BIOMEDICINAL PROPECTS OF UNCONVENTIONAL GREEN LEAFY VEGETABLES FOR ANEMIA MANAGEMENT

The massive problem of iron deficiency leading to anemia has spread all over the world.

Distribution of iron in five leafy vegetables viz. Achyranthes aspera, Alternenthera

 sessilis, Amaranthus blitum, Cassia tora and Oxalis corniculata were evaluated and the    

 obtained amount of iron in them were compare with the other leafy vegetables. Future 

  prospects of present work aims for eradicating anemia from the very root by increasing  

  consumption of the iron rich green leafy vegetables.

Key Words: Iron, Anemia, Green Leafy vegetables.