Exploring of Nutritional and Phytochemicals Content of Moringa oleifera L. Medicinal Plant and Their Pharmacological Applications

Abstract: Moringa oleifera is a useful medicinal plant that belongs to the family Moringaceae and is widely distributed in the Indian subcontinent, tropical, and subtropical areas. There is an abundance of beneficial nutrients and bioactive phytocompounds like phenolic acids, anthraquinones, flavonoids, saponins, terpenoids, isothiocyanates, tannins, protein, vitamins, and minerals in Moringa leaves, pods, and flowers, which are important to both humans and animals. People use different parts of this plant to treat various diseases. The plant’s parts possess many pharmacological properties such as antioxidant, antimicrobial, antihypertensive, antidiabetic, antihyperlipidaemic, anticancer, anti-ulcer, anti-hepatotoxic, antiepileptic, antipyretic, antiinflammatory, and analgesic properties. Moringa has been used medicinally in many cultures throughout the world to treat lung-related diseases like bronchitis, asthma, chest congestion, and a variety of other ailments like blood impurities, blackheads, cholera, etc. It has many other medicinal values, like removing body weakness, depression, and osteoporosis. This article addresses all important information regarding phytochemical attributes, medicinal and pharmacological properties, and also provides an overview of all the information that has been scientifically proven to be therapeutically and biologically significant.