🔱Siddha Medicine
Murungai Vithai (Moringa Seeds)
Moringa oleifera
About Murungai Vithai (Moringa Seeds)
Murungai Vithai (Moringa Seeds) (Moringa oleifera) is a herb used in the Siddha Medicine tradition to help with High Blood Pressure, Cholesterol, Edema, and Inflammation. The leaves and seeds 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
Leaves · internalSeeds · internal