moringa health benefits: chemopreventive
Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the United States and a prominent cause of death worldwide.
Medicinal plants such as Moringa Oleifera provide many health benefits, they are also inexhaustible sources of cancer-fighting drugs in terms of both variety and mechanism of action.
Induction of apoptosis (programmed cell-death) and tumor inhibition seem to be the keys to plants’ chemopreventive properties:
Niaziminin, a thiocarbamate from the leaves of Moringa oleifera, holds a strict structural requirement for inhibition of tumor-promoter-induced Epstein-Barr virus activation. Planta Medica, 64(04), 319-323. Murakami, A., Kitazono, Y., Jiwajinda, S., Koshimizu, K., & Ohigashi, H. (1998).
This study shows that powerful tumor inhibiting compounds can be extracted from Moringa Oleifera leaves. In conclusion, three known thiocarbamate (TC)- and isothiocyanate (ITC)-related compounds have been isolated from the leaves of Moringa oleifera as inhibitors of tumor promoters.
An antitumor promoter from Moringa oleifera Lam. Mutation Research/Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis, 440(2), 181-188. Guevara, A. P., Vargas, C., Sakurai, H., Fujiwara, Y., Hashimoto, K., Maoka, T., ... & Nishino, H. (1999).
This study examines bioactive compounds with anti-tumor potential present in the seeds of Moringa oleifera. The results show that potent chemo-preventive agents are present in Moringa seeds.
Chemomodulatory effect of Moringa oleifera, Lam, on hepatic carcinogen metabolising enzymes, antioxidant parameters and skin papillomagenesis in mice. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, 4(2), 131-140. Bharali, R., Tabassum, J., & Azad, M. R. H. (2003).
This study shows the chemopreventive potential of Moringa oleifera's pod extracts against chemical carcinogenesis.
Medicinal properties of Moringa oleifera: An overview of promising healer. Journal of Medicinal Plants Research, 6(27), 4368-4374. Farooq, F., Rai, M., Tiwari, A., Khan, A. A., & Farooq, S. (2012).
This study shows that every part of the Moringa tree is valuable. Further research on this charismatic healer may lead to the development of novel agents for various diseases. This study provides a brief overview about medicinal potential of Moringa and its future as a component of modern medicinal system.
Antiproliferation and induction of apoptosis by Moringa oleifera leaf extract on human cancer cells. Food and Chemical Toxicology, 49(6), 1270-1275. Sreelatha, S., Jeyachitra, A., & Padma, P. R. (2011).
This study was designed to determine the antiproliferative and apoptotic events of Moringa oleifera leaf extract. The findings suggest that the leaf extracts from M. oleifera have strong antiproliferation and potent induction of apoptosis. They indicate that M. oleifera leaf extracts have potential for cancer chemoprevention and can be claimed as therapeutic targets for cancer.
Anticancer activity of Moringa oleifera leaves extract. APAAli, E. N., & Chatterton, C. C. (2018, November). In AIP Conference Proceedings (Vol. 2030, No. 1, p. 020125). AIP Publishing.
Moringa Oleifera leaves extracted using the Soxhlet extraction technique with water as the solvent exhibited a significant cytotoxic activity against the human breast adenocarcinoma cancer cell line.
The In Vitro and In Vivo Anticancer Properties of Moringa oleifera Khor, K. Z., Lim, V., Moses, E. J., & Abdul Samad, N. (2018). . Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2018.
Researchers have tested extracts from various parts of the moringa tree both in vitro and in vivo on several types of cancers with varying success. This review explores the state of current research on the anticancer properties of M. oleifera. The studies reviewed here show that different parts of the M. oleifera plant have antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anticancer, chemopreventive, and even radioprotective activities.
Conclusion:
Moringa is packed with potent chemoprotective agents,
->it also has anti-asthmatic properties: