BACKGROUND Moringa oleifera belongs to plant family, Moringaceae and popularly called "wonderful tree", for it is used traditionally to cure many diseases including cancer in Africa and Asia, however, there is limited knowledge on cytotoxic activity of Moringa oleifera seeds on MCF7 breast cancer cell. The present study evaluated antiproliferative effect on MCF7 of the seed. MATERIALS AND MET...

Insulin resistance plays a central role in the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Ameliorating insulin resistance helps to improve glycaemic control and hence reduce the risk of development and progression of diabetic complications. The extract of Moringa oleifera has been shown to improve hyperglycaemia, however, little is known on its effect on insulin resistance and beta-cell function...

The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of Moringa oleifera seed oil against acetaminophen-induced liver injury. 24 male Wistar albino rats were distributed into four treatment groups of six animals each and treatment lasted for ten days. Group1 animals were the Controls while the group2 animals received acetaminophen dosage (1g/Kg body weight) only on the tenth day. Group3 ...

An indigenous water treatment method uses Moringa oleifera seeds in the form of a crude water-soluble extract in suspension, resulting in an effective natural clarification agent for highly turbid and untreated pathogenic surface water. Efficient reduction (80.0% to 99.5%) of high turbidity produces an aesthetically clear supernatant, concurrently accompanied by 90.00% to 99.99% (1 to 4 log) ba...

Consumption of high-fat diet (HFD) induces nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and may lead to multiple complications affecting human health. In the present study, effect of Moringa oleifera leaf extract (MoLE) in alleviating HFD induced liver injury in mice has been reported. Liver histology and serum activity of hepatic marker enzymes i.e. aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminot...

BACKGROUND: Adolescent is susceptible to nutritional problems that may lead anemia. Anemia prevention for women needed at earlier reproductive age manifest healthy pregnancy, labor, and offspring. It necessary create an effective approach anemia in adolescent girls. AIM: The focus of this study was prevent girls by improving their fulfillment rate through moringa leaf cookies provision and/or e...

background: moringa peregrina (forssk.) fiori. is a small tree, which grows in south east of iran. the shoot and root of m. peregrina contain volatile oil which has several isothiocyanates. objective: to study the effect of salinity on volatile constituents of root and shoot of m. peregrina. methods: the experiment was conducted on randomized complete blocks design (rcbd) with 8 treatments and ...

background: cadmium (cd) is a heavy metal that is widely utilized in industries and contaminates soil and groundwater. there are several environmental problems related to cadmium, therefore, the technical and economic methods of removing cd are of great importance. so this study was conducted to evaluate the efficiency of a type of plant to remove the cd from aqueous environments. methods: in t...