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'''Moringa''' is a multipurpose tropical tree. It is mainly used for food and has numerous industrial, medicinal and agricultural uses, including animal feeding. Nutritious, fast-growing and drought-tolerant, this traditional plant was rediscovered in the 1990s and its cultivation has since become increasingly popular in Asia and Africa. ==Uses=={{stubUses|Cancer}}, {{Uses|Liver problems}}, {{Uses|Stomach problems}}, {{Uses|Bacterial diseases}}, {{Uses|Bone problems}}, {{Uses|Wounds}}, {{Uses|Diabetes}}, {{Uses|Asthma}}, {{Uses|Kidney problems}}, {{Uses|High blood pressure}}, {{Uses|Anemia}}. ==Parts Used=={{Parts Used|Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|Fruit}}. ==Chemical Composition==The pod is reported to contain 86.9 g H2O, 2.5 g protein, 0.1 g fat, 8.5 g total carbohydrate, 4.8 g fiber, 2.0 g ash, 30 mg Ca, 110 mg P, 5.3 mg Fe, 184 IU vit. A, 0.2 mg niacin, and 120 mg ascorbic acid.<ref name="chemical composition"/> ==Common names=={{Common names|sa= |en= |gu= |hi= |kn= |ks= |ml= |mr= |pa= |ta= |te=}} ==Properties==Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.===Dravya======Rasa===Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)===Guna=== ===Veerya=== ===Vipaka=== ===Karma=== ===Prabhava=== ==Habit=={{Habit|Herb}} ==Identification=====Leaf==={{Leaf|Paripinnate|Oblong|Leaf Arrangementis Alternate-spiral}}<ref name="Leaf"/> ===Flower==={{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|pink||Flowering throughout the year and In terminal and/or axillary pseudoracemes}} ===Fruit==={{Fruit|oblong pod|Thinly septate, pilose, wrinkled|||seeds upto 5|Fruiting throughout the year}} ===Other features=== ==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used== ==Where to get the saplings== ==Mode of Propagation=={{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}. ==How to plant/cultivate==In India, the plant is propagated by planting limb cuttings 1–2 m long, from June to August, preferably. The plant starts bearing pods 6–8 months after planting but regular bearing commenced after the second year. The tree bears for several years. ==Commonly seen growing in areas=={{Commonly seen|Semiarid}}, {{Commonly seen|Tropical areas}}, {{Commonly seen|Subtropical areas}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|}}. ==Photo Gallery==<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px"> </gallery> ==References== <references> <ref name="chemical composition">[https://hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/duke_energy/Moringa_oleifera.html"chemistry"]</ref><ref name="Leaf">[https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/32002 "morphology"]</ref><ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/32002 "Cultivation"]</ref></references> ==External Links==* [https://hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/duke_energy/Moringa_oleifera.html Morninga oleifera on hort.purdue.edu]* [https://www.feedipedia.org/node/124 Morninga oleifera on feedipedia.org]* [https://www.britannica.com/plant/horseradish-tree Morninga oleifera on britannica.com]
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