Moringa oleifera seeds in Water Purification

Conducted in the South Pacific Islands, this study compares Moringa oleifers seeds with other locally grown seeds for purifying water.  Other seeds used were peanuts, cowpeas, urad and corn.

The results – 

“Moringa seeds were found to be better than the other seeds in turbidity removal and had greater potential for water purifications than the other seeds tested.

“The use of the local Moringa seeds for clarification is therefore useful in the purification of drinking water in developing countries, since other chemicals used in water purification are expensive.”

Conclusion

“The paper evaluates Moringa oleifera (the local variety) seeds as a water purifier in the South Pacific and shows that it would be possible to develop an economical and an environmentally safe method of water purification.”