A Review on Certain Underutilised Green Leafy Vegetables

Abstract

Vegetables are an important part in every one’s life and also as a part of Indiancuisine. They playa good role in preventing diseases and provide immune power. People hailing from villages are more aware than people from cities about their nutritive value and medicinal properties. Some leafy vegetables provides nutraceuticals and antioxidant health benefits. Due to advancement intechnology people forget about these plants and they remain under utilized. The state ofkaniayakumari is blessed with such vegetables. In this review some important underutilized green leafy vegetables were discussed for the welfare of the mankind