Bioactive Compounds in Five Indigenous Leafy Vegetables from Ga-Molepo, South Africa

An ethnobotanical survey of 216 participants identified indigenous leafy vegetables used for nutrition and medicine in the Ga-Molepo community. The dataset likely contains phytochemical profiles for five species, including carotenoid and phenolic content, antioxidant activity, and over 200 detected metabolites. The data was published by Mmakoma M. Letsoalo on figshare in April 2026 under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Compare antioxidant capacity across plant species based on DPPH, ABTS, and FRAP assay results.
• Identify species-specific metabolite clusters for therapeutic potential based on UHPLC-QTOF-MS profiles.
• Evaluate nutritional value of indigenous vegetables relative to conventional crops based on carotenoid and phenolic content.
• Support ethnobotanical claims with quantitative phytochemical evidence based on the survey and lab analysis linkage.

Strengths

• Includes biochemical validation of traditional knowledge from a survey of 216 participants.
• Profiles five specific plant species with multiple assay types (carotenoids, phenolics, antioxidants, metabolites).
• Reports over 200 detected metabolites, providing a detailed phytochemical snapshot.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The 57.2 KB file size suggests a very limited scope, likely summary results rather than raw experimental data.

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Systematic ethnobotanical survey followed by laboratory phytochemical and metabolomic analysis.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-22 05:45:52; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Ga-Molepo community, Limpopo Province, South Africa