Moringa oil or Ben oil is obtained by pressing the seeds. The oil content of de-hulled seed (kernel) is approximately 42 %, which is brilliant yellow coloured. It is used as a lubricant for fine machinery such as timepieces because it has little tendency to deteriorate and become rancid and sticky. It is also useful as a vegetable cooking oil. The free fatty acid content varies from 0.5 to 3 %. Indian Systems of Medicine (Ayurveda) claims that moringa oil also possess antitumor, antipyretic, antiepileptic, anti-inflammatory, antiulcer, antispasmodic, diuretic, antihypertensive, cholesterol lowering, antioxidant, antibacterial and antifungal activities, and are being employed for the treatment of different ailments, especially for arthritis in the indigenous system of medicine, particularly in South Asia. -