An Overview of the Ethno-Pharmacological Potentials of Moringa Oleifera Lam, “The Miracle Tree”

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dc.contributor.authornjan, A.A
dc.contributor.authorAmali, M.o
dc.contributor.authorOlatunji, L.O
dc.contributor.authorOlorundare, O.E
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-27T13:03:33Z
dc.date.available2021-05-27T13:03:33Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractMoringa oleifera Lam belonging to the Moringaceae family is a small/middle-sized tree about 10m in height with wide distribution in the tropics and subtropics of Asia and Africa. It is a multipurpose tree with an impressive profile of medicinal uses, high nutritional value, and compelling water purifying attributes. Various parts of this plant such as the flower, seed, immature pod, stem bark, leaf and root, possess anti-oxidant, anticancer, antimicrobial, anti-ulcer, anti-hepatotoxic, antihypertensive, anti-hyperlipidaemic, antidiabetic, antispasmodic, antiepileptic, antipyretic, anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties. Phytochemical constituents isolated from different parts of the plant are 4-(α-L-rhamnopyranosyloxy)-benzylglucosinolate, L-arabinose, D-galactose, D-glucuronic acid, L-rhamnose, D-mannose, D-xylose and leucoanthocyanin. Others includes, glycoside niazirin, niazirinin and three mustard oil glycosides, 4-[4’-O-acetyl- α -L-rhamnosyloxy) benzyl] isothiocyanate, niaziminin A and B , isothiocyanate, thiocarbanates, 0-[2’-hydroxy-3’-(2’’-heptenyloxy)]-propylundecanoate0-ethyl4-[( α -1-rhamnosyloxy)-benzyl] carbamate, methyl-p-hydroxybenzoate and β-sitosterol . An overview of the pharmacological actions and medicinal uses of the plant is outlined in the present paper.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://uilspace.unilorin.edu.ng/handle/20.500.12484/5574
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherArchives of Basic and Applied Medicineen_US
dc.subjectMoringa Oleiferaen_US
dc.subjectMedicinal Planten_US
dc.subjectTropics/subtropicsen_US
dc.subjectPharmacological propertiesen_US
dc.subjectDietary supplementationen_US
dc.titleAn Overview of the Ethno-Pharmacological Potentials of Moringa Oleifera Lam, “The Miracle Tree”en_US

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