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Digera muricata (L.) Mart.

Summary
It is commonly known as Latmahuria. It belongs to the Amaranthaceae family. Some of the bioactive compounds found in this plant are α-Spinasterol, β-Spinasterol and β-Carotene. The leaves are either eaten fresh in a salad or as cooked greens. Treatment of rats with Digera muricata extract (DME) significantly downregulated oxidative stress and protected the antioxidant enzymes of thyroid by enhancing levels of Catalase (CAT), Peroxidase (POD) and Superoxide dismutase(SOD).

Mode of Consumption : Fresh in salad, fried and cooked
Plant Details Agro-climatic Zone Vernacular Names Pictures
Scientific Name: Digera muricata (L.) Mart.
Family: Amaranthaceae Juss.
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Caryophyllales
Genus: Digera Forssk.
Fruiting Season: Through out the year
Parts: Leaves & stem
  • The Eastern Coastal Region
  • The Middle Ganga Plain Region
  • The Upper Ganga Plain Region
  • The Satluj-Yamuna Plain Region
  • The South-Eastern Plateau Region
  • The Deccan Interior Region & The Western Coastal Region
  • The Aravali-Malwa Upland
  • The Maharashtra Plateau Region & The Western Coastal Region
  • The Western Rajasthan Region & The Aravali-Malwa Upland
  • The Deccan Interior Region & The Eastern Coastal Region
  • The Upper Ganga Plain Region & The Middle Ganga Plain Region
  • The Lower Ganga Plain Region
 Andhra Pradesh : Chenchulaku
Bihar : Latmahuria, Lesua
Delhi : Latmahuria, Lesua
Haryana : Latmahuria, Lesua
Jharkhand : Latmahuria, Lesua
Karnataka : Chenchalisoppu, Goraji playa, Kankalisoppu
Madhya Pradesh : Latmahuria, Lesua
Maharashtra : Gitana, Getna
Rajasthan : Latmahuria, Lesua
Tamil Nadu : ToyaKeerai, KaatuKeerai
Uttar Pradesh : Latmahuria, Lesua
Uttarakhand : Latmahuria, Lesua
West Bengal : LatamouriFul, Gun Gutiya

Plant
Compound/Extract Activity Mode of Action Marker/References
ExtractAntioxidantTreatment of rats with Digera muricata extract (DME) ameliorated the toxic effects of CCl4. Treatment of various doses of DME possibly inhibited the conversion of CCl4 into its reactive metabolites, decreased the oxidative stress and protected the antioxidant enzymes of thyroid as revealed by the enhanced level of Catalase (CAT), peroxidase (POD) and Superoxide dismutase(SOD). CAT, POD, and SOD[1]
Major Class Metabolites (Content of bioactives: mg/100g Fresh Weight)
Fatty acid esterOctadecanoic acid, ethyl ester: [2]
Fatty alcohol1-Hexadecanol: [2]
Organochalcogen compoundEthane 1,1-diethoxy: [2]
Phenol, 2-methoxy-4-4-(2-propenyl): , Cyclopentyltridecanoic acid, methyl ester: , 9-octadecanoioc acid, methyl ester: , Heptadecanoic acid, 9-methyl-methyl ester: [2]
Amino acidThimine: [3]
Carotenoidβ-carotene: [3]
Fatty AcidCis-13-Eicosenoic acid: , Isopropyl myristate: , Hexadecanoic acid, methyl ester: [2]
Flavonol glycosideRutin: [3]
Heterocyclic CompoundHyperoside: [4]
Organic compoundCyclohexanol,1-(2-hexynyl): , Benzyl benzoate: [2]
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbonAnthraquinone: [4]
Sterolα-spinasterol: , β-spinasterol: , Stigmasterol: [4]
VitaminAscorbic acid: [3]
Effect Observation DOI
Disease Formulation Reference Author TKDL
Information from Wealth of India Reference
  • The leaves and tender shoots are eaten as pot-herb.
CSIR(1952).The Wealth of India, Raw materials,Vol.-III ,P.59, New Delhi, India
4.2, 4.2.1, 4.2.1.1, 4.2.1.3, 4.2.2.8, 4.2, 4.2.1, 4.2.1.1, 4.2.1.3, 4.2.2.8
    CSIR-North East Institute of Science and Technology, Jorhat-6, Assam, India
    CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur-61,Himachal Pradesh, India