NaturalPedia > Moringa

Quotes about Moringa from the world's top natural health / natural living authors

 Email this page to a friend   |  Click here for FREE email alerts

"There is still no research to support the use of the moringa plant in skin-care products, but components of this plant have demonstrated antifungal, antiviral, and antioxidant activity (Sources: International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition, June 2005, pages 287-291; and Antiviral Research, November 2003, pages 175-180), but that research is about eating the plant, not topical application. Antioxidants are good for skin, but moringa has no advantage over dozens of other options, including green tea or pomegranate." - Paula Begoun and Bryan Barron, Don't Go to the Cosmetics Counter Without Me, 7th Edition (Get the book.)

"In 2006 the scope of the lab will expand into growing and distributing the moringa oleifeira plant (packed with vitamins, minerals, eighteen amino acids, chlorophyll, omega-3 oils, phytonutrients, and antioxidants) and the Artemisia annua plant, which is used to treat malaria (a leading killer in the Global South) and boosts the immune system. Many people in rural Zimbabwe, influenced by the media and by their dependence on outside institutions, perceive their small farms and villages as useless and themselves as without opportunity." - Alex Steffen, Worldchanging: A User's Guide for the 21st Century (Get the book.)

"Pharmacologic studies on hypertensive and spasmolytic activities of pure compounds of moringa oleifera. 8(2):87-91. 1994. Hansel R, Keller K, Rimpler H, Phytother Res Schneider G (Ed), Hagers Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, 5. Aufl., Bde 4-6 (Drogen), Springer Verlag Berlin, Heidelberg, New York, 1992-1994. Belladonna Atropa belladonna description Medicinal Parts: The medicinal parts are the leaves and roots. Flower and Fruit: The flowers are solitary and hanging. The calyx is fused at the base, has 5 divisions and is spread like a star when the fruit ripens." - Thomson Healthcare, Inc., PDR for Herbal Medicines, Fourth Edition (Get the book.)

"Figure 1 moringa oleifera [ADPS] Parts used Leaves, flowers, seeds, fruits, bark. Dose Decoction 50-100 ml, powder 1-3 g. Classical use Charaka used the powdered bark, root and dried sap, in prescriptions or in steaming mixtures, in oedema, anosmia, asthma, fainting, chronic skin eruptions, painful piles. Sushruta gave the drug internally in migraine, abdominal swelling, dropsy, for reducing obesity; for external application on nonsuppurating boils, scrofula and leprotic wounds. The juice of Shigru root with honey was prescribed for treating internal abscesses (Vrindamaadhava)." - C. P. Khare, Indian Herbal Remedies: Rational Western Therapy, Ayurvedic and Other Traditional Usage, Botany (Get the book.)

"Administration of an aqueous extract from the leaf of moringa oleifera (horseradish tree) to female animals resulted in a decrease in T3 and a concomitant increase in T4, suggestive of an inhibitory effect on peripheral conversion. In male rats no significant changes were observed subsequent to administration of the extract.126 Animal evidence found fenugreek seed extract impaired peripheral conversion of thyroid hormones. Administration of 0.11 g/kg body weight daily for 15 days to male mice and rats resulted in a significant decrease in serum T3, with a concomitant increase in T4 levels." - Michael Friedman, ND, Fundamentals of Naturopathic Endocrinology (Get the book.) "Role of moringa oleifera leaf extract in the regulation of thyroid hormone status in adult male and female rats. Pharmacol Res 2000;41:319-23. 127. Panda S, Tahiliani P, Kar A. Inhibition of triiodothyronine production by fenugreek seed extract in mice and rats. Pharmacol Res 1999;40:405-09. 128. Panda S, Kar A. Dual role of betel leaf extract on thyroid function in male mice. Pharmacol Res 1998;38:493-96. 129. Forsythe WA 3rd. Soy protein, thyroid regulation and cholesterol metabolism. J Nutr 1995;125:619S-623S. 130. Potter SM, PertileJ, Berber-Jimenez MD." - Michael Friedman, ND, Fundamentals of Naturopathic Endocrinology (Get the book.)

FAIR USE NOTICE: The research quoted here is provided under the protection of Fair Use provisions and published by the 501(c)3 non-profit Consumer Wellness Center for the purposes of public comment and education. Authors / publishers may submit books for consideration of inclusion here.

TERMS OF USE: Read full terms of use. Citations of text from NaturalPedia must include: 1) Full credit to the original author and book title. 2) Secondary credit to the Natural News Naturalpedia as a research resource and a link to www.NaturalPedia.com

This unique compilation of research is copyright (c) 2008, 2009 by the non-profit Consumer Wellness Center.

ABOUT THE CREATOR OF NATURALPEDIA: Mike Adams, the creator of NaturalPedia, is the editor of NaturalNews.com, the internet's top natural health news site, creator of the Honest Food Guide (www.HonestFoodGuide.org), a free downloadable consumer food guide based on natural health principles, author of Grocery Warning, The 7 Laws of Nutrition, Natural Health Solutions, and many other books available at www.TruthPublishing.com, creator of the earth-friendly EcoLEDs company (www.EcoLEDs.com) that manufactures energy-efficient LED lighting products, founder of Arial Software (www.ArialSoftware.com), a permission e-mail technology company, creator of the CounterThink Cartoon series (www.NaturalNews.com/index-cartoons.html) and author of over 1,500 articles, interviews, special reports and reference guides available at www.NaturalNews.com. Adams' personal philosophy and health statistics are available at www.HealthRanger.org.