Moringa oleifera: A review on nutritive importance and its medicinal application

Food Science and Human Wellness

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 49-56

  Gopalakrishnan, Lakshmipriya ^b   Doriya, Kruthi ^a   Kumar, Devarai Santhosh ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY HYDERABAD   (India)

^b PES UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Anticancer; Antidiabetic; Coagulant; Miracle Tree; Moringa oleifera

Indexed keywords

EID: 85088854602     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22134530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fshw.2016.04.001     Document Type: Review

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