Nutraceutical or Pharmacological Potential of Moringa oleifera Lam

Lam. ( ), which belongs to the Moringaceae family, is a perennial deciduous tropical tree, and native to the south of the Himalayan Mountains in northern India. is rich in proteins, vitamin A, minerals, essential amino acids, antioxidants, and flavonoids, as well as isothiocyanates. The extracts fro...

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Published in:Nutrients 2018-03, Vol.10 (3), p.343
Main Authors: Kou, Xianjuan, Li, Biao, Olayanju, Julia B, Drake, Justin M, Chen, Ning
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Anti-Infective Agents - therapeutic use
Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal - therapeutic use
Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic - therapeutic use
Antioxidants
Antioxidants - therapeutic use
Biological activity
Cancer
chronic disease
Chronic Disease - prevention & control
Chronic illnesses
Deciduous trees
Diabetes mellitus
Dietary Supplements
Drugs, Investigational - therapeutic use
Flavonoids
Functional foods & nutraceuticals
Health promotion
Humans
Hypoglycemic Agents - therapeutic use
Inflammatory diseases
Medical treatment
metabolism
Minerals
Moringa oleifera
Moringa oleifera - chemistry
Mountains
Neuroprotection
Neuroprotective Agents - therapeutic use
Oxidative Stress - drug effects
pharmacological potential
Pharmacology
Plant Extracts - therapeutic use
Plant Leaves - chemistry
Prevention
Proteins
Review
Vitamin A
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Summary:Lam. ( ), which belongs to the Moringaceae family, is a perennial deciduous tropical tree, and native to the south of the Himalayan Mountains in northern India. is rich in proteins, vitamin A, minerals, essential amino acids, antioxidants, and flavonoids, as well as isothiocyanates. The extracts from exhibit multiple nutraceutical or pharmacological functions including anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, anti-cancer, hepatoprotective, neuroprotective, hypoglycemic, and blood lipid-reducing functions. The beneficial functions of are strongly associated with its phytochemicals such as flavonoids or isothiocyanates with bioactivity. In this review, we summarize the research progress related to the bioactivity and pharmacological mechanisms of in the prevention and treatment of a series of chronic diseases-including inflammatory diseases, neuro-dysfunctional diseases, diabetes, and cancers-which will provide a reference for its potential application in the prevention and treatment of chronic diseases or health promotion.
ISSN:2072-6643
2072-6643
DOI:10.3390/nu10030343