Description
Moringa (Moringa oleifera Lam.), native to India, is a perennial tropical deciduous tree of the Moringaceae family. It is widely planted in tropical and subtropical areas of Asia and Africa. It has been introduced in Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, Fujian, Taiwan and other places in my country. Cultivation. As a new resource food, Moringa has the advantages of strong environmental adaptability, rapid growth, rich and comprehensive nutrition, and many biological activities. It has a long history of application in Indian traditional medicine and has potential development prospects. Research shows that Moringa leaves are rich in protein (dry leaf crude protein mass fraction Chemicalbook 27.0% ~ 30.3%). Moringa leaf extracts are rich in amino acids, with a total of 19 types, including glutamic acid, aspartic acid, The content of threonine, valine and alanine is high. At the same time, Moringa leaves are rich in various minerals, vitamins, unsaturated fatty acids, glycosides and polyphenolic compounds, sterols, alkaloids and other small molecule active substances. Moringa leaves have antioxidant, antibacterial, antiviral, anti-inflammatory, hypoglycemic, blood-lowering, blood pressure-lowering, anti-tumor, liver protection, improvement of renal dysfunction, inhibition of DNA oxidative damage, regulation of intestinal microorganisms, anti-ulcer, etc. biological activity.