Moringa oleifera: A natural gift-a review

Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research

Volumn 2, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 775-781

  Mahmood, Khawaja Tahir ^a   Mugal, Tahira ^b   Haq, Ikram Ul ^c  

^a DTL   (Pakistan)

^b LCWU   (Pakistan)

^c Akhter Saeed College of Pharmaceutical Sciences   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Benefits; Moringa; Nutritional value; Therapeutic use

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; ARGININE; ASCORBIC ACID; CALCIUM; COPPER; GLUCOSE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HISTIDINE; IRON; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; MORINGA OLEIFERA OIL; PLANT GUM; POTASSIUM; RETINOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VEGETABLE OIL; VITAMIN B GROUP; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN K GROUP; ZINC;

ALERTNESS; ANIMAL FOOD; ANTIBIOSIS; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BARK; BONE STRENGTH; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD NUTRITION; DEPRESSION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FLOCCULATION; FLOWER; HUMAN; LACTATION; LIPID COMPOSITION; LIPID OXIDATION; LIVESTOCK; MALNUTRITION; MENOPAUSE; MINERAL DEFICIENCY; MORINGA OLEIFERA; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; OSTEOPOROSIS; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT LEAF; PLANT SEED; PLANT TAXONOMY; POD; SEDIMENTATION; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TREATMENT INDICATION; VISION; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WEAKNESS;

EID: 78649751454     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09751459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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