Effects of moringa oleifera in improving the memory of aging rats

Moringa oleifera is used to treat various types of diseases due to its outstanding proportion of medicinal properties. One of the medicinal properties exhibited by this herb is an antioxidant. It helps in neutralization of the oxidative stress and prevent free radicals. Excessive free radicals in the brain can interrupt the processing of memory along with cognitive functions. In this project, effects of Moringa oleifera in enhancing memory of aging rats were studied. Rats were divided into 8 groups consist of 6 rats per group; normal, galactose, galactose+corn oil, galactose+tocotrienol, galactose+tocopherol, galactose+P 100, galactose+P250 and galactose+P500. These rats were administrated with 3 different concentrations of Moringa oleifera extract. Behavioural study using Morris water maze experiment was conducted within five days; four days of continuous training and last day for the test. Results showed that groups treated with Moringa oleifera extract showed the highest number of entries to the platform zone and had the lowest latency to first entry to the platform zone. In conclusion, Moringa oleifera managed to improve the memory of rats induced with D-galactose.