Shahzad Maqsood Ahmad Basra, PhD

Professor
Department of Crop Physiology
University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan

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Moringa
oleifera

Bottle Trees []

drouhardii (Madagascar )
hildebrandtii (Madagascar )
ovalifolia (Namibia and extreme SW Angola)
stenopetala (Kenya and Ethiopia)

Slender Trees []

M.
M.
M.
M.

M. concanensis (Mostlu India)

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M. oleifera (Pakistan, India)
M. peregrina (Red Sea, Arabia, Horn of Africa)

Sarcorhizal Trees

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M. arborea (NE Kenya)

M. ruspoliana (Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia )

M.
M.
M.
M.

Tuberous Shrubs [ -]
borziana (Kenya and Somalia)
longituba (Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia)
pygmaea (N Somalia )
rivae (Kenya and Ethiopia)

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Moringa dry leaf powder for nursing

mother and child
Nutrient
Protein
Calcium
Magnesium
Potassium
Iron
Vitamin A
Vitamin C

%RDA in 25g
%RDA in 50g powder
powder for
for pregnant women
children
42%
21%
125%
84%
61%
54%
41%
22%
71%
94%
310%
162%
22%
9%

Moringa dishes in developed

world

Malnutrition map13

Medicinal Value

Moringa Leaves

Leaves rubbed against the temple can relieve headaches.

To stop bleeding from a shallow cut, apply a poultice of fresh leaves.
There is an anti-bacterial and anti-inflammatory effect when applied to
wounds or insect bites.
Extracts can be used against bacterial or fungal skin complaints.
Leaf tea treats gastric ulcers and diarrhoea.
Eating Moringa food products is good for those suffering from
malnutrition due to the high protein and fibre content.
* Leaves treat fevers, bronchitis, eye and ear infections, inflammation of
the mucus membrane
* The iron content of the leaves is high, and they are reportedly prescribed
for anemia in the Philippines.
* Dried Moringa leaves treat diarrhoea in Malawi, Africa.
* The powder ground from the seeds is also used in the treatment of
scurvy skin diseases (common bacterial infections of the skin).

Moringa Flowers

Flower juice improves the quality and flow of mothers

milk when breast feeding.
Flower juice is useful for urinary problems as it encourages
urination.
* In Haiti, villagers boil Moringa flowers in water and drink
the tea as a powerful cold remedy.

Moringa Pods

If eaten raw, pods act as a de-wormer and

treat liver and spleen problems and pains of
the joints.
Due to high protein and fibre content they
can play a useful part in treating malnutrition
and diarrhoea.

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)P (mg

)Ca (mg

Carbohydrate%

CP%

0.03

0.16

6.3

0.06

0.40

12.5

4.5

0.7

4.4

13.4

6.7

0.05

0.25

15

2.5

Cowpea

0.03

0.09

21

1.5

0.05

0.07

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(
) ( K, Ca, Mg, Fe
) ( Ascorbate
) ( Amino acids
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1 manzana = 0.705 hectares or 7,050 square meters ** i.e. individual fruit

Data from Project Biomasa (1999)





Treatment

Fertile
tillers
(m-2)

1000Grains
grain
per
weight
Spike
(g)

Biol.
yield
(t ha-1)

Grain
yield
(t ha-1)

Harvest
index
(%)

CK (Control)

341.90 d

39.67 c

38.23 d

13.23 e

2.99 d

22.60 d

tillering (t)

356.70 b

41.33 b

39.99 c

13.40 d

3.12 c

23.31 bc

t + jointing (j)

357.30 b

41.67 b

40.06 c

13.42 c

3.12 c

23.24 c

t + j +booting (b)

358.30 b

41.33 b

40.09 c

13.43 c

3.12 c

23.24 c

t + j + booting (b)
+ heading

378.00 a

43.67 a

42.34 a

14.02 a

3.31 a

23.61 a

Heading

348.30 c

40.67 bc

40.85 b

13.65 b

3.19 b

23.39 b

LSD at 0.05 p

3.03

1.08

0.21

0.02
0.02
0.13
Source: Yasmeen et al. (2011)

MLE = Moringa leaf extract; BAP = Benzyl amino purin; ASC = Ascorbate

Source: Yasmeen et al. (2011)

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