Overview of Pharmacognostical and Pharmacological properties of Moringa oleifera

Abstract

Moringa oleifera (family Moringaceae) is one of the widely cultivated plant in India. Moringa oleifera is widely known as drumstick tree. This plant contains various nutritional properties such as it is a rich source of Vitamins (A and C) as well as it contains lots of minerals (Ca, P, K, Fe, Cu, S, Mg) etc. Every single part of Moringa oleifera plant comprises a valuable medicinal feature. From Past two decades, several reports have been published which describes nutritional and medicinal properties of this plant. Moringa oleifera are well-known for their valuable pharmacological action such as anti-fertility, anti-microbial, anti-asthmatic, antioxidant, anti-diabetic, anti-inflammatory, anticancer, anti-hyperglycemic activity and many more. Most of biological of activities of Moringa oleifera is caused by their presence of huge amount of flavonoids, glycosides, as well as glucosinolates. The purpose of this review is to provide all the essential Pharmacognostical, Phytochemical as well as Pharmacological information of Moringa oleifera.

Role of Moringa oleifera Lam. in cancer: Phytochemistry and pharmacological insights

“…M. oleifera pods have pharmacological effects that include anthelmintic, antihypertensive, antidiabetic, and joint pain. They are also helpful nutritionally (Mali et al., 2022) (Figure 7).…”

“…The plant is renowned for having a variety of therapeutic benefits, including the ability to treat tumors, prevent infertility, lower blood pressure, anticancer, antioxidant, anti‐inflammatory, antiproliferative, and have antimicrobial effects (Paikra et al). Various parts of M. oleifera plant are also traditionally employed to treat a variety of diseases including cancer (Mali et al., 2022; Paikra et al). Also there have been several reports confirming that its myriad active phytoconstituents are capable of a wide range of biological activities (Paikra et al).…”