Moringa oleifera Lam.
Family: Moringaceae
Synonym(S) : Guilandina moringa L., Hyperanthera arborea J.F. Gmel. , Hyperanthera decandra Willd. , Hyperanthera moringa (L.) Vahl , Moringa erecta Salisb. , Moringa moringa (L.) Small, Moringa octogona Stokes , Moringa parvifolia Noronha , Moringa polygona DC. , Moringa pterygosperma Gaertn., nom. illeg., Moringa zeylanica Pers.
Arabic : Alim, Halim (Sudan), Habbah ghaliah, Rawag (Sudan), Ruwag (Sudan), Shagara al ruwag (Sudan), Shagara al ruway (Sudan).
Assamese : Sojina.
Bambara : Anamambo (Mali), Anamorongo (Mali), Feliimorongo (Mali), Felikambo (Mali), Felikamoranga (Mali), Landihazo (Mali), Moringa, Moringy (Mali), Névrédé.
Bengali : Munga ara, Saajanaa (Sajna), Sojna, Sojne danta, Sujana.
Burmese : Daintha, Dandalonbin, Dan da lun, Dan da lun bin.
Chinese : La mu.
Czech : Moringa olejná.
Danish : Behennødtræ.
Dutch : Benboom, Peperwortel boom.
English : Ben tree, Behn tree, Behen tree, Benzolive tree (USA), Drumstick, Drumstick tree, Horseradish tree, West Indian ben.
French : Ben ailé, Ben ailée, Ben oléifère, Moringa ailée, Pois quénique.
German : Behenbaum, Behennussbaum, Meerrettichbaum, Pferderettichbaum.
Gujarati : Midho saragavo, Saragavo, Saragvo, Seeng ni phali, Suragavo.
Hausa : Bagaruwar maka (Nigeria), Bagaruwar masar (Nigeria), Barambo, Danga, Koraukin zaila (Nigeria), Mágurua maser (Togo) , Rimin nacara (Nigeria), Rimin turawa (Nigeria), Samarin, Shipka hali (Nigeria), Shuka halinka (Nigeria), Zogalagandi (Cameroun), Zôgala gandi (Niger), Zogalla-gandi (Nigeria), Zogale.
Hindi : मुनगा Munagaa, Munga ara, Munuga, Muranka, Muruggai, सहिजन Sahijan, सहजन Sahjan, संजना Sanjna, सहुनजा Sahunajaa, Shajmah, सहजना Shajna, Segra, सेंजन Senjana, Shekta (as M. pterygosperma), Sekta ni sing, Soanjna, Suhujna.
Hungarian : Lóretekfa.
Italian : Been, Bemen.
Japanese : マ ルンガイ Marungai, モ リンガ・オレイフェラ Marunga oreifera, ワサビノキ Wasabi no ki, Wasabi no ki.
Kannada : Nuggaeekayee, Nuggekayee.
Khmer : Daem mrom, Daem mrum.
Laotian : B'loum.
Malagasy : Anamambo, Anamorongo, Feliimorongo, Felikambo, Felikamoranga, Landihazo, Moringa, Moringy.
Malay : Kachang kelur, Kelor (Bali, Java), Kalor (Indonesia), Lemunggai, Meringgai, Remunggai , Sajor kelor, Semunggai, Smunggai, Semunggai, Tjelor (Bali).
Malayalam : Moringa, Morunna, Muringa, Muringai, Muringakka (fruit), Murinna, Sigru.
Marathi : शेवगा Shevga, Shevga chi seeng, Shivga, Sujna.
Nepalese : Sajiwan, Sitachini, Swejan.
Oriya : Munigha, Sajana, Saijna, Sajina, Shajna, Soandal, Sujuna.
Persian : درخت ترب اسبی
Portuguese : Acácia branca, Moringa, Muringueiro.
Punjabi : Saajinaa, Sanjina, Soanjana.
Russian : Моринга олейфера Moringa oleifera, Моринга масличная.
Sanskrit : Danshamula, Shobhanjana, Sigru शिग्रुः,
Sinhalese : Moo rin guu (moh-RIN-guh) , Murunga (bean / pod), Murunga gasa (tree), Murunga kolaya, Murunga kolle (leaves).
Spanish : Árbol del ben, Arbol do los aspáragos, Arbol de las perlas (Mexico), Arbol do los aspáragos, Babano del arbo, Ben, Jacinto (Panama), Jasmin francés, Jazmin francés (Puerto Rico), Maranga, Maranga calalu (Honduras), Marango (Costa Rica, Nicaragua), Palo de aceite ( Dominican Republic), Palo de abejas (Dominican Republic), Paraíso, Paraíso blanco (Guatemala), Paraíso de Espana (Mexico), Perla de la India (Mexico), Perlas del oriente (Mexico), Perlas (Guatemala), Resada (Puerto Rico).
Swahili : Mboga chungu (Tanzania), Mjungu moto (Tanzania), Mlonge (Kenya), Mlongo (Kenya), Mronge (Kenya), Mrongo (Kenya), Mlongo (Kenya), Mzunze (Kenya), Mzungu (Kenya) Shingo (Kenya).
Tagalog : Kalungai, Kamalungua, Malongai, Malungai, Malunggay talbos, Mulangai, Mulangay, Mulanggay.
Tamil : Murunga, முறுங்கை Murungai, முருங்கை Murunkai , முருங்கை மரம் Murungai maram (tree), Murunkak kai.
Telugu : Mulakkaya, Mulana, Munaga మునగ,
Thai : กาแน้งเดิง Ka naeng doeng, มะค้อนก้อม Ma khon kom, มะรุม Ma rum (bean / pod), ผักอีฮึม Phak i huem, ผักอีฮุม Phak i hum (Phak eehuem), ผักเนื้อไก่ Phak nuea kai, ผักมะรุม Phak ma rum (leaves), เส่ช่อยะ Se cho ya.
Urdu : Sahajna.
Vietnamese : Chùm ngây.
Visayan : Alungai, Dool, Malungit, Kamunggay.
Yoruba : Adagba malero (Nigeria), Ewé igablé (Benin), Ewé igbalé (Nigeria), Ewé ilé (Benin, Nigeria), Ewe igbale (Nigeria), Ewé oyibo (Benin), Idagbo monoyé (Nigeria), Oyibo.
Ayurvedic uses: Sopha, Gulma, Krimiroga, Medoroga, Pliharoga, Vidradhi, Galaganda. Vrana Vikara, Grandhi, Gulma, karnasula, Vidradhi,
Visarpa, Mukhajadya, Asmari, Mutra sarkara, Kustha, Kshata, Antarvidradhi.
Abortifacient, spasmolytic, antibacterial
In rural Sudan, powdered seeds are used to purify drinking water by coagulation. In trials, the powder was toxic to guppies ( Poecilia reticulata ), protozoa ( Tetrahymena pyriformis ), and bacteria ( Escherichia coli ), and it inhibited acetylcholinesterase. It might serve as a fruit- and vegetable-preservative. In low concentrations, it protects mice against staphylococcus infections. Juice from the leaves and stem bark inhibits Staphyloccoccus aureus but not Escherichia coli . One study showed bark extracts active against Bacillus subtilis, Dip. pneumoniae, Escherichia coli, Micrococcus pyogenes, Salmonella typhosa, Shigella dysenteri, Streptococcus pyogenes, and Vibrio comma . Bark extract fungicidal to Candida albicans, Helminthosporium sativum, Microsporum gypseum , and Trichiphyton mentagrophytes . The 50% ethanolic extract of root bark (devoid of antibacterial activity) was antiviral to the vaccinia virus but not Ranikhet disease virus, but it did inhibit its replication. Ether leaf extracts were bacteriostatic to Staphylococcus aureus and S. typhosa . Alcohol extracts may contain an adrenergic neurone blocking agent (CRC handbook of medicinal spices)
The seed contains traces of an alkaloid. The stem yields a gum which contains dextrin. bassorin, and the enzymes emulsin and myrosin: it is also said to contain an alkaloid-moringenine. In Jamaica the bark steeped in alcohol is used as a counter-irritant in cases of pains and headache and a tea made with the leaves is used as a beverage. The Yorubas of Africa use the leaf as an application for headache. The root has been employed for its rubefacient properties in a number of countries including Ceylon, Trinidad and Africa. In Ceylon the bark is said to promote digestion and appetite and in Mauritius the plant is thought to have diuretic, purgative. vermifuge and antispasmodic properties. Among some African tribes the gum is used for diarrhoea. In Cuba the leaves are sometimes employed as a dressing for pimples. Descourtilz reported that the Caribs considered the juice cleansing and antiscorbutic; that the seeds were purgative; a tincture of the root or stem bark "as antiscorbutic” and that warmed leaves were efficacious as a dressing for syphilitic ulcers. Numerous other virtues are ascribed to the plant in India (Medicinal Plants Of Jamaica)
Menstrual disorder, tingling and numbness, oedema, dry cough, menorrhagia, hypertension, as agent to increase spermatogenesis and to improve memory. (Medicinal Plants Of Myanmar)
Root: Bark is rubefacient, used for hoarseness, sore throat and scurvy. Stem: Bark is antiscorbutic. Seed: Bitter, purgative, febrifuge. (Medicinal Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana))
Siddha uses: Vayvu, Vitankal, Ceri mantam, Kan noy, Veri, Veppam terikkun talainoy.
Unani uses: Qatile Kirme Amaa, Mushtahi, Mohallile Waram
547 Published articles of Moringa oleifera
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