Hi Hv, what do you think of using Moringa for cancer? Moringa has an impressive list of nutrients and is very safe that it is even fed to babies in countries like Africa where there is so much food shortage and malnutrition.

http://www.lifeinhealth.org/moringa/

http://www.herbal-home-remedies.com/blog/101/benefits-of-the-moringa-leaf/

I'm asking this question because my friend who has Breast Cancer and was taking Moringa leaf powder was advised by an Integrative M.D. at Sloan Kettering to stop taking it because, according to that doctor, Moringa contains estrogen. However, I read that Moringa contains Beta-Sitosterol and other anticancer compounds and may even help with cancer.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1924986/

Knowing that Moringa contains NOT estrogen but PHYTO-estrogens, I wonder if that Integrative M.D. was referring to ESTROGENIC EFFECTS of Moringa that can stimulate an increase of estrogen production by the body. Do you know if Moringa has any such effects? (NOTE: As different parts of the plant have different properties, I am specifically referring to Moringa LEAVES, which was what my friend was taking.)

On the other hand, it's possible that the M.D. was actually referring to phyto-estrogens but was ignorant about the positive benefit of phyto-estrogens in combating and reducing estrogen dominance which exacerbates cancer. Or maybe the M.D. was just trying to scare the patient in order to protect the profits of their hospital. :-)

I would really appreciate your input on Moringa (the leaf powder form). Thanks in advance!