Bidens Pilosa Nutritional Value

Bidens pilosa is a species of flowering plant in the aster family asteraceae.

Bidens pilosa nutritional value. This plant has been regarded as an edible plant by the food and agriculture organization of the united nations since 1975 and has been traditionally. Pilosa has been traditionally used in foods and medicines without obvious adverse effects. Pilosa is a short lived perennial herb widespread worldwide. Nutritional value and safety.

There are 230 to 240 known bidens species. Bidens pilosa is native to south america the caribbean africa and the philippines. Spanish needle scientifically known as bidens pilosa is a species of flowering plant belonging to the asteraceae family native to the americas. It has lobed serrate or separate green opposite leaves barbed achenes and white or yellow.

Bidente piloso mozote margarita silvestre. This plant is considered a weed in some tropical. Potassium content was the. Bidens pilosa originated from south america and subsequently invaded other regions of the world taxonomically speaking it is classified into the bidens genus which contains up to 240 species 7 8.

This plant is considered a medicinal herb and has many health benefits. Bidens pilosa is an annual species of herbaceous flowering plant in the daisy family asteraceae its many common names include black jack beggarticks farmer s friends and spanish needle but most commonly referred to as cobblers pegs it is native to the americas but is widely distributed as an introduced species in other regions worldwide including eurasia africa australia south america. It is native to the americas but it is known widely as an introduced species of other regions including asia and the pacific islands. The vitamin c content varied from 18 0 mg 100 g for cleome gynandra to 78 0 mg 100 g for corchorus olitorius.

Which is an easy to grow perennial and broadly distributed in tropical and subtropical regions of the world. Bidens pilosa is eaten in africa as a vegetable. There are 60 native species of bidens in hawai i and 19 of those are endemic. The genus bidens asteraceae encompasses over 240 different species.

Despite significant progress in phytochemical and biological analyses of i b. Blackjack bidens pilosa common names blackjack spanish needles en. One of them is bidens pilosa l. Bidens pilosa was found to be a valuable source of vitamin c 63 mg 100 g iron 15 mg 100 g and zinc 19 mg 100 g compared with brassica oleracea cabbage.

Its many common names include beggar ticks cobbler s pegs and spanish needle. Fermented with rice to make sake range. Sornet bident hérissé herbe aiguille fr. C an irritate the bladder and kidney in high doses.

The cu content of the vegetables ranged from 1 8 mg 100 g for corchorus olitorius to 23 7 mg 100 g for adansonia digitata. The leaves of corchorus tridens were an excellent source of vitamin c 78 mg 100 g calcium 380 mg 100 g and iron 8 mg 100 g.