Eleusine indica for food and medicine

Zainab Ngaini, . and Monica Suleiman, . and Salahaudin Maili, . and Zikry Hamizan Md Zakri, . and Ng Shean Yeaw, . and Fatimah Salim, . Eleusine indica for food and medicine. pp. 68-87. ISSN 2180-1983

Eleusine indica a perennial herb that belongs to the Poaceae family is locally known as rumput sambau�. The species can be found in the tropical regions and it is the only species of Eleusinein Malaysia. In India some parts of the plant such as the roots and the seeds are used as food and can be eaten raw or cooked. The young seedling is also used as a side dish with rice while the seeds are sometimes used as a famine food. Although this grass is not considered as food in Malaysia the local people utilise it to treat various ailments such as hastening the placenta delivery after childbirth pain relieve for vaginal bleeding asthma fever urinary infection haemorrhoids and tonic for flu related symptoms.Due to wide spectrum of traditional usage a complete review of E. indica which focusing on food and medicinal perspectives is necessary to organize and evaluate its potential for further studies and commercial exploitation. The information on the species was collected from scientific journals books and reports searched through available databases such as Google Scholar PubMed Directory of Open Access Journals Science Direct Bioline International and Reaxys. Contextually the present review reveals that apart from the roots the plant is relatively safe to ingest. It represents a rich source of nutrients and contains therapeutic phytochemicals such as flavonoids steroids essential oils cardiac glycosides coumarins fatty acids anthraquinones anthrones triterpenes tannins and alkaloids. Thus E. indica can be considered as a natural reservoir for both food and medicine.

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Abstract

Eleusine indica a perennial herb that belongs to the Poaceae family is locally known as rumput sambau�. The species can be found in the tropical regions and it is the only species of Eleusinein Malaysia. In India some parts of the plant such as the roots and the seeds are used as food and can be eaten raw or cooked. The young seedling is also used as a side dish with rice while the seeds are sometimes used as a famine food. Although this grass is not considered as food in Malaysia the local people utilise it to treat various ailments such as hastening the placenta delivery after childbirth pain relieve for vaginal bleeding asthma fever urinary infection haemorrhoids and tonic for flu related symptoms.Due to wide spectrum of traditional usage a complete review of E. indica which focusing on food and medicinal perspectives is necessary to organize and evaluate its potential for further studies and commercial exploitation. The information on the species was collected from scientific journals books and reports searched through available databases such as Google Scholar PubMed Directory of Open Access Journals Science Direct Bioline International and Reaxys. Contextually the present review reveals that apart from the roots the plant is relatively safe to ingest. It represents a rich source of nutrients and contains therapeutic phytochemicals such as flavonoids steroids essential oils cardiac glycosides coumarins fatty acids anthraquinones anthrones triterpenes tannins and alkaloids. Thus E. indica can be considered as a natural reservoir for both food and medicine.

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Item Type:	Article
AGROVOC Term:	Eleusine
AGROVOC Term:	Eleusine indica
AGROVOC Term:	Poaceae
AGROVOC Term:	Grasses
AGROVOC Term:	Food
AGROVOC Term:	Medicine
AGROVOC Term:	Plant extracts
AGROVOC Term:	Traditional uses
AGROVOC Term:	Traditional medicines
AGROVOC Term:	Nutritional value
Depositing User:	Mr. AFANDI ABDUL MALEK
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2025 00:55
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/10034

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