Health benefits of Moringa

Scientist and health care workers from around the world found out that this once considered as a “poor man’s vegetables” is loaded with vitamins and minerals that can be an effective remedy against many kinds of ailments is now known as a “miracle tree” or “nature’s medicine cabinet”. This article, will share with you the different many benefits of Malunggay or Moringa Oleifera, a popular plant known for nutritional value as well as an herbal medicine.

All parts of the Malunggay tree are usable for nutritional and medicinal purposes.

Malunggay is a plant that grows in the tropical climates such as the Philippines, India and Africa. It is widely used as vegetable ingredients in cooking, as herbal medicine for a number of illnesses and other practical uses. This plant can grow to as high as 9 meters with erect white trunks, while the compound leaf has about 3 to 9 leaflets. It has white fragrant flowers that produce long pods with 3-angled winged seeds.

Apart from the benefits in terms of the various nutrients that we can get from it, all parts of the Malunggay tree are usable for nutritional and medicinal purposes from the roots, trunk, and branches to the leaves, flowers, and seeds.

Origin of Malunggay

Malunggay’s Scientific Name is Moringa Oleifera. It is also known as “Malunggáy” in the Philippines, “Sajina” in India, “Shojne” in Bengal, “Munagakaya” in Telugu, “Shenano” in Rajasthani, “Shevaga” in Marathi, “Nuggekai” in Kannada, “Drumstick Tree, Horse Radish Tree, Ben Oil Tree” in English and “La mu” in Chinese.

However, this remarkable tree was originally cultivated in North America and India respectively. In the beginning, these were only used to feed cattle and eventually, consumed by humans as well. But as years passed, its popularity has overwhelmingly spread across the globe most especially in Central and South America as well as in some parts of Southeast Asia.

Nowadays, Malunggay trees are being used as an herbal medicine to cure different types of illnesses. It is also highly recommended as a catalytic mechanism in solving the vicious problems of deforestation.

Evolution of Malunggay as a “Super Food”

Before scientists discovered its health benefits, the Malunggay was simply considered as a “poor man’s vegetables”, now it is known as a “Tree of Miracle” simply because it is composed of minerals and vitamins, which are found to be effective in healing almost all kinds of ailments to live a normal and healthy lifestyle.

Based on recent scientific and medical researchers, all parts of the shady and tall Malunggay tree are very much beneficial to man. Generally, its health benefits are both nutritional and medicinal in nature and purposes. Read more below to discover the positive outcomes and natural forms of remedies of Malunggay.

• Malunggay leaves can help boost one’s immune system about 10x more than those commercially-made vitamins and other health supplements.

• These have 3x more potassium, than our favorite banana.

• They also possess anti-cancer compounds such as phytochemicals, to lowly stop the multiplicity of those deadly cancer cells.

• Malunggay acts as your “invisible dermatologist” as it can flawlessly restore your abnormal skin conditions without any aid of a plastic surgery.

• Effectively controls your blood pressure, as well as your migraine and headache attacks.

• For those people with high levels of glucose, these Malunggay leaves can easily decrease your extremely high blood sugar levels.

• They can also dynamically increase a male’s sperm count.

• Malunggay leaves can in time, do away with your tendon inflammations for good.

• For those who have insomnia, take a cup of Malunggay leaves before going to bed.

• It can further make your eye muscles much stronger.

• In children, Malunggay can prevent them from incurring intestinal worms.

• Malunggay reduces asthma attacks.

• It can treat stomach ulcers painlessly.

• It has a high percentage of calcium content. Therefore, those lactating moms are dearly advised to take it as a tea as often as possible to best benefit their newborn babies.

• If you are suffering from Vitamin A deficiency, always drink boiled Malunggay leaves, because these natural wonders contain 4x Vitamin A than carrots.

• Malunggay leaves contain Vitamin C percentages which are equal to seven oranges.

• Its leaves contain two times the protein in milk.

• The Malunggay seed is used to clean dirty or polluted water.

Now you know the benefits of the Malunggay Tree, and I guess it’s an enough reason why it is a must in everyone’s backyard. Read more below to give you an idea how to use them well.