Phytochemical properties of Ceiba petandra (Kapok tree), Moringa oleifera (Moringa) and Cymbopogon citratus (Lemon grass) collected from a home garden in Igbor, Gwer East, Benue State, Nigeria

Moringa Oleifera, Miracle Tree

Phytochemical Analysis and Antibacterial Activity of Moringa Oleifera Lam

Moringa oleifera Lam. (Moringaceae) is a very useful tree in tropical countries. In folklore and ayurvedic all parts of the tree used in different healing procedures for different diseases. The plant leaves are very good nutrient supplement for malnutrition and also used as an antibiotic. To evaluate the antibacterial activity of Moringa oleifera leaf extracts against four microorganisms, viz. ...

Phytochemical Analysis and Antimicrobial Screening Of Moringa Oleifera Leaves Extract

--------------------------------------------------------ABSTRACT-------------------------------------------------Moringa oleifera having been used as medicinal plant was subjected to soxhlet extraction and the extract was used to find the antimicrobial analyses. The result showed that ethanol extract inhibits the action of staphylococcus aureus 9mm,Escherichia coli 4mm,salmonella tiphy 6mm, muc...

Phytochemical, nutritional and antibacterial properties of dried leaf powder of Moringa oleifera (Lam) from Edo Central Province, Nigeria

Phytochemical, nutritional and anti-bacterial properties of the dried leaf powder of Moringa oleifera used as food supplement, or source of vegetable in soup preparation were investigated in this study. The phytochemicals identified in the leaf powder included tannis, saponins, alkaloids, phenols flavonoids and glycosides. The nutritional investigations revealed the presence of carbohydrates (2...

Evaluation of Moringa Foliage (Moringa oleifera) as Goat Feed

Thirty five growing male goats (6.98±0.86 kg BW) were divided into five equal groups with seven animals in each group. The five dietary treatments were consisted of varying proportions of Moringa foliage (Moringa oleifera) and napier grass (Pennisetum purpurium); T1 (100% Moringa foliage); T2 (75% Moringa foliage+25% napier grass); T3 (50% Moringa foliage+50% napier grass); T4 (25% Moringa foli...