AN OVERVIEW ON MORINGA OLEIFERA: A POTENTIAL MEDICINAL HERB
Journal Title: Journal of Drug Discovery and Therapeutics - Year 2013, Vol 1, Issue 7
Abstract
Moringa Oleifera tree is known as miracle tree, as an almost every part of this tree possesses product useful for humans. It is a multipurpose tree, used in very commonly in the spice, cosmetic oil, and as a medicinal uses. It contains alkaloids, flavonoids, anthocyanis, proanthocyanides and cinnamates. It possesses anti- inflammatory, anti- oxidant, antimicrobial, antihyperlipidimic, antifertility, anticancer, antihepatotoxic and antiulcer activities. Further, activity guided phytoanalytical studies may lead to development of novel agent to used various diseases.
Authors and Affiliations
Jaya Yadav*| Sunder Deep Pharmacy College, Ghaziabad, UP, India- 201001, Satish Kumar Sharma| Sunder Deep Pharmacy College, Ghaziabad, UP, India- 201001, Lalit Singh| Sunder Deep Pharmacy College, Ghaziabad, UP, India- 201001, Tanuja Singh| Sunder Deep Pharmacy College, Ghaziabad, UP, India- 201001
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