| Name: |
Moringa oleifera |
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| Synonyms/Scientific names: |
Moringa oleifera Lamk.[1]
Synonyms/common names :
Horseradish tree, Drumstick tree, Moringa, Ben oil tree[1]
Trade name:
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| Description: |
Family : Moringaceae[2],[3]
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| Extract used: |
Aqueous[4] and methanolic[5] leaf extract have been used for radioprotection study.
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| Phyto-constituents(active): |
Leaf:
ascorbic acid,
phenolics (catechin, epicatechin, ferulic acid, ellagic acid, myricetin)[6]
phenolic acids (gallic, chlorogenic, ellagic and ferulic acid) and flavonoids (kaempferol,
quercetin and rutin).[7]
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| Actions & Indications: |
Pharmcological Action-
analgesic in mice[8]
antipyretic in rats[9]
hepatoprotective in rats[10]
Therapeutic indications:
Preclinical study-
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| Notes: |
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| REFERENCES |
| 1. |
Moringa oleifera; In : Edible Medicinal And Non Medicinal Plants: Volume 3, Fruits by Lim TK, Springer Science & Business Media, 2012, page no. 453.
https://books.google.co.in/books?id=uRHwlkQVS2QC&pg=PA453 |
| 2. |
Possibility of Producing bioethanol from Moringa oleifera press cake by Eman NA, Umarul IA; In : Materials and Technologies for Energy Efficiency, edited by Mendez-Vilas A, Universal-Publishers, 2015, page no. 22.
https://books.google.co.in/books?id=2ye1DAAAQBAJ&pg=PA22 |
| 3. |
Moringaceae; In : Systematic Botany, Fourth Edition, by Datta SC, New Age International, 1988, page no. 265.
https://books.google.co.in/books?id=X7lfMACvjs4C&pg=PA265 |
| 4. |
Mansour HH, Abd El Azeem MG, Ismael NE, Protective effect of Moringa oleifera on gamma-
radiation-induced hepatotoxicity and
nephrotoxicity in rats. AJPCT 2014;2(4):495-508.
http://www.imedpub.com/articles/protective-effect-of-moringa-oleifera-on-radiationinduced-hepatotoxicity-andnephrotoxicity-in-rats.pdf |
| 5. |
Rao AV, Devi PU, Kamath R, In vivo radioprotective effect of Moringa oleifera leaves. Indian J Exp Biol. 2001 ;39(9):858-63.
http://nopr.niscair.res.in/bitstream/123456789/24000/1/IJEB%2039(9)%20858-863.pdf |
| 6. |
Sinha M et al, Amelioration of ionizing radiation induced lipid peroxidation in mouse liver by Moringa oleifera Lam. leaf extract. Indian J Exp Biol. 2012 ;50(3):209-15.
http://nopr.niscair.res.in/bitstream/123456789/13735/1/IJEB%2050(3)%20209-215.pdf |
| 7. |
Verma AR et al, In vitro and in vivo antioxidant properties of different fractions of Moringa oleifera leaves. Food Chem Toxicol. 2009;47(9):2196-201.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fct.2009.06.005 |
| 8. |
Bhattacharya A et al, Analgesic effect of ethanolic leaf extract of Moringa oleifera on albino mice. Indian J Pain 2014;28:89-94.
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0970-5333.132846 |
| 9. |
Bhattacharya A et al, Antipyretic effect of ethanolic extract of Moringa oleifera leaves on albino rats. Tanta Med J 2014;42:74-8.
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1110-1415.137810 |
| 10. |
Sharifudin SA et al, Therapeutic potential of Moringa oleifera extracts against
acetaminophen-induced hepatotoxicity in rats. Pharm Biol. 2013 ;51(3):279-88.
http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/13880209.2012.720993 |
