Research and studies

More than 700 scientific studies show the tree and particularly its leaves, fruits and seeds has an extraordinary health benefits to humans, plants and animals. Here are few important studies / links ....

John Hopkins School of Medicine, Department of Pharmachology and Molecular Sciences, Lewis B and Dorothy Cullman Cancer Chemoprotection center.

Fahey, J. W. Moringa oleifera: A Review of the Medical Evidence for Its Nutritional, Therapeutic, and Prophylactic Properties. Part 1 “Trees for Life Journal 1(5), 2005
Excerpts from Moringa, An Introduction by: Monica G. Marcu, Pharm.D., Ph.D.
Fuglie, Lowell J. “The Miracle Tree. Moringa Oleifera: Natural Nutrition for the Tropics.” Church World Service 1999
Gopalan, C., B.V. Rama Sastri, and S.C. Balasubramanian. Nutritive value of Indian foods. Hyderabad, India: (National Institute of Nutrition), 1971 (revised and updated by B.S. Narasinga Rao, Y.G. Deosthale, and K.C. Pant, 1989).
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moringa
http://www.worldlingo.com/ma/enwiki/de/Moringa_oleifera#Philippines
http://news-malunggay-moringa-by-youmanitas.blogspot.com/2009/03/antioxidantien-in-moringa.html
Trees for Life Journal
http://www.tfljournal.org/article.php/20051201124931586

http://www.moringanews.org/index.html

The Moringa Tree by Dr. Martin L. Price (Echo Technical Note)
http://chenetwork.org/files_pdf/Moringa.pdf

Gnarly Tree can cure ill, purify water and feed the hungry
http://www.mytechsupport.com/~zija/pdf/gnarly.pdf

A ‘miracle tree’ that could feed sub-Saharan Africa
http://www.csmonitor.com/layout/set/print/content/view/print/200307

Standardization and Organoleptic Evaluation of Drumstick (Moringa oleifera) Leaves Incorporated Into Traditional Indian Recipes Standardization
http://www.tfljournal.org/images/articles/20080407133437686_3.pdf

Moringa and other highly nutritious plant resources: Strategies, standards and markets for a better impact on nutrition in Africa
http://www.underutilized-species.org/Documents/PUBLICATIONS/moringa_daily_digests.pdf

International workshop on Moringa in Accra in November
http://www.underutilized-species.org/Documents/EVENTS/moringa_digest1.htm

Fighting malnutrition with Moringa oleifera leaves: an untapped resource
http://www.moringanews.org/doc/GB/Papers/Armelle_text_GB.pdf

Nutritional and Functional Properties of Moringa Leaves − From Germplasm, to Plant, to Food, to Health
http://www.moringanews.org/doc/GB/Papers/Ray_Yu_Text_GB.pdf

Anti-fungal activity of crude extracts and essential oil of Moringa oleifera Lam
http://www.moringanews.org/documents/antifungal.pdf

The Earth Day
http://nihrecord.od.nih.gov/newsletters/2008/03_21_2008/story4.htm
Nutritional, Medicinal and other Merits of Moringa
http://www.iocs.info/i/images/CN000151.pdf
Challenges in the Development of Micronutrient-rich Food Ingredients from Soya Beans and Moringa Oleifera Leaves
http://www.moringanews.org/seminaire_en.html
Traditional uses, phytochemistry and pharmacological properties of
Moringa oleifera plant: An overview
Garima Mishra1*, Pradeep Singh1, Ramesh Verma1, Sunil Kumar1, Saurabh Srivastav1, K.
K. Jha1 and R. L. Khosa2
http://scholarsresearchlibrary.com/DPL-vol3-iss2/DPL-2011-3-2-141-164.pdf

Moringa Oleifera" The Miracle Tree"-Disease Prevention and Treatment Monica Marcu
Antioxidant action of Moringa oleifera Lam.(drumstick) against antitubercular drugs induced lipid peroxidation in rats N Ashok Kumar… - Journal of Medicinal Food, 2003
http://www.apocp.org/cancer_download/Vol4_No2/Rupjyoti%20Bharali.pdf
Antioxidant properties of various solvent extracts of total phenolic constituents from three different agroclimatic origins of drumstick tree (Moringa oleifera Lam.) leaves P Siddhuraju… - Journal of Agricultural and Food …, 2003 - ACS Publication
Hepatoprotective and antioxidant action of Moringa oleifera Lam. against acetaminophen induced hepatotoxicity in rats S Fakurazi, U Nanthini… - International Journal of …, 2008 - en.scientificcommons.org
Therapeutic effects of Moringa oleifera on arsenic-induced toxicity in rats RGupta, GM Kannan… - Environmental Toxicology and …, 2005
HTML] Moringa oleifera: Bioactive compounds andnutritional potential
[HTML] von scielo.brPMP Ferreira, DF Farias, JTA Oliveira… - Revista de …, 2008
http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?pid=S141552732008000400007&script=sci_arttext&tlng=pt

Moringa oleifera Lam prevents acetaminophen induced liver injury through restoration of glutathione level S Fakurazi, I Hairuszah… - Food and Chemical Toxicology, 2008

Effect of season and production location on antioxidant activity of Moringa oleifera leaves grown in Pakistan
S Iqbal… - Journal of food Composition and Analysis, 2006

Detection of water soluble lectin and antioxidant component from Moringa oleifera seeds
[PDF] von mahabghodss.netAFS Santos, ACC Argolo, L Coelho… - Water research, 2005

Moringa oleifera induced potentiation of serotonin release by 5-HT3 receptors in experimental ulcer model S Debnath, D Biswas, K Ray… - Phytomedicine
Modulatory effects of Moringa oleifera extracts against hydrogen peroxide-induced cytotoxicity and oxidative damage S Sreelatha… - Human & Experimental Toxicology, 2010 - het.sagepub.com
Anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activities of Moringa peregrina ...antiox.org/anti-inflammatory-and-antioxidant-activities-mo.
In vitro Antioxidant Activity of Moringa pterigosperma (Gaertn ...www.phcogj.com/.../vitro-antioxidant-activity-moringa-pte
Anti-nephrotoxic effect of administration of Moringa oleifera Lam ...www.biolmedonline.com/Articles/MAASCON-1/Vol3_2_27-35.pd

Effect of season and production location on antioxidant activity ...
www.aseanbiodiversity.info/scripts/count_article.asp?Article_code...
ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY OF THE CRUDE EXTRACTS OF DRUMSTICK TREE ...journal.pan.olsztyn.pl/fd.php?f=848
moringa oliefra www.scribd.com/doc/45190876/moringa-oliefra

Mehr Quellen von Informationen über Moringa:
Vietmeyer, N. “New crops: Solutions for global problems.” Profress in New Crops. Ed. J. Janick. Alexandria, Virginia: ASHS Press, 1996, p. 2-8

Price, Martin L. “The Moringa Tree.” Educational Concerns for Hunger Organization (ECHO) Technical Note. 1985 (revised 2002). May 2002. <www.echotech.org/technical/technotes/moringabiomasa.pdf>.
Saint Sauveur (de), Armelle. “Moringa exploitation in the world: State of knowledge and challenges.” Development Potential for Moringa Products. International Workshop, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 29 Oct. - 2 Nov. 2001.
Morton, Julia F. “The Horseradish Tree, Moringa pterygosperma (Moringaceae)—A Boon to Arid Lands?” Economic Botany. 45 (3), (1991): 318-333.
IndianGyan: The Source for Alternative Medicines and Holistic Health. Home Remedies for Common Ailments. May 2002. <www.indiangyan.com/books/healthbooks/remedies/cataract.shtml>.
Bakhru, H.K. Foods That heal: The Natural Way to Good Health. South Asia Books, 1995.
New Crop Resource Online Program (NewCROP). “Moringa Oleifera Lam.” 7 Jan.1998. Purdue U. Jan. 2005. <www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/duke_energy/Moringa_oleifera.html>.
Sairam, T.V. Home remedies, Vol II: A Handbook of Herbal Cures for Commons Ailments. New Delhi, India: Penguin, 1999.
M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation. Moringa oleifera Lam, Moringaceae. May 2002. <www.mssrf.org./fris9809/ fris1157.html>.
Participatory Development Resource Centre for Africa (PDRCA) Page. United Nations Volunteers. Aug. 2000. <www.unv.org/projects/pdrca/pdrca22.htm>.
Home Truths Page. Morepen Laboratories. March 2002. <www.morepen.com/morepen/newsletter/hometruths.htm>.
United Nations World Food Programme. Interactive Hunger Map. 2004. December 2004. <www.wfp.org/country_brief/hunger_map/map/hungermap_popup/map_popup.html>.
Foidl, N., Makkar, H.P.S. and Becker, K. The potential of Moringa oleifera for agricultural and industrial uses. In: L.J. Fuglie (Ed.), The Miracle Tree: The Multiple Attributes of Moringa (pp. 45-76). Dakar, Senegal: Church World Service, 2001.
Fuglie, L. New Uses of Moringa Studied in Nicaragua. ECHO Development Notes #68, June, 2000. <http://www.echotech.org/network/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=194>.

Reyes, S.N. Moringa oleifera and Cratylia argentea: potential fodder species for ruminants in Nicaragua. Doctoral thesis, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala. 2006.