Trees & Plants

Ben oil tree

Muranga gas

Moringa oleifera Lam.

Very common in home gardens. Fruits and leaves are nutritious. The leaves are rich in vitamins A and C and are a remedy for scurvy. Moringa is used against anaemia, arthritis, joint pain, asthma, constipation, diabetes, diarrhea, stomach pain, ulcers, intestinal spasms, high bloo

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uses: Fruits and leaves are nutritious. The leaves are rich in vitamins A and C and are a remedy for scurvy. Moringa is used against anaemia, arthritis, joint pain, asthma, constipation, diabetes, diarrhea, stomach pain, ulcers, intestinal spasms, high blood pressure, thyroid disorders and microbial infections. It is also used to reduce swelling, increase sex drive, prevent pregnancy, boost at the immune system, and increase breast at milk production. Oil from the seeds is used in food, perfume and hair care products. × in
family: Moringaceae
synonym: Moringa moringa (L.) Millsp.
description: Small deciduous trees; bark grayish or whitish, corky. Leaves 2-4-pinnate, to 22-50 cm, tomentose, pinnae and pinnules opposite, rachis thickened and articulated at × base; leaflets to 2 1 cm, oblong, obtuse at apex, pubescent; petiolule to 1 mm. Panicles in axillary, tomentose; flowers white, pedicels to 1.5 cm. Calyx lobes 1.5 cm, oblong, × reflexed, pubescent outside. Petals 1.5 0.5 cm, spathulate, unequal. Fertile stamens 5, filaments 1 cm; anthers one celled, intervened by 5 or 7 staminodes. Capsules to 25-60 cm, 9-ribbed; seeds winged.
native range: India
distribution: Cultivated throughout the tropical countries
english names: Ben oil tree · Drumstick tree · Horseradish tree
flowering fruiting: November – March
occurrence maldives: Very common in home gardens.