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Moringa
Moringa oleifera
About Moringa
Moringa (Moringa oleifera) is a herb used in the African Traditional Medicine and Caribbean Folk Medicine traditions to help with Inflammation, Diabetes, High Blood Pressure, and Fatigue, among 2 other conditions it addresses. The leaves and seeds are the parts traditionally used, taken internally.
Botanical background
Moringa oleifera is a fast-growing, drought-resistant tree of the family Moringaceae, native to tropical and subtropical regions of South Asia. Common names include moringa, drumstick tree (from the long, slender, triangular seed-pods), horseradish tree (from the taste of the roots, which resembles horseradish), and ben oil tree or benzolive tree (from the oil which is derived from the seeds).
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist
Parts used
Leaves · internalSeeds · internal