Moringa: a wonderful herb, but a deadly abortifacient

I need to raise an alarm on a very popular herb: Moringa and it’s devastating effects on fertility and pregnancy.

Let’s check out two studies:

Study 1, by Varsha Zade et al (2010) titled “the abortifacient efficacy of moringa oleifera in female albino rats”
In this study, a group of female rats were given various extracts of moringa stem bark at a dose of 100mg/kg body weight from days 17 of pregnancy. Though all the extracts exhibited abortifacient activities, the ethanolic extract caused 100% abortion in the group of rats receiving this extract. Not one pregnancy was successful among these rats.

Study 2 by Nath et al(1990) titled “Commonly used Indian abortifacient plants with special reference to their teratologic effects in rats”, a much older study, showed that a 175mg/kg body weight aqueous extract of moringa LEAVES, caused a 100% abortion in all the rats given this extract.
What is the implication of this for women? It means that if you’re looking to get pregnant or are pregnant, consuming moringa leaves or stem bark can prevent conception and cause an abortion.

As observed from the results of these studies, moringa is not the innocent mild herb we think it is.
So it’s advisable for pregnant women and TTC men and women to stay away from moringa supplements

Please, pass on this information!

*PS: be wary of websites touting moringa as safe for pregnant women. When you check their references, NON are based on peer reviewed scientific studies



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