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Ethnobotanical Plant Moringa oleifera

Common Name
Horseradish Tree; Kelor; Ben; Benz'Olive; Moroengei; Remunggai; Sajina; Olivier; Maroengga; Ubat bedat; Ban Sajna; Babano Del Arbol; Ben Ghianda; Merunggai; Ben Aile; Pois Coolie; Cigru; Ramunggai; Benboom; Sigru; Benzolivier; Graines Ben; Sahinjan; Moringa Tree; Palo De Aceite

Activities

Uses for this plant.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Country/Region Reference
Syphilis India(Santal) Duke, 1992 *
Tonic Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Tremors Java Duke, 1992 *
Tumor Guinea Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Tumor Senegal Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Tumor French Guiana Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Tumor West Indies Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Tumor(Abdomen) India Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Ulcer Mexico Standley, Paul C. Trees and shrubs of Mexico. Contributions U.S. National Herbarium, vol. 23. Govt. Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
Ulcer Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Vermifuge Malaya Duke, 1992 *
Vermifuge Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Vertigo Haiti Brutus, T.C., and A.V. Pierce-Noel. 1960. Les Plantes et les Legumes d'Hati qui Guerissent. Imprimerie De L'Etat, Port-Au-Prince, Haiti.
Vesicant Venezuela Pittier, H. 1926. Manual de las Plantas Usuales de Venezuela. Litografia del Comercio, Caracas, Venezuela.
Vesicant Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Wound Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Wound Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Yellow Fever Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *