Moringa oleifera: a food plant with multiple medicinal uses

By F. Anwar, S. Latif, M. Ashraf, A. Gilani. Phytotherapy Research, 2007

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‘Drumstick tree’ (Moringa oleifera Lam.): a multipurpose potential species in India (2011, background): “This species has been principally utilized for fruit and leaves as vegetable, and to some extent for edible flowers and seed oil particularly in India, Pakistan, Philippines, Hawaii and many parts of Africa (Watt 1889; Anwar et al. 2005; Lost Crops of Africa 2006).”
Status and utilisation of Moringa oleifera Lam: A review (2018, background): “They are also used to elicit lactation and boost the immune system (to treat HIV/AIDS related symptoms) (Anwar et al., 2007; Popoola and Obembe, 2013; Sivasankari et al., 2014), as well as cardiac stimulants and contraceptive TABLE 2.”
Antioxidant Activity and Total Phenolic Content of Moringa oleifera Leaves in Two Stages of Maturity (2009, background): “The flowers and roots are used in folk remedies, for tumors, the seeds for abdominal tumors, leaves applied as poultice to sores, rubbed on temples for headaches and are said to have purgative properties [13].”
Antimicrobial profile of moringa oleifera lam. Extracts against some food – borne microorganisms (2010, background): “M. oleifera parts are being employed for the treatment of different ailments in the indigenous system of medicine, particularly in South Asia (Farooq et al., 2007).”
Therapeutic Potential of Moringa oleifera Leaves in Chronic Hyperglycemia and Dyslipidemia: A Review (2012, background): “A wide variety of nutritional and medicinal virtues have been attributed to its roots, bark, leaves, flowers, fruits, and seeds (Ramachandran et al., 1980; Anwar et al., 2007; Kumar et al., 2010).”
Metals and seeds: Biochemical and molecular implications and their significance for seed germination (2011, background): “The perhaps best-known seed suitable for a low-cost, easyto-use tool for water purification is that of Moringa oleifera, a pan-tropically grown tree native to the southern foothills of the Himalayas that is now widely cultivated throughout Africa, Asia and South America (Fahey, 2005; Anwar et al., 2”
The potential of Moringa oleifera extract as a biostimulant in enhancing the growth, biochemical and hormonal contents in rocket (Eruca vesicaria subsp. sativa) plants (2013, background): “…ability of the dry crushed seed and seed press cake which contain certain polypeptides to serve as a natural coagulants with antibacterial and antifungal activities, thus it has a compelling water purifying power (The Wealth of India, 1962; Ndabigengesere and Narasiah, 1998; Anwar et al., 2007).”