RESEARCH & NEWS

Nutrition

A report on cold-brewed moringa tea as a source of phytochemicals to provide potent anti-inflammatory and cytoprotective indirect antioxidant activity. From Dr. Jed Fahey and a team at Johns Hopkins University. A Strategy to Deliver Precise Oral Doses of the Glucosinolates or Isothiocyanates from Moringa oleifera Leaves for Use in Clinical Studies July 2019
Here is a list of nutrients and naturally-occurring chemicals in moringa and their activities in the body from the USDA National Agricultural Library, Dr. Duke’s Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases – Moringa oleifera. It can be sorted by plant part – leaf, pod, flower, seed, etc. – 2017
Here is a Harvard Health article about the importance of phytochemicals Fill up on phytochemicals – Feb 2019
Zija International has compiled an easy-to-read list of over 90 verified moringa nutrients – 2014
Moringa is a rich source of Calcium, but how available is it to the body and what about the high Oxalate content? Find out here at The International Moringa Germplasm Collection – Cool Moringa Research: Radek and Savage on calcium oxalate – 2013
Improvement of Protein Energy Malnutrition by Nutritional Intervention with Moringa Oleifera among Anganwadi Children in Rural Area in Bangalore, India – 2014
This study “surveyed protein, macro-, and micro-nutrients across 67 common garden samples of 12 Moringa taxa”: Leaf Protein and Mineral Concentrations across the “Miracle Tree” Genus Moringa – 2016
Moringa: The herbal gold to combat malnutrition – 2011
Sensory Evaluation of Locally-grown Fruit Purees and Inulin Fibre on Probiotic Yogurt in Mwanza, Tanzania and the Microbial Analysis of Probiotic Yogurt Fortified with Moringa oleifera – 2015
Adoption of Moinga oleifera to combat under-nutrition viewed through the lens of the “diffusion of Innovations” theory – Melanie D. Thurber and Jed W. Fahey – 2009
For more scientific studies on the nutritional value of moringa, go to the PUBMed (U.S. National Library of Medicines, National Institutes of Health) site.

Water Purification

Sustainable Home Water Filtration:

Dr. Stephanie Velegol and her team at Penn State University have proven that a water filter made with “functionalized sand” or “f-sand” – a simple process of mixing moringa seed powder with sand – will remove 99.999% of the contaminants from dirty water and kill the bacteria. – 2017
Pure water in the home can be a reality for developing-world families using a moringa and sand filter. Final Report: Using Sand and Moringa Oleifera Protein for a Sustainable Water Filter – 2014
ECHO Technical Note – Moringa Water Treatment – 2005
Assessment of the Use of Moringa oleifera Seeds for Removal of Manganese Ions from Aqueous Systems – 2013
Check out the PUBMed (U.S. Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health) site for access to more studies on the on the treatment of dirty water using moringa.

Health

Overall Properties:

The Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center’s page on Moringa oleifera gives an excellent overview of moringa: its uses, side effects, herb-drug interactions, a summary of clinical studies with citations, and other information – 2017.
Moringa oleifera: A review on nutritive importance and its medicinal application – this study speaks to the ability of moringa to increase milk production in nursing mothers, as well as its anti-diabetic and anti-cancer properties – 2016.
Toxicity potentials of the nutraceutical Moringa oleifera at supra-supplementation levels, explores the question of how much moringa is safe to eat – 2012.

Diabetes and Moringa:

Research is continuing on the possibilities of treating diabetes with moringa oleifera leaves. To access multiple studies, check out PUBMed (U.S. Library of Medicines, Institutes for Health).

Cancer Treatment Possibilities:

Results of this study suggest that “Moringa oleifera leaf extract could potentially be an ideal anticancer therapeutic candidate specific to cancer cells.” Soluble Extract from Moringa oleifera Leaves with a New Anticancer Activity – 2014.
Moringa oleifera as an Anti-Cancer Agent against Breast and Colorectal Cancer Cell Lines – 2015
Results of this study “support the potential of soluble extracts of M. oleifera [Moringa oleifera} leaf as orally administered therapeutics for the treatment of human liver and lung cancers.” A potential oral anticancer drug candidate, Moringa oleifera leaf extract, induces the apoptosis of human hepatocellular carcinoma cells – 2015
Go to the PUBMed (U.S. Library of Medicines, Institutes for Health) site for more information on the emerging potential of moringa in the treatment of cancer.

HIV Treatment Possibilities:

A recent study states that, “the combinational therapy of Moringa oleifera leaf powder and ART [antiretroviral therapy] agents represents an attractive prospect for the development of new products for managing HIV-1 infections.” The potential of Moringa oleifera Lam. to manage HIV-1 infections and its positive pharmaco-synergy with antiretroviral therapies – 2016

Control of Tropical Diseases:

Learn how Moringa oleifera leaf extract may be used to control mosquitoes carrying Dengue and Yellow Fever, dangerous tropical diseases for which two-fifths of the world’s population is at risk. Oviposition-Stimulant and Ovicidal Activities of Moringa oleifera Lectin on Aedes aegypti – 2012.