The seed, leaves, roots and flowers are often used in traditional. It is a tree native to india and cultivated in all subtropical areas. Pdf moringa for nutritional security moringa oleifera lam. Moringaceae horseradishtree, benoil tree, drumsticktree. In the philippines, where the leaves of the moringa are cooked and fed to babies, it is. Department of pharmacy, international islamic university chittagong, bangladesh. Fruits mohammed abu sayeed 1, mohammad shahadat hossain2, mohammad ehsanul hoque chowdhury3 and mohsinul haque1 1. Moringa oleifera is now grown widely throughout the tropics of. The antidiabetic activity of two low doses of moringa seed powder 50 and 100 mgkg body weight, in the diet on streptozotocin stz induced diabetes male rats was investigated. In vitro antimicrobial activity of methanolic extract of. Moringa oleifera oilseed extraction moringa oleifera seeds typically contain between 33% and 41% oil by weight be. Moringa oleifera has long been valued as both a food and medicinal tree. Though apparently native only to restricted areas in northern india and possibly extinct in the wild, m. The stem is brittle with a corky, whitishgray bark, with drooping branches, pale green and bipinnate or more commonly tripinnate leaves 3060 cm long with opposite, ovate lea.
Moringa pterygosperma gaerth family moringaceae is commonly known as drumstick tree, indigenous to northwest india. The diabetic positive control stz treated group showed increased lipid peroxide, increased il6, and decreased antioxidant enzyme in the serum and kidney tissue homogenate. The miracle tree with tremendous natural multipurpose. Accepted 9 november, 2012 moringa oleifera is a highly valued ethnomedicinal plant in many countries of the tropics and subtropics. Moringa oleifera is a fastgrowing, droughtresistant tree of the family moringaceae, native to the indian subcontinent. Every part of moringa oleifera such as the seed, root and stem are useful. The therapeutic ben efits, for which different tree parts are used, in. Nutritional and medicinal applications of moringa oleifera. Moringaceae mo, commonly known as drumstick or horseradish, is native to the subhimalaya tracts of india, pakistan, bangladesh, central america, afghanistan, and africa. Moringa oleifera is believed to be native to subhimalayan tracts of northern india but is now found worldwide in the tropics and subtropics. Nutritional characterization of moringa moringa oleifera. Antimicrobial isothiocyanates from the seeds of moringa oleifera lam. A study of the nutritional and medicinal values of moringa oleifera leaves from subsaharan africa. The moringa tree, moringa oleifera, has probably been the most popular plant in echos seed bank of underutilized tropical crops.
Nutraceutical or pharmacological potential of moringa oleifera lam. Mo is postulated to have the highest antioxidant content in food and also has a remarkable range of medicinal uses and high nutritional value. Jcprc5 305 biochemical and nutritional analysis of the leaf extract of moringa oleifera lam. Journal of chemical and pharmaceutical research, 2017, 94. Moringa is the sole genus in the flowering plant family moringaceae. The leaves of this plant provide a rich source of carotenoids, vitamins, minerals, amino acids, alkaloids, and flavonoids and a rare combination. The pod is cooked as a vegetable in india and exported to many countries for indian expatriates, fresh or canned. Moringa oleifera is called different names worldwide 2. The miracle tree with tremendous natural multipurpose activities moringa oleifera the latin name of the miracle tree is moringa oleifera. Extraction and characterization of moringa oleifera seed. It is cultivated all over the world due to its multiple utilities. Common names include moringa, drumstick tree from the long, slender, triangular seedpods, horseradish tree from the taste of the roots, which resembles horseradish, and ben oil tree or benzolive tree from the oil which is derived from the seeds. Over the past two decades, many reports have appeared in mainstream scientific journals describing its nutritional and medicinal properties.
A crop of the tropical and subtropical countries is grown universally as food, fodder and medicine. Phytochemical and nutritional properties of dried leaf. The antimicrobial activities of the leaf extract of moringa oleifera on certain. Moringa oleifera lam moringaceae is a highly valued plant, distributed in many countries of the tropics and subtropics. Though moringa oleifera is most common, there are a dozen other known species within the genus, which means they share the same. The tree is native to india but has been planted around the world and is naturalized in many locales. The effect of leaf extracts of moringa oleifera and azadirachta indica using ethanol as solvent on tannery waste water treatment was investigated for a period of five days and their phytochemical constituents were analyzed. This is attributed to the presence of proteins, vitamins, and various. Therefore, the present study objective was to evaluate the adsorption capacity of acetaminophen onto moringa oleifera lam. Phytochemical and nutritional properties of dried leaf powder of moringa oleifera lam.
Different parts of this plant contain a profile of important minerals, and are a good source of protein, vitamins, betacarotene, amino acids and. Though apparently native only to restricted areas in the southern foothills of the himalayas, m. Every part of moringa is used for certain nutritional andor medicinal propose. The antidiabetic effect of low doses of moringa oleifera.
It is used for food, medication and industrial purposes. Biochemical and nutritional analysis of the leaf extract. It grows best in direct sunlight under 500 meters altitude. The objective of the study was to assess the nutritional value of moringa leaves of the south african ecotype. In vitro antimicrobial activity of methanolic extract of moringa oleifera lam. Moringa oleifera, seed position, germination, initial growth, domestication. About 19% of these are herbal extract, 14% are herbal supplement, and 0% are tea extract. The record derives from tropicos data supplied on 20120418 which reports it as an accepted name record 21400003. If you continue to use the site we will assume that you agree with this. The tree itself is rather slender, with drooping branches that grow to approximately 10m in height 1. Proximate and van soest methods were used to determine the nutritional value of moringa leaves.
Introduction moringa oleifera moringaceae is a species native of the middle east including india, pakistan, bangladesh and finally afghanistan fahey, 2005. It is a multipurpose tree, used as vegetable, spice, a source. Vol 64 julyaugust 2007 347 phytopharmacology of moringa oleifera lam. Seed germination and initial growth in moringa oleifera.
It tolerates a wide range of soil conditions, but prefers a neutral to slightly acidic ph. Moringa oleifera lam, also known as drumstick tree, possesses a wide range of medicinal and therapeutic properties 4, 5. Effect of moringa extract on growth and yield of tomato mvumi culver 1, tagwira fanuel 1and albert z. Almost every part of the moringa plant has nutritional value. Moringa oleifera lam this species is one of the worlds most useful plants. Mo is a small size tree with approximately 5 to 10 m height. Meerrettichbaum in german meerrettichbaum in language. Moringa oleifera lam locally known as malunggay has been used to combat malnutrition, specially among infants and nursing mothers1. Ghana, rwanda, senegal and zambia by julia coppin moringa oleifera is an important multipurpose tropical tree underrecognized for its nutritional and medicinal. This humble plant has been making strides in lessdeveloped societies for thousands of years, and significant nutritional research has been conducted since the 1970s. Pdf ethnomedicinal and culinary uses of moringa oleifera lam. Besides being a good source of protein, vitamins, oils, fatty acids, micromacro. It was introduced in east africa in the early 20 th century foidl et al. Most of the parts of the plant possess antimicrobial activity bhavasar et al.
They are well known for their pharmacological actions too and are used for the traditional treatment of diabetes mellitus. Leaves and young shoots the leaves are bipinnate or more commonly tripinnate, up. It has an impressive range of medicinal uses with high nutritional value. This perennial tree is indigenous to foothills of himalayas, is small. Uses, side effects, interactions, dosage, and warning. Moringa oleifera tree is a small, fastgrowing evergreen or deciduous tree that usually grows up to 10 or 12 m in height. Pdf nutritional characterization of moringa moringa oleifera lam. The species that is more common and popular, called moringa oleifera lam. It has a spreading, open crown of drooping, fragile branches, feathery foliage of tripinnate leaves, and thick, corky, whitish bark.