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Moringa oleifera: afood plant withmultiple medicinaluses Farooq AnwarSajid LatifMuhammad Ashraf2006 год

Moringa oleifera: a food plant with multiple medicinal uses
review

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Аннотация: Abstract Moringa oleifera Lam (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. Different parts of this plant contain a profile of important minerals, and are a good source of protein, vitamins, β ‐carotene, amino acids and various phenolics. The Moringa plant provides a rich and rare combination of zeatin, quercetin, β ‐sitosterol, caffeoylquinic acid and kaempferol. In addition to its compelling water purifying powers and high nutritional value, M. oleifera is very important for its medicinal value. Various parts of this plant such as the leaves, roots, seed, bark, fruit, flowers and immature pods act as cardiac and circulatory stimulants, possess antitumor, antipyretic, antiepileptic, antiinflammatory, antiulcer, antispasmodic, diuretic, antihypertensive, cholesterol lowering, antioxidant, antidiabetic, hepatoprotective, antibacterial and antifungal activities, and are being employed for the treatment of different ailments in the indigenous system of medicine, particularly in South Asia. This review focuses on the detailed phytochemical composition, medicinal uses, along with pharmacological properties of different parts of this multipurpose tree. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Год издания: 2006
Авторы: Farooq Anwar, Sajid Latif, Muhammad Ashraf, Anwarul Hassan Gilani
Издательство: Wiley
Источник: Phytotherapy Research
Ключевые слова: Moringa oleifera research and applications, Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies
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