Thurber Melanie D, Fahey Jed W
Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Center for Human Nutrition, Baltimore, Maryland 21205-2185, USA.
Ecol Food Nutr. 2009 May-Jun;48(3):212-25. doi: 10.1080/03670240902794598.
Moringa oleifera, an edible tree found worldwide in the dry tropics, is increasingly being used for nutritional supplementation. Its nutrient-dense leaves are high in protein quality, leading to its widespread use by doctors, healers, nutritionists and community leaders, to treat under-nutrition and a variety of illnesses. Despite the fact that no rigorous clinical trial has tested its efficacy for treating under-nutrition, the adoption of M. oleifera continues to increase. The "Diffusion of innovations theory" describes well, the evidence for growth and adoption of dietary M. oleifera leaves, and it highlights the need for a scientific consensus on the nutritional benefits.
辣木，一种生长在全球干旱热带地区的可食用树木，正越来越多地被用于营养补充。其营养丰富的叶子蛋白质质量高，这使得医生、治疗师、营养学家和社区领袖广泛使用它来治疗营养不良和各种疾病。尽管尚无严格的临床试验检验其治疗营养不良的功效，但辣木的应用仍在不断增加。“创新扩散理论”很好地描述了食用辣木叶的增长和应用证据，并强调了就其营养益处达成科学共识的必要性。
