19 Page 19-24 © MAT Journals 2019. All Rights Reserved Journal of Pharma and Drug Regulatory Affairs Volume 1 Issue 2 An overview of Moringa Oleifera Hemant Kumar 1* , Shailesh Jain 2 , Pawan Bajpai 1 Ashutosh Mishra 1 1 PhD Scholar, 2 Principal Madhyanchal Professional University - Educational Institute Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India Email: *Prof.kumarhemant77@gmail.com DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3242334 Abstract Moringa olifera native of India grows in the tropical and subtropical regions of the world. It is commonly known as ‘drumstick tree’ or ‘horseradish tree’. Moringa can be withstand both mild frost and severe drought and hence to be widely cultivated across the world. Because of its high nutritive values, every part of the tree is suitable for either nutritional or commercial purposes. The leaves are rich in various minerals, vitamins and other essential phytochemicals. Extracts from the leaves are used to treat malnutrition, augment breast milk in lactating mothers. It is used as potential antioxidant, anticancer, anti- inflammatory, anti-diabetic and antimicrobial agent. Phyto medicines have several benefits over conventional drugs and are regaining interest in current research. Moringa oleifera is a multi-purpose herbal plant used for human food and an alternative for medicinal purposes worldwide. It has been identified by researchers these plant have with numerous health benefits including nutritional and several medicinal advantages. Moringa oleifera contains carotenoids and essential amino acids in leaves, and several nutraceutical properties components. These constituently support the idea of using this plant as a nutritional supplement or constituent in food preparation. Some nutritional evaluation has been carried out in leaves and stem. Moringa oleifera is widely used as medicinal plants because it contains various range of vital antibiotics antioxidants, and nutrients including minerals. Vitamins and almost every part from Moringa olifera can be used as a source of nutrition with other useful values. This mini-review elaborates on details its health benefits and also for health problems which are due to deficiencies of various important constituents of food. Keywords: Anti cancer, moringa olifera, moringaceae INTRODUCTION Moringa oleifera Lamarck, originally from India, is widely distributed in most tropical regions; in the Pacific region [1-2] and in West Africa [3], in the Caribbean and Central America [4]. These plant are cultivated for medicinal purpose and used as feed and food. Seeds of Moringa were extracted for oil and curry powder [5] and have been used for cleaning water. In some places in Vietnam, Moringa leaves are used for food [6]. Agronomic trials with Moringa show that the plant can grow well in hilly areas, in weathered soils of low fertility in Tinh Bien district, An Giang province. The information about cultivation of Moringa in the acid soil regions of the Mekong Delta is almost absent [7]. Moringa foliage is known as a rich protein source, low anti-nutritional factors. For goat production, the use of grass as the only component of diet is not appropriate because grasses are low in protein. Moringa leaves is a therefore a potential inexpensive mineral source, protein and vitamin. The leaves of Leucaena (Leucaena leucocephala) are known to be highly nutritious, and are readily consumed by animals [8]. The purpose of the present study was firstly to measure some crop improvement and yield characteristics of Moringa for