Unique Glucosinolates Found in Moringa

Extremely fast growing, this tree can grow nearly 20 feet in only six months, but that's not its most stunning attribute.

STORY AT-A-GLANCE

• Glucosinolates are phytochemical compounds that are found in cruciferous vegetables and Moringa, a plant recognized for its medicinal purposes for centuries

• Glucosinolates are metabolized into bioactive isothiocyanates. The primary isothiocyanate in Moringa is moringin. Like sulforaphane in broccoli, moringin has powerful antibacterial, …