BOTANICAL NAME |
Moringa oleifera LAM. |
FAMILY |
MORINGACEAE |
COMMON NAMES/VERNACULAR NAMES |
English-Horse Radish Tree, Drum Stick Tree; Hindi-Shajoma, Mungna; Sanskrit-Sobhanjana, Bahala 7** |
PART USED |
Leaves |
DISTRIBUTION |
Globally this species is found in India and Pakistan. It is indigenous to the sub-Himalayan tracts of North West India. |
PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTIVITY |
antioxidant activity (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25808883) |
THERAPETIC USES AS PER API |
Sopha, Gulma, Krmiroga, Medoroga, Pliharoga, Vidradhi, Galganda 7** |
CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS |
Carbohydrate, Protein, Carotene and Ascorbic acid 7** |