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There are high levels of malnutrition especially among children in Africa. In Uganda,  this is compounded by widespread food insecurity. There are various wild edible plant  species in Uganda. However, little research has been carried out to document and  validate the claims associated with their use. A study was, therefore, carried out to  analyse the nutritional contents of six commonly used wild edible medicinal plant  species from Nebbi district in Northwestern Uganda. These plants were Erythrococca  bongensis, Grewia trichocarpa, Leptadenia hastata, Nymphaea lotus, Oxygonum  sinuatum and Talinum portulacifolium. The plants were selected mainly because of  their use as both food and medicine. All the selected plant species have documented  medicinal uses among the local communities in Nebbi district where they are used.  However, many of them are often neglected and underutilized, despite their potential  therapeutic and nutritional benefits. The vitamin C, β-carotene, macronutrient, calcium,  iron, magnesium, phosphorous and sodium compositions of the selected edible parts of  the plant species were analysed. With the exception of Grewia trichocarpa fruits and  Nymphaea lotus seeds, the leaves of Talinum portulacifolium had higher Fe (4.54±0.07  mg/100g), P (0.31±0.01 mg/100g), Mg (0.3±0.3 mg/100g), β-carotene (0.275±0.00  μg/100g) and crude ash (22.13±0.19%) contents than the rest of the plant species. The  leaves of Leptadenia hastata had higher levels of vitamin C (17.93±2.01 mg/100g) than  the leaves of other plant species. All the plant species analysed were richer in iron than  the common cabbage Brassica oleracea var capitata. There were significant  differences in the nutritional contents of the plant species analysed (p<0.05). However,  the nutrient values of the plant extracts were generally much lower, providing a small  percentage of Recommended Dietary Allowance or Recommended Nutrient Intakes  (RNI) values. The vitamin C, β-carotene and other nutrient contents of most of the  plant species analysed were generally comparable or even higher than those of the  common cabbage in some instances. Consumption and conservation of these plant  species should be encouraged by local authorities because they not only supplement the  local staples with the much needed nutrients, but they could also have medicinal  properties.

Proximate nutrient composition of some wild edible medicinal plants from Uganda