Moringa peregrina is a species of flowering plant in the family Moringaceae that is native to the Horn of Africa, Sudan, Egypt, the Arabian Peninsula, and as far north as Syria.

[4] Moringa peregrina is a small deciduous tree, 6-10 m tall, with large leaves and thin pendulous branches.

[4] In eastern Oman, young Moringa peregrina saplings would be dug up and their roots slowly roasted in a fire for food.

[8] Bedouins in Egypt would supply the Cairo market with behen-nut seeds, from which a fine, lubricant oil was extracted for use in mechanical watches.

[7] A high quality behen oil was produced from the seeds of Moringa peregrina growing in Saudi Arabia (the Hijaz) and in Yemen.

[9] Bedouins have traditionally made use of the solidified resin extracted from the seeds to rosin the strings of the Arab violin (rebābah).

[11] In this state, the ground behen-nut seeds were allowed to cook for a half-day, while all evaporated water was being restored to the cauldron by degrees.