- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Moringaceae
- English Names
- Ben
- Behen tree
- Horseradish tree
- Drumstick
- Natural Habitat
- Arabia
- Egypt
- India
- Ceylon
- Molucca Islands
- Tropical America (Haiti)
- Part(s) Used
- Oleum Moringae = Oleum Behen = Oleum Balaninum
- Radix Moringae oleifera
- Semen Behen = Semen Moringae
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- Constituent(s)
- seed: fatty oil
- acids; root: essential oil; bark: resins
- mucilage
- an alkaloid; gum (obtained from cuts made into the trunk)
- Action
- oil; rubefacient; used for oiling watches and clocks; root: febrifuge
- stimulant
- expectorant
- antispasmodic; gum: emmenagogue
- abortive
- The root is considered a good substitute for horse-radish
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