page_title: Moringa oleifera
section_title: Nutrients
hierarchical_section_title: Moringa oleifera / Nutrients
caption_attribution_description: English: Moringa Oleifera flower kept ready for cooking.
context_page_description: Moringa oleifera is a fast-growing, drought-resistant tree of the family Moringaceae, native to the Indian subcontinent. Common names include moringa, drumstick tree, horseradish tree, and ben oil tree or benzolive tree.
  It is widely cultivated for its young seed pods and leaves used as vegetables and for traditional herbal medicine. It is also used for water purification. Although listed as an invasive species in several countries, M. oleifera has "not been observed invading intact habitats or displacing native flora", and so "should be regarded at present as a widely cultivated species with low invasive potential."
context_section_description: Almost all parts of moringa are edible, with regional uses varying widely:
  Immature seed pods, called "drumsticks"
  Leaves
  Mature seeds
  Oil pressed from seeds
  Flowers
  Roots
caption: Flowers prepared for cooking
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