Vol 5 Issue 2 May 2018-August 2018
ONYIRIOHA N, BARMINAS J, OSEMEAHON S
Abstract:The potential of moringa oleifera as a source of high quality oil that can be used for cooking, industrial and pharmaceutical application was studied. This work was intended to examine the physicochemical analysis and pharmaceutical potential of moringa oleifera seed oil extract. Harvested seedlings of moringa oleifera plant from jimeta yola in adamawa state of Nigeria produced an oil yield of 36.5%. The chemical composition indicated that moringa seed contained appreciable amount of oil that encouraged its extraction and characterization. Solvent extraction process was employed in its extraction. Values obtained for physical characterization of moringa were 0.9434 specific gravity, 1.4560 refractive index, 40.53 viscosity, 4.0 moisture content. Chemical characterisation of the seed oil reveal 0.08, 0.16, 184.93 mg KOH/g, 120.1 and 9 of free fatty acid, acid value, saponification, iodine and peroxide value respectively. No report has appeared on the potential of moringa oil for use in the pharmaceutical industry especially in the area of self emulsifying drug delivery systems (SEDDS). moringa oil being a very stable oil is expected to be useful as an adjunct in the formulation and clinical trials for drug formulations.
Keywords:extract, moringa, oil, pharmaceutical, physicochemical, SEDDS, potential.
Title:PHYSICOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS AND PHARMACEUTICAL POTENTIAL OF MORINGA OIL EXTRACT
Author:ONYIRIOHA N, BARMINAS J, OSEMEAHON S
ISSN 2394-9651
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