A new study from Japan into the rheological properties of a hydrocolloid from the leaves of Corchorus olitorius has found it to have even better viscosity than guar hum and locust bean gum, adding to ...

Two species of Corchorus (Tiliaceae) are reported for Mexico: Corchorus olitorius L. of Asian origin and C. trilocularis L., native of the tropics of Africa and Asia. The first species was introduced ...

These two species of Corchorus are known as ewedu in Yoruba and they belong in the family Malvaceae. Corchorus olitorius is a herbaceous plant with few branches. The plant can attain a height of 1.5m; ...

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