Medicinal Properties of

Moringa Oleifera

Prepared By
Vinod. P.H
Department of Natural Science

Moringa Oleifera

BINOMIAL NAME : Moringa

Oleifera
FAMILY : Moringaceae
OTHER NAMES : Shigru, Shonjjan
(Sanskrit)
Horse Radish
Drumstick Tree
(English)
Senjan (Hindi)
Murugaia (Tamil)
Sajina (Bengali)
Munaga (Telungu)

Medicinal uses
1. For the healthy growth and development
of proper tooth and bones, the juice of
boiled leaves (1 cup) are mixed with milk
and given to the children.
2. For the preparation of health drink, the
juice of precooked one cup of leaves are
mixed with salt and some lemon juice.
3. The juice of leaves are mixed with Honey
or milk are advisable medicine to Night
blindness patients.

4. To the tender leaf extract add a

little of Honey and line the eye
for
cure
of
swelling
and
redness of eye.
5. Tender drumstick leaves are
given to children who have
scurvy.
6. Thoran prepared from leaves
are used against constipation.
7. Drumstick

leaves and fruits

8.The decoction prepared from

roots of Drumstick tree is used
for
caring Menstrual pain,
stone of urinary bladder.
9.The extract of bark is used
along
with a little of salt for
the cure of ear pain.
10. The gum obtained from the
bark is used for the curing of
tooth ache.