botanical record · discovered
Ben Nut
Moringa oleifera
Ben Nut · Drumstick Tree · Horseradish Tree · Benzolive Tree · Moringa · West Indian Ben · Jacinto (Sp.) · Acácia-branca · Ben oil tree · Benboom · Benzoil tree · Brenoli · Brède médaille · Bènbòm · Chùm ngây · Horse-Radish Tree · Horseradish tree · Horseradishtree · Kelor · Libertat · Malunggay · Malungkai · Marango · Marengo · Meerrettichbaum
At a glance
Origin / distribution: English, Java, India(Santal), Egypt, Haiti, Mexico, Malaysia, Venezuela
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Abortifacient, Abortive, Ache(Ear), Adenopathy
Science studied: ALANINE, L-ARABINOSE, ARACHIDIC-ACID, ASCORBIC-ACID
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Moringaceae
Scientific name: Moringa oleifera
Common names: Ben Nut, Drumstick Tree, Horseradish Tree, Benzolive Tree, Moringa, West Indian Ben, Jacinto (Sp.), Acácia-branca, Ben oil tree, Benboom, Benzoil tree, Brenoli, Brède médaille, Bènbòm, Chùm ngây, Horse-Radish Tree, Horseradish tree, Horseradishtree, Kelor, Libertat, Malunggay, Malungkai, Marango, Marengo, Meerrettichbaum
History
The source record documents this plant in English, Java, Elsewhere, India(Santal), Egypt, Haiti, Mexico, Malaysia and 13 additional places.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Abortifacient
- Abortive
- Ache(Ear)
- Adenopathy
- Antidote(Centipede)
- Antidote(Scorpion)
- Antidote(Spider)
- Asthma
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- Bactericide
- Baldness
- Beriberi
- Bite(Snake)
- Burn
- Cardiac
- Cholagogue
- Cholera
- Convulsion
- Dermatosis
- Diuretic
- Dropsy
- Drunkenness
- Dyspepsia
- Dysuria
- Ecbolic
- Emetic
- Emmenagogue
- Epilepsy
- Erysipelas
- Estrogenic
- Expectorant
- Fever
- Gonorrhea
- Gout
- Gravel
- Hair-Oil
- Ache(Head)
- Hematuria
- Hysteria
- Inflammation
- Lactafuge
- Lameness
- Madness
- Maggot
- Numbness
- Parturition
- Pneumonia
- Purgative
- Rubefacient
- Scabies
- Scrofula
- Scurvy
- Shampoo
- Skin
- Sore
- Spasm
- Spice
- Splenitis
- Sterility(Female)
- Stimulant
- Syphilis
- Tonic
- Ache(Tooth)
- Tremors
- Tumor
- Tumor(Abdomen)
- Ulcer
- Vermifuge
- Vertigo
- Vesicant
- Wound
- Ascites
- Dysentery
- Rheumatism
- Catarrh
- Cold
- Depurative
- Enterosis
- Neuralgia
- Palsy
- Ringworm
- Yellow Fever
- Boil
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- English
- Java
- Elsewhere
- India(Santal)
- Egypt
- Haiti
- Mexico
- Malaysia
- Venezuela
- Malaya
- Iran
- Spanish
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- Italian
- Guinea
- Senegal
- French Guiana
- India
- West Indies
- Dutch
- Sanscrit
- Dominican Republic
Documented cultural uses
- Abortifacient
- Abortive
- Ache(Ear)
- Adenopathy
- Antidote(Centipede)
- Antidote(Scorpion)
- Antidote(Spider)
- Asthma
- Bactericide
- Baldness
- Beriberi
- Bite(Snake)
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- Burn
- Cardiac
- Cholagogue
- Cholera
- Convulsion
- Dermatosis
- Diuretic
- Dropsy
- Drunkenness
- Dyspepsia
- Dysuria
- Ecbolic
- Emetic
- Emmenagogue
- Epilepsy
- Erysipelas
- Estrogenic
- Expectorant
- Fever
- Gonorrhea
- Gout
- Gravel
- Hair-Oil
- Ache(Head)
- Hematuria
- Hysteria
- Inflammation
- Lactafuge
- Lameness
- Madness
- Maggot
- Numbness
- Parturition
- Pneumonia
- Purgative
- Rubefacient
- Scabies
- Scrofula
- Scurvy
- Shampoo
- Skin
- Sore
- Spasm
- Spice
- Splenitis
- Sterility(Female)
- Stimulant
- Syphilis
- Tonic
- Ache(Tooth)
- Tremors
- Tumor
- Tumor(Abdomen)
- Ulcer
- Vermifuge
- Vertigo
- Vesicant
- Wound
- Ascites
- Dysentery
- Rheumatism
- Catarrh
- Cold
- Depurative
- Enterosis
- Neuralgia
- Palsy
- Ringworm
- Yellow Fever
- Boil
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ALANINE
- L-ARABINOSE
- ARACHIDIC-ACID
- ASCORBIC-ACID
- ASH
- BASSORIN
- BAYRENOL
- BEHENIC-ACID
- BENZYL-AMINE
- CALCIUM
- CARBOHYDRATES
- BETA-CAROTENE
- CHOLINE
- COPPER
- CYSTINE
- EMULSIN
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- FAT
- FIBER
- FLUORINE
- D-GALACTOSE
- D-GLUCURONIC-ACID
- GLYCINE
- 4-HYDROXYMELLEIN
- INDOLE-ACETIC-ACID
- INDOLEACETONITRILE
- IODINE
- IRON
- ISOLEUCINE
- KAEMPFEROL
- KILOCALORIES
- LIGNOCERIC-ACID
- LYSINE
- MAGNESIUM
- D-MANNOSE
- METHIONINE
- MORINGININE
- MYRISTIC-ACID
- NIACIN
- OCTACOSANOIC-ACID
- OXALATE
- OXALIC-ACID
- PHENYLALANINE
- PHOSPHORUS
- POTASSIUM
- PROLINE
- PROTEIN
- QUERCETIN
- L-RHAMNOSE
- RIBOFLAVIN
- SERINE
- BETA-SITOSTEROL
- BETA-SITOSTERONE
- SPIROCHIN
- STEARIC-ACID
- SULFUR
- THIAMIN
- TOCOPHEROLS
- TRYPTOPHAN
- TYROSINE
- VANILLIN
- WATER
- D-XYLOSE
- ALKALOIDS
- ASPARTIC-ACID
- LEUCINE
- MORINGINE
- MYROSIN
- OLEIC-ACID
- PTERYGOSPERMIN
- 4-(ALPHA-L-RHAMNOSYLOXY)-BENZYLISOTHIOCYANATE
- SODIUM
- THREONINE
- VALINE
- HISTIDINE
- VIT-B-6
- GLUTAMIC-ACID
- PALMITIC-ACID
- ARGININE
- BENZYL-ISOTHIOCYANATE
- CAFFEIC-ACID
- EICOSANIC-ACID
- GLUCOSINOLATES
- GLUCOTROPAEOLIN
- NIAZIMIN
- PHYTOSTEROLS
- PROLAMINE
- 1-BETA-D-GLUCOSYL-2,6-DIMETHYL-BENZOATE
- 4-(ALPHA-L-RHAMNOSYLOXY)-BENZYLGLUCOCYANATE
- 4-(ALPHA-L-RHAMNOSYLOXY)-BENZYLGLUCOSINOLATE
- 2,4-METHYLENE-CHOLESTEROL
- 28-ISOAVENASTEROL
- ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL
- BRASSICASTEROL
- CAMPESTANOL
- CAMPESTEROL
- CHOLESTEROL
- CLEROSTEROL
- DELTA-5-AVENASTEROL
- DELTA-7-AVENASTEROL
- DELTA-7,14-STIGMASTANOL
- DELTA-TOCOPHEROL
- ERGOSTADIENOL
- GADOLEIC-ACID
- GAMMA-TOCOPHEROL
- STIGMASTANOL
- STIGMASTEROL
Legality
Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.
Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.
Sources
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
Contributions and revisions
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