Nutritional and pharmacological potentials of orphan legumes: Subfamily faboideae
Omonike O. Ogbole, Olufunke D. Akin‐Ajani, Tolulope O. Ajala, Queeneth A. Ogunniyi, Joerg Fettke, Oluwatoyin A. Odeku
Abstract
(Wight & Arn.) Verdc, and the phytoconstituents that have been isolated and characterized from these plants. A literature search was conducted using PubMed, Google Scholar, and Science Direct for articles that have previously reported the relevance of underutilized legumes. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) red list of threatened species was also conducted for the status of the species. References were scrutinized and citation searches were performed on the study. The review showed that many underutilized legumes have a lot of untapped potential in terms of their nutritional and pharmacological activities. The phytoconstituents from plants in the subfamily Faboideae could serve as lead compounds for drug discovery for the treatment of a variety of disorders, indicating the need to explore these plant species.