An updated review on Malabar spinach (Basella alba and Basella rubra) and their importance

Recent studies have shown fruits from less-known and unexplored plants as an excellent source of nutrients biologically active compounds for food non-food applications (Khan et al. 2011, 2015). Basella plant is extremely heat tolerant fast-growing perennial vine which wildly cultivated a cool-season vegetable. alba also known Malabar spinach, Indian Ceylon climber spinach spinach. In India, it commonly “Poi”. Red-violet colour leaves, stalks, petioles are due to the presence betalains (Palada al, 1999). This crop suitable both home market garden in lowland tropics. full nutrition like normal Also, oil obtained its seeds can become safe vegetable oil. good health mineral, protein, oil, carbohydrate, fibre, carotenoid, organic acid, vitamins. winter season, be used place has similar Nutritional medicinal value. species contain betacyanin, carotenoids, bioflavonoids, ?-sitosterol lupeol reported antioxidant, antiproliferative, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory activities etc. help curing various diseases, namely anticancer, antiviral, anti-inflammatory, anti-cholesterol, anti-ulcer, anti-hypoglycemic, wound healing, androgenic ancient times. Leaf juice treat catarrh laxative children, pregnant women urinary diseased patient. Ayurveda called “Upodika”, “Potaki”, “Malvaa”, “Amritvallari”, Siddha/Tamil “Vaslakkirai” (Khare, 2004). It many countries Philippines, Thailand China, Mongolia, Sri Lanka African countries. Andhra Pradesh curry Yam made popularly Kanda Bachali Koora, Odisha, make Curries Saaga.