Moringa

From Wikipedia... "Moringa, native to parts of Africa and Asia, is the sole genus in the flowering plant family Moringaceae. The name is derived from murungai, the Tamil word for drumstick, and the plant is commonly referred to as the drumstick tree. It contains 13 species from tropical and subtropical climates that range in size from tiny herbs to massive trees. Moringa species grow quickly in many types of environments."

Names

Scientific Classification

- Family name: Moringaceae

- Genus name: Moringa (always italicized)

- Species name (13 species):

• M. oleifera (most common, form India)
• M. stenopetala" (common African species)

Common names

- drumstick tree

- horseradish tree

- ben oil tree

- cabbage tree

- bottle tree

References

Cultivation, Genetic, Ethnopharmacology, Phytochemistry and Pharmacology of Moringa oleifera Leaves: An Overview, Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2015, 16, 12791-12835.

Antioxidant Properties of Various Solvent Extracts of Total Phenolic Constituents from Three Different Agroclimatic Origins of Drumstick Tree (Moringa oleifera Lam.) Leaves, J. Agric. Food Chem. 2003, 51(8), 2144–2155.