, Nixon RW. (1998). The acridity of raphides from the edible aroids. J Sci Food Agri, 608, 608–616.
  • Fink S. (1991). The micromorphological distribution of bound calcium in needles of Norway spruce Picea abies (L.) Karst. New Phytol, 119, 33–40.
  • Duke JA. (2008). Duke’s Handbook of Medicinal Plants of Latin America. Boca Raton: CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group.
  • Giacometti DC, León J. (1994). Tannia, Yautia (Xanthosoma sagittifolium) In: Hernándo Bermejo, J.E., León, J.E Eds Neglected Crops: 1492 from a Different Perspective. FAO Plant Prod Protec Series, 26, 253–##258.
  • Iwuoha CI, Kalu FA. (1995). Calcium oxalate and physico-chemical properties of cocoyam (Colocasia esculenta and Xanthosoma sagittifolium) tuber flours as affected by processing. Food Chem, 54, 61–66.
  • Jiofack T, Fokunang C, Guedje N, Kemeuze V. 2009. Ethnobotanical uses of some plants of two ethnoecological regions of Cameroon. Afr J Pharm Pharacol, 3, 664–684.
  • Lans CA. (2006). Ethnomedicines used in Trinidad and Tobago for urinary problems and diabetes mellitus. J Ethnobiol Ethnomed, 2, 45.
  • Lans C. (2007). Ethnomedicines used in Trinidad and Tobago for reproductive problems. J Ethno Ethnomed, 3, 13.
  • Nakata PA, McConn MM. (2007). Calcium oxalate content affects the nutritional availability of calcium from Medicago truncatula leaves. Plant Sci, 172, 958–961.
  • National Research Council. (1981). Energy for Rural Development Renewable Resources and Alternative Technologies for Developing Countries. Washington: Academy Press.
  • Occhiuto F, De Pasquale R, Guglielmo G, Palumbo DR. (2006). Effects of phytoestrogenic isoflavones from red clover (Trifolium pratense L.) on experimental osteoporosis. Phytother Res, 21, 30–134.
  • Otchoumou A, N’Da K, Kouassi KD. (2005). L’élevage des escargots géants comestibles d’Afrique: Inventaire de végétaux sauvages consommés par Achatina achatina (Linné 1758) et préférences alimentaires. Livest Res Rural Develop Vol. 17, Art. #28. Retrieved May 18, 2011, from http://www.lrrd.org/lrrd17/10/otch17118.htm.
  • Pinto NAVD, Vilas Boas BM, Carvalho VD. 1999. Caracterização mineral das folhas de taioba (Xanthosoma sagittifolium Schott). Ci Agrotec, 23, 57–61.
  • Putnam SE, Scutt AM, Bicknell K, Priestley CM, Williamson EM. (2007). Natural products as alternative treatments for metabolic bone disorders and for maintenance of bone health. Phytother Res, 21, 99–112.
  • Sefa-Dedeh S, Agyir-Sackey EK. (2004). Chemical composition and the effect of processing on oxalate content of cocoyam Xanthosoma sagittifolium and Colocasia esculenta cormels. Food Chem, 85, 479–487.

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.