🔱Siddha Medicine
Drumstick (Murungai)
Moringa oleifera
About Drumstick (Murungai)
Drumstick (Murungai) (Moringa oleifera) is a herb used in the Siddha Medicine tradition to help with Nutrition, Bone Health, Immune Support, and Diabetes. The aerial parts and leaves are the parts traditionally used, taken internally.
Botanical background
Moringa oleifera is a fast-growing, drought-resistant tree of the family Moringaceae, native to tropical and subtropical regions of South Asia. Common names include moringa, drumstick tree (from the long, slender, triangular seed-pods), horseradish tree (from the taste of the roots, which resembles horseradish), and ben oil tree or benzolive tree (from the oil which is derived from the seeds).
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist
Parts used
Aerial Parts · internalLeaves · internal