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Moringa species belong to the family of Moringaceae – a single genus family with 14 known species. Amongst them, the Moringa oleifera species (Synonym: Moringa pterygosperma Gaetner) is the most widely known and grows throughout the tropics and sub-tropics. It is originated from sub-Himalayan tracts of northwest India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan. In English it is commonly known as Horseradish tree, Drumstick tree, Never Die tree, West Indian Ben tree, and Radish tree (Ramachandran et al., 1980).

During the last decades, Moringa has become one of the most prized and valuable tropical trees due to its many valuable properties and potential uses. These comprise the high protein content of the leaves, petioles and stems, the high protein and oil contents of the seeds, the presence of growth factors in the leaves and the high sugar and starch content of the entire plant. Moringa is a fast-growing plant with about 5 feet of monthly growth for regularly harvested configuration but for just seed production the tree can grow to 6-7 meters, with averagely less than 400 mm per year (Odee, 1998).  It is a perennial tree and can reach a maximum height of 7-12 m and a diameter of 20-40 cm at 5 feet height and can be produced easily and well on hillsides and elevations of up to 1,000 m above sea level, but it is more frequently found growing on pastureland or in river basins.

Moringa can be produced easily because it can propagate through both sexual and asexual ways and in soil, poor nutrients and under water stress. The fruits of Moringa are trilobal capsules hanging down with lengths of 20 to 40 cm, which contain about 12- 25 seeds per fruit. The seeds are round with dark brown colour and three whitish wings and one adult moringa tree (three years old) can produce about 15,000-25,000 seeds per year, whilst a plantation can produce 3000 kg of seeds per hectare. This quantity offers an equivalent of 900 kg oil per hectare (i.e., 30%) and is comparable to soybean which needs yearly cropping and yields an average of 3000 kg seeds per hectare with only 20% oil yield (Mohammed, et al., (2003).

Beststar has the goal to make a difference, and in the times when the world is facing a pandemic the management set out to find a  solution to address hunger and nutritional problems. Moringa is one of those products that will go a long way to being the solution. Yet, it still has not been addressed by farmers and producers with the needed diligence for it to be fully compliant as a food-grade and medicinal grade. 

Beststar is developing Moringa based products through smart cultivation and processing improved nutritional values, while introducing products for commercial use based on the prominent pharmacological properties. Moringa oleifera grows in tropical and subtropical regions of the world. It is commonly known as the ‘drumstick tree’ or the ‘horseradish tree’.  Moringa can withstand severe drought conditions and hence it is widely cultivated. Due to the Moringa tree being an excellent cover crop it is a prominent participant in the regenerative farming and agriculture programmes BestStar run. 

Extracts from the Moringa leaves are used to treat malnutrition augment breast milk in lactating mothers. Additionally, it is used as an antioxidant, anticancer, anti-inflammatory, antidiabetic and antimicrobial agent; and there have been documented cases of using Moringa as a cure for diabetes, a cure for cancer and water treatment.

Moringa is easily cultivated. As a result, it is a sustainable remedy for malnutrition. It is rich in nutrition owing to the presence of a variety of essential phytochemicals in its leaves, pods, and seeds. One of the most fantastic things about moringa is that it contains ZERO harmful cholesterol is extremely low in fats and contains an abundance of healthy compounds such as: