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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==
{{Uses|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|AnemiaAnaemia}}.
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|FruitFruits}}.
==Chemical Composition==
===Flower===
{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|pinkPink||Flowering throughout the year and In terminal and/or axillary pseudoracemes}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|oblong Oblong pod|Thinly septate, pilose, wrinkled|||seeds Seeds upto 5|Fruiting throughout the year}}
===Other features===
==How to plant/cultivate==
In India, the plant is propagated by planting limb cuttings 1–2 m long, from June to August, preferably. The <ref name="How to plant starts bearing pods 6–8 months after planting but regular bearing commenced after the second year. The tree bears for several years./cultivate"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[https://hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/duke_energy/Moringa_oleifera.html"chemistry"Chemistry]</ref><ref name="Leaf">[https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/32002 "morphology"Morphology]</ref><ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/32002 "Cultivation"]</ref>
</references>
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Repeat plant]]
