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Moringa oleifera
Moringa oleifera
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Dr. Maulik Gadani
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Botanical Name :
Moringa oleifera
Lam.
Synonyms :
Moringa pterygosperma
Gaertn.
Common Name :
Saragvo, Drumstick, Horse Sadish Tree
Plant Family :
Moringaceae
Plant Form :
Tree
Occurrence (Sectors) :
1, 2, 4, 10, 15, 17, 19, 22, 26-30
Occurrence (Special Areas) :
Ayurvedic Udyan, Van Chetana Kendra, Basan
About Moringa oleifera Plant :
Habit :
A small, soft wood tree.
Leaves :
Usually tripinnate, petiole thickened at the base, pinnae and pinnules opposite, deciduous with a gland at the base.
Inflorescence :
Large Panicles.
Flowers :
White.Calyx cup-like, reflexed.
Petals 5, spathulate, veined, unequal.
Stamens 5, fertile, alternating with 5-7 staminodes, filaments hairy at the base.
Ovary stalked, hairy, oblong, style cylindrical.
Fruit :
Capsules elongate, 9-ribbed slightly twisted. Seeds winged, 3-angled.
Flowering and Fruiting Time :
September - December
Significance :
Cultivated everywhere for its edible fruits used as vegetable and roots as horse-radish.
From the seeds, oil of "Ben" used by watchmakers is produced.
The decoction of root bark is used as a fomentation to relieve pain of spasm.
The rot and bark are used to produce abortion.