MORINGA MORINGA, ALSO KNOWN AS "DRUMSTICK TREE," IS A FAST-GROWING TREE, WHICH IS NATIVE TO THE HIMALAYAN MOUNTAINS IN NORTHWESTERN INDIA. THE MORINGA TREE GROWS BEST IN DRY SOIL AND IS DRAUGHT TOLERANT. IT GROWS WELL EVEN IN SOIL OF POOR QUALITY, SUCH AS IN SANDY SOILS OF THE COASTAL AREAS. DUE TO ITS SUPERIOR CULTIVATING QUALITY AND NUTRIENT-RICH EDIBLE PARTS, THE MORINGA IS RESEARCHED AND ACTIVELY CULTIVATED BY SEVERAL NGOS FOR THE PURPOSE OF REDUCING POVERTY AND MALNUTRITION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. MORINGA, ALSO KNOWN AS "DRUMSTICK TREE," IS A FAST-GROWING TREE, WHICH IS NATIVE TO THE HIMALAYAN MOUNTAINS IN NORTHWESTERN INDIA. THE MORINGA TREE GROWS BEST IN DRY SOIL AND IS DRAUGHT TOLERANT. IT GROWS WELL EVEN IN SOIL OF POOR QUALITY, SUCH AS IN SANDY SOILS OF THE COASTAL AREAS. DUE TO ITS SUPERIOR CULTIVATING QUALITY AND NUTRIENT-RICH EDIBLE PARTS, THE MORINGA IS RESEARCHED AND ACTIVELY CULTIVATED BY SEVERAL NGOS FOR THE PURPOSE OF REDUCING POVERTY AND MALNUTRITION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. RECOMMENDED USE PROVIDES ANTIOXIDANTS FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF GOOD HEALTH. CAUTIONS AND WARNINGS CONSULT A HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONER PRIOR TO USE IF YOU ARE PREGNANT OR BREASTFEEDING. CONSULT A PHYSICIAN PRIOR TO USE IF YOU ARE TAKING PRESCRIBED DRUGS, OR HAVE A SERIOUS DISEASE. KUMARI, D.J. HYPOGLYCAEMIC EFFECT OF MORINGA OLEIFERA AND AZADIRACHTA INDICA IN TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS. THE BIOSCAN 2010;5(20):211-214. DAS N, SIKDER K, GHOSH S, FROMENTY B, DEY S. MORINGA OLEIFERA LAM. LEAF EXTRACT PREVENTS EARLY LIVER INJURY AND RESTORES ANTIOXIDANT STATUS IN MICE FED WITH HIGH-FAT DIET. INDIAN JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY 2012;50(6):404-412. FAKURAZI, S, SHARIFUDIN SA., ARULSELVAN P. MORINGA OLEIFERA HYDROETHANOLIC EXTRACTS EFFECTIVELY ALLEVIATE ACETAMINOPHEN-INDUCED HEPATOTOXICITY IN EXPERIMENTAL RATS THROUGH THEIR ANTIOXIDANT NATURE. MOLECULES 2012;17(7):8334-8335. JAISWAL D, RAI PK, MEHTA S, CHATTERJI S, SHUKLA S, RAI DK, SHARMA G, SHARMA B, KHAIR S, WATAL G. ROLE OF MORINGA OLEIFERA IN REGULATION OF DIABETES-INDUCED OXIDATIVE STRESS. ASIAN PACIFIC JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE 2013;6(6):426-432. NANDAVE M, OIHA SK, JOSHI S, KUMARI S, ARYA DS. MORINGA OLEIFERA LEAF EXTRACT PREVENTS ISOPROTERENOL-INDUCED MYOCARDIAL DAMAGE IN RATS: EVIDENCE FOR AN ANTIOXIDANT, ANTIPEROXIDATIVE, AND CARDIOPROTECTIVE INTERVENTION. JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL FOODS 2009;12(1):47-55. SREELATHA, S., PADMA, P.R. ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY AND TOTAL PHENOLIC CONTENT OF MORINGA OLEIFERA LEAVES IN TWO STAGES OF MATURITY. PLANT FOODS IN HUMAN NUTRITION 2009;64:303-311. SINHA M, DAS DK, BHATTACHARJEE S, MAJUMDAR S, DEY S. LEAF EXTRACT OF MORINGA OLEIFERA PREVENTS IONIZING RADIATION-INDUCED OXIDATIVE STRESS IN MICE. JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL FOODS 2011;14(10):1167-1172. This page is not intended to be a comprehensive review of the medicinal ingredient.