page_title: Moringa stenopetala
section_title: Other uses
hierarchical_section_title: Moringa stenopetala / Other uses
caption_attribution_description: Italiano: Vivaio di Moringa stenopetala in Gurage Zone - Etiopia.English: Moringa stenopetala nursery in Gurage Zone – Ethiopia.
context_page_description: Moringa stenopetala, commonly known as the African Moringa or cabbage tree, is a deciduous tree in the flowering plant genus Moringa, native to Kenya and Ethiopia. A drought-resistant species, it is characterized by its bottle-shaped trunk, long twisted seed pods, and edible leaves likened to cabbage, from which its common name is derived. M. stenopetala is extirpated in the wild in Ethiopia, though still grown there as a crop on the terraces of the Ethiopian Highlands, mainly in the Konso region.
  Like its widely cultivated relative M. oleifera, Moringa stenopetala is a multipurpose tree: the leaves, pods, and flowers are edible and nutritious; the seeds contain an aromatic oil with culinary and cosmetic applications; and the seed press cake or powdered bark can be used for water purification. It is featured in various dishes and has a history of uses in folk medicine throughout its native range.
context_section_description: It is used for shading of Capsicum and Sorghum crops, and as a companion plant.
  A 2015 survey across Derashe and Konso villages found that most households grow M. stenopetala trees, having done so their entire life; all had consumed the tree as food, many relied on it for income, and some used it for medicinal purposes.
  Another use is the clarification and purification of water to make it potable. A powder made by grinding the seeds is found to be more effective at coagulating substances in suspension than the seeds of M. oleifera, which is used for this purpose in India. When powdered, the tree bark has adsorbent properties which may be effective in industrial wastewater treatments.
caption: M. stenopetala nursery in the Gurage Zone of Ethiopia
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