Malunggay
(Moringa oleifera)
Scientific Name: Moringa oleifera Linn.
Common Name(s): Malunggay / Molongai, Ben oil tree, Drumstick tree, Horse-radish tree
Parts used: Flowers, Leaves, and Pods
Used in the treatment of:
- Arthritis
- Back pain
- Cancer
- Catarrh (build-up of mucus in an airway or cavity of the body, usually the back of the nose, throat, or sinuses)
- Constipation
- Diabetes mellitus
- Gout
- Hypercholesterolemia / dyslipidemia (high levels of cholesterol in the blood)
- Hyperglycemia (high blood glucose / high blood sugar)
- Hyperlipidemia (high concentration of fats or lipids in the blood)
- Hypertension (high blood pressure)
- Hyperthyroidism
- Meningioma
- Rheumatism
- Scurvy
- Ulcers
- Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)
Photograph by Dinesh Valke, used and edited under a CC BY-SA 2.0 license | As edited, distributed under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license
Other uses:
- Analgesic (relieves pain)
- Antifungal
- Anti-inflammatory
- Antioxidant
- Antiscorbutic (cures or prevents scurvy)
- Antispasmodic (relieves involuntary muscle spasms)
- Anti-ulcerogenic (prevents the onset of ulcers)
- Chemomodulatory / Chemopreventive (inhibit, delay, or reverse cancer / carcinogenesis)
- Diuretic
- Emmenagogues / emmenagogs (promotes menstruation)
- Estrogenic
- Galactagogue (promotes / increases the flow of mother’s milk)
- Hepatoprotective / antihepatotoxicity (prevents damage to the liver)
- Hypocholesterolemic (lowers cholesterol)
- Increase urine flow
- Purgative