Other names: Drumstick tree, Al Bân, Là Mù, Moringaboom, Angela, Ben Nut Tree, Benzoliv, Horse-radish Tree, Moringa, Mother’s Best Friend, Never-die, Arbre de la Vie, Ben Ailée, Jazmin Français, Maloko, Moringa, Meerrettichbaum, Pferderettichbaum, Ben, Marango

Drumstick tree is native to northern India. Also called a “miracle tree”, all the parts of the tree are suitable for either nutritional or commercial purposes. The leaves contain fiber, proteins, sugar, calcium, magnesium, potassium, iron, zinc, phosphor carotene, and ascorbic acid. Drumstick tree leaves contain seven times more vitamin C than oranges and 15 times more potassium than bananas.

Drumstick tree leaves may be beneficial for malnutrition, boosting breast milk in lactating mothers, diabetes, long-lasting inflammation, bacterial, viral, and fungal infections, joint pain, heart health, and cancer.

Compliance: food or food ingredient, cosmetics ingredient

Compliance varies from country to country. There is no harmonized botanical list of allowed botanicals in food or food supplements for all EU countries. Compliance for cosmetic ingredients is harmonized in EU.

Please check your local regulation.