[October 2023] Study on using Moringa leaves for Babesia

Title: Evaluation of the Inhibitory Effect of Moringa oleifera Leaves Methanolic Extract against In Vitro Growth of Several Babesia Species and Theileria equi and the In Vivo Growth of Babesia microti

Study date: Oct 31, 2023

Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37941580/

Some quotes:

(MOL = Moringa oleifera leaves methanolic extract)

"These findings suggest that MOL is an effective herbal anti-piroplasm therapy, especially when combined with a low dosage of either DA or MMV665875."

"LC-MS of MOL revealed that the most abundant polyphenolic catechism found in the MOL extract was isoquercetin and rutin."

"MOL inhibited B. bovis, B. caballi, B. bigemina, and T. equi in vitro growth in a dose-dependent way, with IC50 values of 45.29 ± 6.14, 19.16 ± 0.45, 137.49 ± 16.07, and 9.29 ± 0.014 μg/ml, respectively. "

Hi Bailey,

Sorry for the late reply. Yes I'm wondering the same!

I also found this from a different study:

"Here, we screened 97 essential oils and identified 10 essential oils (garlic, black pepper, tarragon, palo santo, coconut, pine, meditation, cajeput, moringa, and stress relief) at a low concentration (0.001%; v/v) that showed good inhibitory activity against B. duncani in the hamster red blood cell culture model."

(Meditation and stress relief are a mix of oil blends by the way)

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmc7350376/