A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Taxonomy:                                                                            

                                                                                                 Kingdom  : Plantae

                                                                                                 Division   : Magnoliophyta

                                                                                                 Class        : Magnoliopsida

                                                                                                  Order       : Brassicales

                                                                            ,                     Family     : Moringaceae

                                                                                                  Genus      : Moringa

Chemical Constituents:

Thiocarbamate and isothiocyanate glycosides , O-[2'-hydroxy-3'-(2"-heptenyloxy)]-propyl undecanoate , O-ethyl-4-[(alpha-L-rhamnosyloxy)-benzyl] carbamate, methyl p-hydroxybenzoate, beta-sitosterol , p-hydroxybenzaldehyde,pterygospermin, moringine, moringinine spirochin, behenic acid, moringic acid, niazinin A & B, niazimicin, campesterol, stigmasterol, beta sitosterol and amino acids.

Part used : Leaves, pods

Reference:

            Chemical constituents:

• Hypotensive constituents from the pods of Moringa oleifera.

             www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9581519

             Anti-hyperglycemic activity:

• Effects of Oral Administration of Moringa oleifera Lam on Glucose Tolerance in Goto-Kakizaki and Wistar Rats.

             http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/picrender.fcgi?artid=2275769&blobtype=pdf

• Medicinal plants and the treatment of diabetes in Senegal: survey with patients.

               www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18205810

• Comparative evaluation of hypoglycaemic activity of some Indian medicinal plants in alloxan diabetic rats.

               www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12499084