Moringa is popularly known as Drumstick is a complete food on earth that gives whole lot of nutrition and is extremely useful in treating many diseases due to high content of useful chemicals present in it.
3. Characteristics
A small / medium sized tree
Many varieties are found
Cultivated all over plains of India
Propagation by seeds
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4. Not affected by serious disease
Valued for tender pods utilized as vegetable
All parts of medicinal value
Many active chemicals for curing different
diseases
Characteristics
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5. It contains….
64 food nutrients
> 90 amino acid constituents
Many minerals
Acting as a –
Tonic
Anti-biotic
Fertilizer
Pesticide
Food
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17. Chemical analysis of
Moringa leaves
Chemicals % / 100 gm
Non-protein nitrogen:
• Solvent human N
• Insolvent human N
• Amide N
• Basic N
• Non-basic N
• 5.25
• 5.25
• 7.80
• 34.21
• 47.37
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19. Moringa’s mystery
is unfolding….
Enhances immunity
Many Ayurvedic chemicals
Valuable, multi-purpose plant
Any soil type would be efficient
Juice effective on cattle disease
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20. More milk yield available
Flowers in Beehive culture
It has large amount of chlorophyll
More enriched protein than soy
Healthy quantity of Omega 3 - oils
Moringa’s mystery
is unfolding….
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21. To get 10 grams protein for human body
One handful of Moringa leaves / pod are
sufficient
To get same energy the following is
required:
Milk – 300 gm Green peas – 160 gm
Carrot – 200 gm Rice – 160 gm
Dates – 300 gm
Protein
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24. Food & Calorie
FOOD WT. UNITS CALORIE
Guava 1 50
Orange 1 80
Pineapple 1 50
Tomato 1 10
Lemon juice 1 glass 60
Cow curd 1 cup 85
Moringa pod 2 Nos. 100
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25. Chemo-analysis of
Moringa pod fruit
Chemicals Proportion %
• Moisture
• Protein
• Fat Ether ext.
• Carbohydrates
• Fibre
• Minerals
• 86.9
• 2.5
• 0.1
• 3.7
• 4.8
• 2
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26. Others….
Useful in culinary purposes
Ben oil is useful in watches, electronic
goods, VCR, tape recorders
Used as anti-wind current in farm
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40. Agri Technology – cultivation nursery
New chemicals
Bio-mechanism
New properties
Disease curing properties
New drug compounds
Industrial applications
Research Area
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41. Research work
Scientist Dr. Work Year
Elert S, Boltras Antibiotic properties 1982
Rao, Inamdar Morphology 1983
Grevnani, Devi A. Carotine & effect 1981
Varma, Sahay Bio-mechanism 1982
Bhattacharya, Das Gum Moringa 1982
Girija, Sharada Amino acids 1983
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42. Research work
Scientist Dr. Work Year
Ferguson I. K. Flower chemistry 1985
Dahot, Memin Moringa oil 1985
Mossa, J.S.
Anti-diabetic
properties
1985
Gill, Caratella Cell study 1986
Agarwal, Babita Anti-asthma properties 2008
Chumark
Heart disease curing
properties
2008
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43. Research work
Scientist Dr. Work Year
Sajidu, Masamba Water purification 2008
Diao, Moetar
Anti-diabetic
properties
2008
Chang Ping Anti-fungal properties 2007
Devaraj, Mohamad Anti-ulcer properties 2007
Srivastava
Anti-bacterial
properties
2009
Mahajan Anti-ulcer properties 2008
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