Table 2.

Other traditional uses of M. oleifera.

Traditional use	Mechanism of action	Part of the plant	Bioactive compounds	References
Skin care products	Antiseptic, anti-inflammatory, anti-senescent (antioxidants)	Seed oil	Tannins, saponins, flavonoids, terpenoids and glycosides, zeatin	29
Hair care products	Nutrient delivery to the hair follicles	Seed oil	Minerals and vitamins	30
Water purification	Cyanobacteria removal, coagulation/flocculation/ sedimentation	Seed	Coagulant protein	31
Snake bites and wounds	Anti-coagulation/ wound healing	Leaf and root	Thrombin and plasmin like proteases	32
Aphrodisiac	Stimulation of the sex drive	Leaf	Flavonoids, saponins and alkaloids	33
Fertilizer	Nutrient addition to the soil, behaving as a scavenger of certain nutrient	Seed cake left after oil extraction	Potassium, magnesium, calcium, phosphorus, nitrogen, copper, nickel	34
Breast milk production	Unknown	Leaf	Unknown	35
Machine lubricants	High kinematic viscosity	Seed oil	-	36