Botanical Name - Moringa oleifera Category - Medicinal Form - Dry Part Used - Leaves, Pods General Information - Moringa oleifera is a perennial tree, still considered as among underutilized plant and falls under Moringa ceae family. The plant is also known as Drumstick, Sahjan or Sohanjana in India. All plant parts are having remarkable range of some functional and nutraceutical properties (Singh et al, 2012) make this plant diverse biomaterials for food and allied uses. The leaves, flowers and fruits of this plant are used in the preparation of several delicacies in Indian subcontinent. Associated with high nutritional value of its edible portions pave a way in making this plant more popular as an important food source in order to combat protein energy malnutrition problem prevailed in most of the under developed and developing countries of the world. Phytochemicals - All parts of the Moringa tree (leaves, seeds, roots and flowers) are suitable for human and animal consumption. The leaves, which are rich in protein, minerals, carotene and antioxidant compounds, are used not only for human and animal nutrition but also in traditional medicine. The seeds, instead, have attracted scientific interest as M. oleifera seed kernels contain a significant amount of oil (up to 40%) with a high-quality fatty acid composition (oleic acid > 70%) and, after refining, a notable resistance to oxidative degradation. The oil is known commercially as Ben oil or Behen oil. Its properties make it suitable for both human consumption and commercial purposes. Indeed, Moringa oil could be a good substitute for olive oil in the diet as well as for non-food applications, like biodiesel, cosmetics, and a lubricant for fine machinery. Moreover, after oil extraction, the seed cake can be used in waste water treatment as a natural coagulant or as an organic fertilizer to improve agricultural productivity.