SCIENTIFIC FACTS ABOUT MORINGA
The information has been collected from literature minning of 60 papers on Moringa from PUBMED The PMID numbers are listed as the end of the content. Moringa (Moringaceae) is a highly valued plant, distributed in many countries of the tropics and subtropics. It has an impressive range of medicinal uses with high nutritional value. There are different Moringa taxa. Moringa oleifera, M. concanensis, M. stenopetala, an M. concanensis X oleifera hybrid, and M. longituba. Biochemical characterization of moringa seed soluble fiber revealed that it is a protease resistant-glycoprotein with 5% neutral sugars. M. longituba have highest protein content and M. ruspoliana having the highest calcium levels. The chemical characteristic of the leaves of M. oleifera were done. The whole leaf flour contained 28.7% crude protein, 7.1% fat, 10.9% ashes, 44.4% carbohydrate and 3.0mg 100g(-1) calcium and 103.1mg 100g(-1) iron. Diabetes: Moringa has been used in traditi...