Nutritive Value of Strobilanthes Auriculata  Nees (Acanthaceae) a Pliestial Plant of  Manipur, Northeast India

Dr. Deshworjit Singh Ningombam; Sanjita Chanu Konsam; Prof. Potsangbam Kumar Singh

Volume : III, Issue : I, January - 2014

Nutritive Value of Strobilanthes Auriculata Nees (Acanthaceae) a Pliestial Plant of Manipur, Northeast India

Dr. Deshworjit Singh Ningombam, Sanjita Chanu Konsam, Prof. Potsangbam Kumar Singh

Abstract :

Strobilanthes auriculata Nees a pliestial plant of Manipur flowered in 2011after a gap period of 8 years. Interestingly, the inflorescence of the plant is harvested and used as food as there is a taboo that it protects form certain ailments by the Meetei of Manipur. Inflorescence was analysis for their proximate composition, tannins and minerals. Values for amino acids, protein, crude lipids and crude fiber are given. The decreasing of essential macro elements concentration is Ca>Mg>N>P and micro elements are Fe>Zn>Mn>Co>Cu.