This miracle plant is widely regarded as one of the most nutrient-dense plants on the planet. You may have heard it called by one of its many names: drumstick tree, miracle plant, horseradish tree, malunggay, God's Gift to Man, Savior of the Poor, ben oil tree, or benzolive tree. ...
Ben oil is extracted from the seeds of the medicinal tree Moringa oleifera. Though it is popularly used for skin purposes, its pharmacological wound healing potential has never been investigated. Since the oil is rich in oleic acid (OA), it was used to compare and explain the effects. Purpos...
Moringa oleifera is also called Drumstick tree due to its unique shape or West Indian Ben tree because it is native to India (Nikolaus, Makkar, & Becker, 2001). Presently, it has a very wide range of cultivation in tropical and subtropical regions and is cultivated to use as a vegetable,...
In India, pod production has been estimated at 19 kg/tree/year, and selected varieties in Hawaii yield 3–8 times more [1]. The pods are a darker, more intense green when they are at a less developed stage, and a lighter green when they are more mature. Once the fruit is in its ...