Nutritional value of wild, leafy plants consumed by the Vhavenda : research letter

By C. Nesamvuni, N. Steyn, M. J. Potgieter. 2001

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Nutritional Evaluation of Five African Indigenous Vegetables (2013, background): “Traditional vegetables are valuable sources of nutrients (Nesamvuni et al. 2001; Yang and Keding 2009), with some having important medicinal properties (Hilou et al.”
Nutrient content of eight African leafy vegetables and their potential contribution to dietary reference intakes (2014, background): “72 73 Green leafy vegetables (locally called morogo and imifino) are frequently consumed in some 74 rural areas of South Africa by children and adults (Faber et al., 2010; Labadarios et al., 2000; 75 Nesamvuni et al., 2001; Steyn et al., 2001a,b).”
Preliminary assessment of nutritional value of traditional leafy vegetables in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa (2007, background): “1982; Tredgold, 1986), several recent publications (Nesamvuni et al., 2001; Steyn et al., 2001; Jansen van Rensburg et al., 2004) have stressed the nutritional value of traditional and indigenous leafy vegetables.”
The suitability of wild vegetables for alleviating human dietary deficiencies (2006, background): “Studies conducted on wild African vegetables by Freiberger et al. (1998) inNiger,Vainio-Mattila (2000) in Tanzania, and Nesamvuni et al. (2001) in South Africa also underscored their significant contribution as sources of micronutrients.”