Moringa Tree, Gift of Nature: a Review on Nutritional and Industrial Potential.

PURPOSE OF REVIEW

Worldwide occurring plant is commonly famous as a fruit vegetable, known as  or  all over India. The miraculous nutritional potential of the drumstick plant was already proved by worldwide research. But in the common population, it is unknown for the nutritional potential of its leaves. The majority of the population is known it only as a fruit vegetable. The leaves contain almost all essential nutrients, growth factors, vitamins, amino acids, proteins, minerals, and metals like potassium, iron, and zinc. Besides these, nowadays, plant leaves may be used to prepare various nutritional supplements and medicine.

RECENT FINDINGS

Besides this, this review takes into account some joint efforts of NASI, Allahabad-funded project to use these leaves for different formulations and its popularization efforts for malnutrition eradication in tribal, i.e., development of recipes of leaves that will not only make easy preparations but also help to make habitual use of leaves today.

SUMMARY

This review describes the morphology, occurrence, and distribution of sp., chemical constitutions of leaves, its potential as anticancer, antidiabetes, and antimicrobial agent and as a nutritional supplement and the commercial future of various products.