Some Indigenous Vegetables, their Medicinal and Economic Importance, Production and Preservation: A Review
1C. G. Arocha & A. B. Eke1
1Department of Agricultural and Bioresources Engineering
Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Abia State, Nigeria.
Email: arochachimdi@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
Vegetables play crucial roles in sustaining human health and healing the body from certain diseases, hence, they contribute to bulk of the nutritional components in the human diets. Investigations were carried out on
some indigenous vegetables on their medicinal, economic importance, production and preservation. It was found that most of these vegetables are packed with essential nutrients, minerals and vitamins such that
their inclusions in the daily diets to humanity, terrestrial animals and aquatic creatures have been reported to be highly imperative. This work revealed that it is important to establish a healthy level of intake of these
vegetables early in life given their health benefits and the fact that eating behaviours track across childhood and into adulthood.
Keywords: Indigenous, vegetables, nutrients, medicinal, production, preservation.
