PHYTOCHEMICAL STUDIES AND MULTIPURPOSE USES OF SEED OIL OF MORINGA OLEIFERA

Moringa, belonging to family Moringaceae is originated from India (Lim, 2012). The edible parts of the plant are leaves, flowers, young capsules, seeds, fruits and roots. It is cultivated mainly for its nutritive pods containing approximately 20 seeds per pod (Somali et al., 1984), (Jamieson, 1939). Moringa oleifera seeds have been studied by many researchers