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Moringa oleifera Lam. (Drumstick Tree) is a multipurpose potential tree that is nutritionally rich and possesses functional and phytomedicine properties. It is a multipurpose plant, used as food as well as medicine due to its nutraceutical properties. Leaf, seed, seed oil, fruit, bark, root, flower, and buds are used as food in India as they are rich sources of nutrients. It is beneficial to eradicate malnutrition among children and pregnant women. Some functional components found in Moringa oleifera have antimicrobial, antitumor, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, cardioprotective, hepatoprotective, and other health benefits. In Ayurveda, Moringa oleifera has been used as shothahara (to decrease oedema), cures skin diseases, and has anti-infection properties. The review emphasized the nutritional and nutraceutical properties of Moringa oleifera; each part of the tree contains phytochemicals that are beneficial for health. The study revealed the ethnomedicine properties and traditional use of Ayurveda in the treatment of many diseases. Every edible part of moringa contains high nutritional value and functional components. This tree is used as folk medicine in the management of various diseases. Its edible part can be used in the food industry as the development of a novel value-added product.