Resumen

BONAL RUIZ, Rolando; RIVERA ODIO, Regina Mercedes  y  BOLIVAR CARRION, María Emilia. Moringa oleifera: a healthy option for the well-being. MEDISAN [online]. 2012, vol.16, n.10, pp. 1596-1599. ISSN 1029-3019.

The Moringa oleifera Lam, known in Cuba as French paradise, among other names, is a tree with countless nutritional and therapeutic properties, reason why it could be considered as one of the foods that contributes to the well-being and the prevention of diseases due to its anti-oxidative effects. It is urgent to promote its cultivation, use and rational consumption, not only for its properties, but also as part of a sound lifestyle. To such effects, a literature review was carried out aimed at exposing some of its medicinal uses.

Palabras clave : Moringa oleifera Lam; medicine herb; natural and traditional medicine.

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