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Moringa tree is a fast growing tree found in tropical semi arid region. moringa is a perennial and soft wood tree. Moringa leaf look like a feathery foliage of tri pinnate with oval shaped leaflets. This is a small, deciduous tree with sparse foliage.

Types of drumstick

Drumstick has a different species such as Moringa oleifera, Moringa stenopetala, Moringa drouhardii, Moringa hildebrandtii and Moringa concanensis.

Moringa oleifera

All part of the moringa oleifera are said to be highly nutritious and medicinal from the roots to the back to the seeds even the flower. Only the murungai leaves are recommended daily consumption but people find seed convenient to ingest. The murungai leaves have 10 times the vitamin of carrot, twice the vitamin C of oranges and 15 times the potassium of bananas and 17 times the calcium of milk.

Moringa stenopetala

The taste of the murungai leaf are bitter to sweet. This plant grow at the height of 6–12 meters. M.stenopetala also referred as African moringa, cabbage tree. Raw leaf eaten as a vegetable

Moringa drouhardii

The tree bole is cylindrical shape because to facilitate the storage of water. M. drouhardii usually grows up to 5–10 meters height. This moringa leaf is used for making oil and medicine.