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Nutritional and pharmacological potentials of orphan legumes: Subfamily faboideae

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HELIYON
卷 9, 期 4, 页码 -

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CELL PRESS
DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e15493

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Legumes; Orphan legumes; Faboideae; Nutrition; Pharmacology

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This article provides a comprehensive review of underutilized legumes in the sub-family Faboidea and highlights their untapped potential in terms of nutritional and pharmacological activities. The phytoconstituents from these plants could serve as lead compounds for drug discovery for various disorders.
Legumes are a major food crop in many developing nations. However, orphan or underutilized legumes are domesticated legumes that have valuable properties but are less significant than main legumes due to use and supply restrictions. Compared to other major legumes, they are better suited to harsh soil and climate conditions, and their great tolerance to abiotic environmental circumstances like drought can help to lessen the strains brought on by climate change. Despite this, their economic significance in international markets is relatively minimal. This article is aimed at carrying out a comprehensive review of the nutritional and pharmacological benefits of orphan legumes from eight genera in the sub -family Faboidea, namely Psophocarpus Neck. ex DC., Tylosema (Schweinf.) Torre Hillc., Vigna Savi., Vicia L., Baphia Afzel. ex G. Lodd., Mucuna Adans, Indigofera L. and Macrotyloma (Wight & Arn.) Verdc, and the phytoconstituents that have been isolated and characterized from these plants. A literature search was conducted using PubMed, Google Scholar, and Science Direct for articles that have previously reported the relevance of underutilized legumes. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) red list of threatened species was also conducted for the status of the species. References were scrutinized and citation searches were performed on the study. The review showed that many underutilized legumes have a lot of untapped potential in terms of their nutritional and pharmacological ac-tivities. The phytoconstituents from plants in the subfamily Faboideae could serve as lead com-pounds for drug discovery for the treatment of a variety of disorders, indicating the need to explore these plant species.

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