Moringa longituba

Engl.

Moringaceae Edible: Fruit - drink

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Description

A tropical shrub in the Moringaceae family.

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Edible Uses

The fruit is prepared as a drink.

Medicinal Uses

Moringa contain a number of sulfurous biochemical compounds called "mustard-oil glycosides" or glucosinolates commonly found in cruciferous vegetables of Brassicaceae. Benzyl glucosinolate along with family-specific glucomoringin and glucosoonjnain have been detected from various Moringa species and are thought to be the cause of the bitter taste in some Moringa leaves.

Distribution

It is a tropical plant.

Where It Grows

Africa, East Africa, Ethiopia, Somalia,

Also Known As

Mawe

References (1)

Omer, M., 2011, Diversity of Woody Species, Local Knowledge and Management Practices in Different Land Use Systems of Awbare Wereda, Jig-Jiga Zone of Somali Region, Ethiopia. M. Sc. thesis Addis Abba University p 47