69
Views
9
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Articles

Moringa oleifera (Lamm.): A Plant with Immense Importance

Pages 307-315 | Received 11 May 2012, Accepted 29 Jul 2012, Published online: 24 Jun 2013

Reference

  • Iqbal , S. and Bhanger , M. I. 2006 . Effect of season and production location on antioxidant activity of Moringa oleifera leaves grown in Pakistan . Journal of Food Comp and Anal , 19 : 544 – 551 .
  • Khawaja , T. M. , Tahira , M. and Ikram , H. 2010 . Moringa oleifera: a natural gift-A review . Journal Pharm Sci. & Res , 2 ( 11 ) : 775 – 781 .
  • Fuglie , L.J. 1999 . The Miracle Tree: Moringa oleifera: Natural Nutrition for the Tropics. Church World Service . Dakar , : 68
  • Morton and Julia , F. 1991 . The Horseradish Tree, Moringa pterygosperma (Moringaceae)-A Boon to Arid Lands . Economic Botany , 45 ( 3 ) : 318 – 333 .
  • Geervani , P. and Devi , A. 1981 . Influence of protein and fat on the utilisation of carotene from drumstick (Moringa oleifera) leaves . The Indian Journal of Medical Research , 74 : 548 – 53 .
  • Sreenivasan , J. 2000 . The Drumstick Tree: A Natural Multi-vitamin . E , 11 ( 3 ) : 17 – 18 .
  • Farooq , A. , Sajid , L. , Muhammad , A. and Anwarul , H.G. 2007 . Moringa oleifera: A Food Plant with Multiple Medicinal Uses . Phytother Research , 21 : 17 – 25 .
  • Michael , L. and Horst , K. 1998 . Regular papers - Synthesis of active prin-ciples from the leaves of Moringa oleifera using S-pent-4-enyl thioglycosides . Carbohydrate Research , 312 ( 2 ) : 3
  • Ruby , J. , Nathan , P.T. and Balasingh , J. 2000 . Chemical Composition of Fruits and Leaves Eaten by Short-Nosed Fruit Bat, Cynopterus sphinx . Journal of Chemical Ecology , 26 ( 12 ) : 2825 – 2841 .
  • Bennett , R.N. , Mellon , F.A. , Foidl , N. , Pratt , J.H. , Dupont , M.S. , Perkins , L. and Kroon , P.A. 2003 . Identification and quantification of glucosinolates in sprouts derived from seeds of wild Eruca sativa and Diplotaxis tenuifolia from diverse geographical locations . Journal Agric Food Chem , 51 ( 12 ) : 3546 – 3553 .
  • Manguro , L.O. and Lemmen , P. 2007 . Phenolics of Moringa oleifera . Nat. Prod. Research , 21 ( 1 ) : 56 – 68 .
  • Verma , A.R. , Vijayakumar , M. , Mathela , C.S. and Rao , C.V. 2009 . In vitro and in vivo antioxidant properties of different fraction of Moringa oliefera . Food Chem Toxicolology , 47 ( 9 ) : 296 – 300 .
  • Broin , M. , Santaella , C. , Cuine , S. , Kokou , K. , Peltier , G. and Joet , T. 2002 . Flocculent activity of a recombinant protein from Moringa oleifera Lam . seeds. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol , 60 : 114 – 119 .
  • Rastogi , R.P. and Mehrotra , B.N. 2006 . Compendium of Indian Medicinal plants . Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow and National institute of science communication and information resources, New Delhi , 2 : 468
  • Faizi , S. , Siddiqui , B.S. , Saleem , R. , Siddiqui , S. and Aftab , K. 1994 . Isolation and structure elucidation of new nitrile and mustard oil glycosides from Moringa oleifera and their effect on blood pressure . Journal Nat Prod , 57 ( 9 ) : 1256 – 1261 .
  • Faizi , S. , Siddiqui , B.S. , Saleem , R. , Siddiqui , S. , Aftab , K. and Gilani , A.H. 1995 . Fully acetylated carbamate and hypotensive thiocarbamate glycosides from Moringa oleifera . Phyto-chemistry , 38 ( 4 ) : 957 – 963 .
  • Dangi , S.Y. , Jolly , C.I. and Narayanan , S. 2002 . Antihypertensive Activity of the Total Alkaloids from the Leaves of Moringa oleifera . Pharmaceutical Biology , 40 ( 2 ) : 144 – 148 .
  • Eilert , U. , Wolters , B. and Nahrstedt , A. 1981 . The antibiotic principle of seeds of Moringa oleifera and Moringa stenoptala . Planta Medica , 42 ( 5 ) : 55 – 61 .
  • Villasenor , I.M. , Lim-Sylianco , C.M. and Dayrit , F. 1989 . Bioactive metabolites from Moringa oliefera . Lam. Mutat Research , 224 ( 2 ) : 209 – 212 .
  • Rastogi , R.P. and Mehrotra , B.N. 2004 . Compendium of Indian Medicinal plants . Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow and National institute of science communication and information resources, New Delhi , 5 : 551 – 552 .
  • Guevara , A.P. , Vargas , C. , Sakurai , H.Y. , Fujiwara , K. , Hashimoto Maoka , T. , Kozuka , M. , Ito , Y. , Tokuda , H. and Nishino , H. 1999 . Antitumor promoter from Moringa oleifera Lam . Mutat Research , 40 ( 2 ) : 181 – 188 .
  • Gupta , A.K. 2008 . Quality Standards of Indian Medicinal Plants, Indian Council of Medical Research . New Delhi , 1 : 130 – 135 .
  • Rastogi , R.P. and Mehrotra , B.N. 2004 . Compendium of Indian Medicinal plants . Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow and National institute of science communication and information resources, New Delhi , 4 : 484
  • Rastogi , R.P. and Mehrotra , B.N. 2004 . Compendium of Indian Medicinal plants . Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow and National institute of science communication and information resources, New Delhi , 3 : 434
  • Rastogi , R.P. and Mehrotra , B.N. 2004 . Compendium of Indian Medicinal plants . Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow and National institute of science communication and information resources, New Delhi , 1 : 280
  • Bennett , R.N. , Mellon , F.A. , Foidl , N. , Pratt , J.H. , Dupont , M.S. , Perkins , L. and Kroon , P.A. 2003 . Profiling glucosinolates and phenolics in vegetative and reproductive tissues of the multipurpose trees Moringa oleifera L. and Moringa stenopetala L. . J. Agric. Food Chem. , 51 ( 12 ) : 3546 – 3553 .
  • Pramanik , A. and Islam , S.S. 1998 . Chemical investigation of aqueous extract of the mature and premature flowers of Moringa oleifera and Structural studies of a polysaccharide isolated from its premature flowers, Indian J . Chem , 37 : 676 – 682 .
  • Bhattacharya , S.B. , Das , A.K. and Banerji , N. 1982 . Chemical investigations on the gum exudates from Sajna (Moringa oleifera) . Carbohydr Research , 102 : 253 – 262 .
  • Khare , G.C. , Singh , V. and Gupta , P.C. 1997 . A new Leucoanthocyanin from Moringa oleifera Gum . J. Indian Chem Soc. , 74 : 247 – 248 .
  • Dsouza , J. and Kulkarni , A.R. 1993 . Comparative studies on nutritive values of tender foliage of seedlings and mature plants of Moringa oleifera Lam . Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany , 17 : 479 – 85 .
  • Fuglie , L.J. 1999 . “ The Miracle Tree ” . In Moringa oleifera , 5 – 12 . Dakar , Senegal : Natural Nutrition for the Tropics, Church World Service .
  • Dillard , C.J. and German , J.B. 2000 . Phytochemicals: nutraceuticals and human health: A review . Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture , 80 : 1744 – 56 .
  • Siddhuraja , P. and Becker , K. 2003 . Antioxidant properties of various solvent extracts of total phenolic constituents from three different agroclimatic origins of drumstick (Moringa oleifera Lam) . Journal of Agri. and food Chem , 15 : 2144 – 55 .
  • Anhwane , B.A. , Ajibola , V.O. and Oniye , S.J. 2004 . Chemical studies of the seeds of Moringa oleifera (Lam) and Detarium microcarpum (Guill and Sperr) . Journal Biol. Sci , 4 : 711 – 715 .
  • Paliwal , R. and Sharma , V. 2011 . A Review on Horse Radish Tree(Moringa oleifera): A Multipurpose tree with High Economic and Commercial Importance: Asian J . of Biotech , 3 : 317 – 328 .
  • Estrella , M.C.P. , Mantaring , J.B.V. and David , G.Z. 2000 . A double blind randomised controlled trial on the use of malunggay (Moringa oleifera) for augmentation of the volume of breastmilk among non-nursing mothers of preterm infants . The Philippine Journal of Pediatrics , 49 : 3 – 6 .
  • Pal , S.K. , Mukherjee , P.K. and Saha , B.P. 1995 . Studies on the antiulcer activity of Moringa oleifera leaf extract on gastric ulcer models in rats . Phytotherapy Research , 9 : 463 – 65 .
  • Pal , S.K. , Mukherjee , P.K. , Pal , M. and Saha , B.P. 1995 . Antimicrobial action of the leaf extract of Moringa oleifera Lam . Ancient Science of Life , 14 : 197 – 9 .
  • Tahilini , P. and Kar , A. 2000 . Role of Moringa oleifera leaf extract in the regulation of thyroid hormone status in adu lt male and female rats . Pharmacological Research. , 41 : 319 – 23 .
  • Martin , F.W. , Ruberte , R.M. and Meitzner , L.S. 2009 . Edible Leaves of the Tropics. Educational Concerns for Hunger Organization , 3rd 194 3rd Edition
  • Mukunzi , D. , Nsor-Atindana , J. , Xiaoming , Z. , Gahungu , A. , Karangwa , E. and Mukamurezi , G. 2011 . Comparison of Volatile Profile of Moringa oleifera Leaves from Rwanda and China Using HS-SPME Pakistan . Journal of Nutrition , 10 ( 7 ) : 602 – 608 .
  • Fuglie , L.J. 2001 . The Miracle Tree-The Multiple Attributes of Moringa . Dakar, Church World Service, Senegal. , : 33
  • Jaiswal , D. , Rai , P.K. , Kumar , A. and Mehta , S. 2009 . Effect of Moringa oleifera Lam . leaves aqueous extract therapy on hyperglycemic rats. Journal of Ethnopharmacology , 123 : 392 – 396 .
  • Nwosu , M.O. and Okafor , J.I. 1995 . Preliminary studies of the antifungal activities of some medicinal plants against Basidiobolus and some other pathogenic fungi . Mycoses , 38 ( 5–6 ) : 191 – 195 .
  • Spiliotis , V. , Lalas , S. , Gergis , V. and Dourtoglou , V. 1997 . Comparison of antimicrobial activity of seeds of different Moringa oleifera varieties . Pharm Pharmacol Letter , 7 ( 4 ) : 39 – 40 .
  • Dahot , U.M. 1998 . Antimicrobial activity of small proteins of Moringa oleifera . Journal of Islamic Academy of Sciences , 11 ( 1 ) : 27 – 32 .
  • Nantachit , K. 2006 . Antibacterial activity of the capsules of Moringa oleifera Lamk (Morin-gaceae) . CMU Journal , 5 ( 3 ) : 365 – 368 .
  • Doughari , J.H. and Pukuma , M.S. 2007 . Antibacterial effects of Balanites aegyptiaca L . Drel. and Moringa oleifera Lam. on Salmonella typhi. African Journal of Biotechnology , 6 ( 19 ) : 2212 – 2215 .
  • Jabeen , R. , Shahid , M. , Jamil , A. and Ashraf , M. 2008 . Microscopic evaluation of the antimicrobial activity of seed extracts of Moringa oleifer . Pak. Journal Bot. , 40 ( 4 ) : 1349 – 1358 .
  • Rahman , M.M. , Islam , M.M. , Sheikh , Sharmin , S.A. , Islam , M.S. , Rahman , A. , Mizanur , M.R. and Alam , M.F. 2009 . Antibacterial activity of leaves juice and extracts of Moringa oleifera (2n=28) against some Human pathogenic bacteria . CMU Journal , 8 ( 2 ) : 219 – 227 .
  • Medhi , B. , Khanikor , H.N. , Lahon , L.H. , Mohan , P. and Barua , C.C. 1996 . Analgesic, anti-inflammatory and local anaesthetic activity of Moringa in laboratory animals . International Journal of Pharmacognosy , 34 ( 3 ) : 207 – 212 .
  • Ndiaye , M. , Dieye , A. M. , Mariko , F. , Tall , A. , Sall Diallo , A. and Faye , B. 2002 . Contribution to the study of the anti-inflammatory activity of Moringa oleifera (Moringaceae) . Dakar Med , 47 ( 2 ) : 210 – 212 .
  • Mahajan , S.G. , Mali , R.G. and Mehta , A.A. 2007 . Effect of Moringa oleifera Lam . seed extract on toluene diisocyanate-induced immune-mediated inflammatory responses in rats. Journal of Immunotoxicology , 4 ( 2 ) : 85 – 96 .
  • Mahajan , S.G. , Mali , R.G. and Mehta , A.A. 2007 . Protective effect of ethanolic extract of seeds of Moringa oleifera Lam . against inflammation associated with development of arthritis in rats.Journal of Immunotoxicology , 4 ( 1 ) : 39 – 47 .
  • Mahajan , S.G. , Banerjee , A. , Chauhan , B.F. , Padh , H. , Nivsarkar , M. and Mehta , A.A. 2009 . Inhibitory Effect of n-butanol Fraction of Moringa oleifera Lam . Seeds on Ovalbumin-Induced Airway Inflammation in a Guinea Pig Model of Asthma. International Journal of Toxicology , 28 ( 6 ) : 519 – 527 .
  • Ramachandran , C. , Peter , K.V. and Gopalakrishnan , P. K. 1980 . Drumstick (Moringa oleifera): a multipurpose Indian vegetable . Econ Bot. , 34 : 276 – 283 .
  • Bharali , R. , Tabassum , J. and Aza , M.R. 2003 . Chemomodulatory effect of Moringa oleifera, Lam, on hepatic carcinogen metabolising enzymes, antioxidant parameters and skin papillo-magenesis in mice . Asian Pac. J. Cancer Prev. , 4 ( 2 ) : 131 – 139 .
  • Kumar , N.A. and Pari , L. 2003 . Antioxidant action of Moringa oleifera Lam . (drumstick) against antituberlcular drugs induced lipid peroxidation in rats. Journal Med. Food , 6 ( 3 ) : 255 – 259 .
  • Yaeesh , S. , Jamal , Q. , Khan , A. and Gilani , A.H. 2006 . Studies on hepatoprotective, antispasmodic and calcium antagonist activitiesof the aqueous-methanol extract of Achillea millefolium . Phytother Res , 20 : 546 – 551 .
  • Chumark , P. , Khunawat , P. , Sanvarinda , Y. , Phornchirasilp , S. , Morales , N.P. and Phivthong-Ngam , L. 2008 . The in vitro and ex vivo antioxidant properties, hypolipidaemic and antiathero-sclerotic activities of Moringa oliefera leaves . Journal of Ethnopharmacology , 116 ( 3 ) : 439 – 446 .
  • Sreelatha , S. and Padma , P.R. 2009 . Antioxidant activity and total phenolic content of Moringa oleifera leaves in two stages of maturity . Plant Foods Hum Nutrition , 64 ( 4 ) : 303 – 311 .
  • Guevara , A.P. , Vargas , C. , Sakurai , H. , Fujiwara , Y. , Hashimoto , K. and Maoka , T. 1999 . An antitumor promoter from Moringa oleifera Lam . Mutat Research , 440 ( 2 ) : 181 – 188 .
  • Costa-Lotufo , L.V. , Khan , M.T. , Ather , A. , Wilke , D.V. and Jimenez , P.C. 2005 . Studies of the anticancer potential of plants used in Bangladeshi folk medicine . Journal of Ethnopharmacology , 99 ( 1 ) : 21 – 30 .
  • Parvathy , M.V.S. and Umamaheshwari , A. 2007 . Cytotoxic effect of Moringa oleifera leaf extract on human multiple myeloma cell lines . Trends in Medical Research , 2 ( 1 ) : 44 – 50 .
  • Shukla , S. , Mathur , R. and Prakash , A.O. 1988 . Biochemical and physiological alterations in female reproductive organs of cyclic rats treated with a aqueous extract of Moringa oleifera . Acta Eur Fertil. , 19 ( 4 ) : 225 – 232 .
  • Shukla , S. , Mathur , R. and Prakash , A.O. 1988 . Antifertility profile of aqueous extract of Moringa oleifera Lam . Roots. Journal of Ethnopharmacology , 22 ( 1 ) : 51 – 62 .
  • Shukla , S. , Mathur , R. and Prakash , A.O. 1989 . Histoarchitecture of the genital tract of ovarieco-mized rats treated than aqueous extract of Moringa oleifera . Journal of Ethnopharmacology , 25 ( 3 ) : 249 – 26 .
  • Nath , D. , Sethi , N. , Singh , R.K. and Jain , A.K. 1992 . Commonly used Indian abortifacient plants with special reference to their teratologic effects in rats . Journal of Ethnopharmacology , 36 ( 2 ) : 147 – 154 .
  • Mazumder , U.K. , Gupta , M. , Chakrabarti , S. and Pal , D. 1999 . Evaulation of hematological and hepatorel unction of methanolic extract of Moringa oleifera root treated mice . Indian Journal of Experimental Biology , 37 ( 6 ) : 612 – 614 .
  • Pari , L. and Kumar , N.A. 2002 . Hepaprotective activity of Moringa oleifera on antitubercular drug induced liver damage in rats . Journal Med Food , 5 ( 3 ) : 171 – 177 .
  • Hamza , A.A. 2007 . Cucuma longa, Glycyrrhiza glabra and Moringa oliefera amerliorate diclofenac induced hepatoxicity in rats.American Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology . 2 ( 2 ) : 80 – 88 .
  • Fakurazi , S. , Hairuszah , I. and Nanthini , U. 2008 . Hepaprotective action of Zerumbone against paracetamol induced Hepatoxicity . Food Chem Toxicol , 46 ( 8 ) : 2611 – 2615 .
  • Ghasi , S. , Nwobodo , E. and Ofili , J.O. 2000 . Hypocholesterolemic effects of crude extract of leaf of Moringa oleifera Lam in high-fat diet fed wistar rats . Journal of Ethnopharmacology , 69 ( 1 ) : 21 – 26 .
  • Hamza , A.A. 2010 . Ameliorative effects of Moringa oleifera seed extract on liver fibrosisin rats . Food Chem Toxicology , 48 ( 1 ) : 345 – 355 .
  • Ghasi , S. , Nwobodo , E. and Ofili , J.O. 2000 . Hypocholesterolemic effects of crude extract of leaf of Moringa oleifera Lam in high-fat diet fed wistar rats . Journal of Ethnopharmacology , 69 ( 1 ) : 21 – 26 .
  • Mekonnen , Y. , Yardley , V. and Rock , P. 1999 . In Vitro Antitrypanosomal Activity of Moringa stenopetala Leaves and Roots . Phytotherapy Research. , 13 ( 6 ) : 538 – 9 .
  • Mekonnen , Y. 1999 . Effects of Ethanol Extract of Moringa stenopetala Leaves on Guinea-pig and Mouse Smooth Muscle . Phytotherapy Research , 13 ( 5 ) : 442 – 444 .
  • Mekonnen , Y. , Yardley , V. and Rock , P. 1999 . In Vitro Antitrypanosomal Activity of Moringa stenopetala Leaves and Roots . Phytotherapy Research , 13 ( 6 ) : 538 – 9 .
  • Anwar , F. , Ashraf , M. and Bhanger , M.I. 2005 . Interprovenance variation in the composition of Moringa oleifera oilseeds from Pakistan . J. Am. Oil Chem. Soc , 82 : 45 – 51 .
  • Anwar , F. and Bhanger , M.I. 2003 . Analytical characterization of Moringa oleifera seed oil grown in temperate regions of Pakistan . Journal Agric. Food Chem , 51 : 6558 – 6563 .
  • Debnath , S. and Guha , D. 2007 . Role of Moringa oliefera on enterochromffin in cell count and serotonin content of experimental ulcer model . Indian Journal of Experimental Biology , 45 : 726 – 731 .
  • Kamal , M. 2008 . Moringa oleifera Lam - The Miracle tree . Pharmaceutical News , 6 ( 5 ) : 13
  • Padmarao , P. , Acharya , B.M. and Dennis , T.J. 1996 . Pharmacognostic study on stembark of Moringa oleifera Lam . Bulletin of Medico-Ethno-Botanical Research , 17 : 141 – 151 .
  • Jaiswal , D. , Kumar , P. , Kumar , A. , Mehta , S. and Watal , G. 2009 . Effect of Moringa oliefera Lam . Leaves aqueous extract therapy on hyperglycemic rats.Journal of Ethnopharmacology , 123 ( 3 ) : 392 – 396 .
  • Dillard , C.J. and German , J.B. 2000 . Phytochemicals: nutraceuticals and human health: A review . J. Sci. Food Agric , 80 : 1744 – 1756 .
  • Lalas , S. and Tsaknis , J. 2002 . Extraction and identification of natural antioxidants from the seeds of Moringa oleifera tree variety of Malavi . J. Am. Oil Chem. Soc , 79 : 677 – 683 .
  • Lipipun , V. , Kurokawa , M. and Suttisri , R. 2003 . Efficacy of Thai medicinal plant extracts against herpes simplex virus type1 infection in vitro and in vivo . Antiviral Res. , 60 : 175 – 180 .
  • Caceres , A. , saravia , A. , Rizzo , S. , Zabala , L. , DeLeon , E. and Nave , F. 1992 . Pharmacological properties of Moringa oleifera and Screening for antispasmodic, anti-inflammatory and diuretic activity . J. Ethnopharmacol , 36 ( 3 ) : 233 – 237 .
  • Pal , A. , Bawankule , D.U. and Darokar , M.P. 2011 . Influence of Moringa oleifera on pharma-cokinetic disposition of rifampicin using HPLC-PDA method; a pre-clinical study . Biomed Chromatography , 25 ( 6 ) : 641 – 645 .
  • Monera , T.G. , Wolfe , A.R. , Maponga , C.C. , Benet , L.Z. and Guglielmo , J. 2008 . Moringa oleifera leaf extracts inhibit 6beta-hydroxylation of testerone by CYP3A4 . Journal Infect Dew Ctries , 2 ( 5 ) : 379 – 383 .
  • The story: Nurturing Remedies-Moringa Capsule; www.sw_ke.facebook.com/note.php
  • Moringa FAQs/Kalunggay Depot: www.kalunggaydepot.com/faqs.php

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.