A comprehensive review on multiple utilities of moringa: A divine tree
2025
Shamini, K | Saraladevi, M | Anandhavalli, M | Geetha, L P R | Subramaniam, L | Praveen, G | Senjaeriputhur, D S | Chakkarapani, B | Kalipatty, N G | Balaji, K | Selvaraju, K | Sudhagar, R
Moringa is customarily cultivated in the Indian house backyards due to its richness in medicinal, nutritional, environmental and fodder value. The perennial trees, maintained with biannual pruning, are photo-insensitive and flower year-round regardless of light or temperature variations. From a human diet perspective, tender leaves are consumed as green leafy vegetables due to their high nutrient value and are also known to cure various human diseases. Pods are widely used in various culinary recipes. Environmentally, moringa can remove wastewater-based pollutants, making it ideal for areas lacking proper drainage systems by cleaning soil soaked in household wastewater. On small-scale farms, where livestock are raised based on the availability of crop residues or excess vegetation from non-arable lands or soils of poor fertility, moringa provides nutrient-rich foliage for animal feed. Incorporating moringa foliage and its byproduct into animal diet improves animal health and reduces the calving gap in dairy animals. Moringa also can impart plant resistance to various abiotic stresses and control plant diseases in an eco-friendly way. The antimicrobial (antifungal and antibacterial) properties of moringa are numerous and deserve noteworthy mention. This manuscript aims to provide comprehensive information on moringa utilities, promote further scientific research to explore its potential as a nutritionally rich food and feed, phytoremediation and pharmaceutical applications and provide sustainable environmental solutions to enhance agricultural productivity and combat malnutrition effectively.
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