Antimicrobial Activity of the Ethanolic and
Water Leaf Extract of Merremia peltata (L.) Merr.
Consumption level was measured by considering the consumption of the five (5) most important leafy vegetables in the study area namely: Ugwu, celosia,
water leaf, amaranthus and okra leaf, though there are other traditional vegetables that are not as popular.
Treatment Plant Part N S P K Mg Ca % Normal levels High Range 5.00 0.40 0.40 4.00 0.40 1.00 Low Range 1.00 0.10 0.10 1.00 0.10 0.20 17 July Soybean leaf 3.17 0.22 0.31 1.71 0.29 0.60 Drill leaf 2.95 0.20 0.26 1.90 0.19 0.49
Water leaf 3.24 0.22 0.31 1.72 0.26 0.49 Soybean root 1.14 0.13 0.09 1.54 0.13 026 Drill root 0.93 0.19 0.08 1.77 0.14 0.25 Water root 1.28 0.28 0.13 1.48 0.24 0.46 Treatment Fe Mn B Cu Zn mg x [kg.sup.-1] Normal levels High Range 250 500 18 20 150 Low Range 50 20 6 5 25 17 July Soybean 190 122 31 17 24 Drill 149 158 26 14 42 Water 153 130 37 14 28 Soybean 1908 317 4 41 14 Drill 1221 218 4 19 12 Water 2247 244 4 26 11 Tissue concentrations for 3 June and 27 July are similar and are not shown.
Different doses of Moringa oleifera
water leaf extract were given to groups 1, 2, and 3 respectively to drink while group 4 participants drank water only.
Box 222, Dschang, Cameroon Table 1: Some popular indigenous vegetables available in the western highlands of Cameroon Common/Local name Name Availability Huckleberry (large Solanum scabrum A (1) and small leaf cultivars) Pumpkin Cucurbita moschata A Roselle Hibiscus sabdariffa D Garden eggs (rounded Solanum melongena LD and oblong fruit cultivars) Melon Cucumis melo A
Water leaf Talinum triangulare LD Bitter leaf (large Vernonia amygdalina A and small leaf cultivars) Cocoyam Xanthosoma sagittifolium A Amaranth Amaranthus sp A Fluted gourd Telfairia occidentalis A Cowpea Vigna unguiculata A (1) A-All Year round, D-Dry Season, LD-Less in Dry Season Table 2: Some exotic vegetables available all year round in the western highlands of Cameroon Common name Name Okra Abelmoschus spp.
