VERSATILE USAGE & THERAPEUTIC APPLICABILITY OF MIRACULOUS DRUMSTICK TREE (MORINGA OLEIFERA-LAM.)

Abstract

Moringa oleifera is known as “horseradish tree” or “drumstick tree”, native to India, is one of the best useful tree and an enormous amount of benefits in the world. Numerous Research reports have appeared in different national and international scientific journals by studying its nutritional and medicinal properties of Moringa over the past decades. Different reports show that due to its multipurpose uses. Moringa oleifera is a tree that is sometimes called a “Miracle Tree” because of all its parts are used for nutritional, pharmacological properties. Moringa is a very valuable food crop (it is highly nutritive, grows very fast and drought resistant) and even beyond food it serves many benefits in developing countries such as having an ability to be used for some crafts (due to being a tree) and cleaning water. With its high nutritive values, every part of the tree is suitable for either nutritional or commercial purposes. Moringa has antioxidants which combine with the reactive oxygen species and prevent cell damage and further consequences. In addition to vitamin C, β-carotene, and Quercetin whicxh are powerful antioxidant help lower blood pressure. Moringa seeds and leaves could be an effective and safe alternative remedy in sexual disorders. Moringa has traditionally been used to boost sexual stamina and desire and to treat male sexual disorders. In more recent times, Moringa has gained notoriety as a very nutritious plant that can feed the needy and, in fact, save lives. Moringa leaves or leaf powder can be used successfully as a suplement food to nourish small children, pregnant or nursing women, and of course, anybody else. In this paper, versatile uses and therapeutic applicabilities of Moringa oleifera have been precisely delineated.