Insights into the miracle plant Moringa oleifera

Moringa oleifera is native to India and is one of the most useful tree with an enormous amount of benefits in the world. Numerous research reports have appeared in different national and international scientific journals by studying its nutritional and medicinal properties over the past decades. Different reports also show that due to its multipurpose uses, it has recently got attention in different countries. It is a tree that is sometimes called a miracle tree as all its parts are used for nutritional and pharmacological properties. It is a very valuable food tree which is highly nutritive, grows very fast and having drought resistant characteristics. It can also play an important role in soil and water conservation and is very helpful for mitigating climate change. This study provides a brief overview about the multipurpose uses of Moringa oleifera and its implication in climate change mitigation.

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