Abstract

THE “MIRACLE TREE”: A REVIEW OF MORINGA OLEIFERA’S EXTENSIVE USEFULNESS

*Manisha N. Sodha, Dr. Bharatkumar G. Chaudhari, Dr. Prakash S. Sukhramani

Abstract

Herbal drug treatments are believed to have advantages over conventional medicines and interest in them is increasing again in contemporary studies. Moringa oleifera, additionally called the ―drumstick tree‖ or the ―miracle tree‖, is identified as an important herbal plant because of its numerous medicinal and non-medicinal advantages. Traditionally, the plant has been used to heal wounds, ache, ulcers, liver ailment, coronary heart ailment, cancer and infection. It contains vital amino acids, carotenoids in the leaves and components with nutraceutical effects. The significant factor for the medicinal use of Moringa oleifera is the very wide variety of vitamins it carries, along with vital antioxidants, antibiotics and nutrients and minerals. Each part of Moringa has useful components that may serve mankind. But, many conventional uses are still to be explored scientifically. Therefore, still more studies are proposed to discover the mechanistic method of the plant to discover and isolate the active or synergistic compounds which makes the plant therapeutically useful.

Keywords: Moringa oleifera; Miracle Tree; Nutritional; Traditional Medicinal uses.