Moringa oleifera

Moringa oleifera

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"Drumstick Tree" and variants thereof redirect here. This name is also used for the Golden Shower Tree (Cassia fistulosa).

It is also known as drumstick tree, from the appearance of the long, slender, triangular seed pods, horseradish tree, from the taste of the roots which resembles horseradish, or Ben oil tree, from the oil derived from the seeds.

It is an exceptionally nutritious vegetable tree with a variety of potential uses. The tree itself is rather slender, with drooping branches that grow to approximately 10 m in height. In cultivation, it is often cut back annually to 1 meter or less and allowed to regrow so that pods and leaves remain within arm's reach.




Distribution
The moringa tree is grown mainly in semi-arid, tropical, and subtropical areas, corresponding in the United States to USDA hardiness zones 9 and 10. While it grows best in dry sandy soil, it tolerates poor soil, including coastal areas. It is a fast-growing, drought-resistant tree that is native to the southern foothills of the Himalayas in northwestern India.

Reports that it grows wild in the Middle East or Africa are completely unsubstantiated. Today it is widely cultivated in Africa, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Philippines, Central and South America, and Sri Lanka.
It is considered one of the world’s most useful trees, as almost every part of the moringa tree can be used for food or has some other beneficial property.

In the tropics, it is used as forage for livestock, and in many countries, moringa micronutrient liquid, a natural anthelmintic (kills parasites) and adjuvant (to aid or enhance another drug) is used as a metabolic conditioner to aid against endemic diseases in developing countries.

A traditional food plant in Africa, this little-known vegetable has potential to improve nutrition, boost food security, foster rural development, and support sustainable landcare.


General nutrition
The immature green pods called “drumstick” are probably the most valued and widely used part of the tree. They are commonly consumed in South and Southeast Asia and are generally prepared in a wide range of dishes.

The roots are shredded and used as a condiment in the same way as horseradish; however, they contain the alkaloid [[significant source of beta-carotene, Vitamin C, protein, iron, and potassium.

The leaves are cooked and used like spinach. In addition to being used fresh as a substitute for spinach, its leaves are commonly dried and crushed into a powder, and used in soups and sauces.

Moringa leaves and pods are helpful in increasing breast milk in the breastfeeding months.

One tablespoon of leaf powder provide 14% of the protein, 40% of the calcium, 23% of the iron and most of the vitamin A needs of a child aged one to three.^.


Six tablespoons of leaf powder will provide nearly all of a woman's daily iron and calcium needs during pregnancy and breastfeeding.



Malnutrition
Moringa trees have been used to combat malnutrition, especially among infants and nursing mothers. Three non-governmental organizations in particular — Trees for Life, Church World Service, and Educational Concerns for Hunger Organization — have advocated Moringa as "natural nutrition for the tropics." Leaves can be eaten fresh, cooked, or stored as dried powder for many months without refrigeration, and reportedly without loss of nutritional value.

Moringa is especially promising as a food source in the tropics because the tree is in full leaf at the end of the dry season when other foods are typically scarce.

A large number of reports on the nutritional qualities of Moringa now exist in both the scientific and the popular literature. It is commonly said that Moringa leaves contain more Vitamin A than carrots, more calcium than milk, more iron than spinach, more Vitamin C than oranges, and more potassium than bananas, and that the protein quality of Moringa leaves rivals that of milk and eggs.

However, the leaves and stem of M. oleifera are known to have large amounts of their calcium bound in calcium oxalate crystals, which is not a form of calcium available to the body.

Whether the claim of "more calcium than milk" includes this non-bioavailable calcium needs to be addressed. The oral histories recorded by Lowell Fuglie in Senegal and throughout West Africa report countless instances of lifesaving nutritional rescue that are attributed to Moringa.

In fact, the nutritional properties of Moringa are now so well-known that there seems to be little doubt of the substantial health benefit to be realized by consumption of Moringa leaf powder in situations where starvation is imminent. Nonetheless, the outcomes of well-controlled and well-documented clinical studies would still be clearly of great value.

In many cultures throughout the tropics, differentiation between food and medicinal uses of plants (e.g. bark, fruit, leaves, nuts, seeds, tubers, roots, and flowers), is very difficult because plant uses span both categories, and this is deeply ingrained in the traditions and the fabric of the community.

In traditional Indian medicine(Ayurveda and Siddha), children and adults used to drink a cup of "decoction" (kasayam) every Sunday, normally after an oil bath, made of ginger, garlic, a piece of moringa tree bark (murungai pattai in Tamil) and mavelingam tree bark (mavelinga pattai), and the root nodules of the kolinji plant (a leguminous plant with nitrogen nodules in the root).

Moringa Leaf Powder

The World's Greatest Unknown Supplement

There is no doubt that the pure Moringa Tree leaf is the source of incredible health benefits. It's the ultimate, natural, organic, energy and endurance health supplement. There are plenty of studies that describe these benefits and the pure, powdered, moringa leaf is the most potent part of the plant.

India's ancient tradition of ayurveda medicine sites 300 diseases that are treated with the leaves of the Moringa tree.

Gram for gram, Moringa leaves contain:

7 times the vitamin C in oranges
4 times the calcium in milk
4 times the vitamin A in carrots
2 times the protein in milk
3 times the potassium in bananas

Moringa Tree Leaf is organic and absolutely safe. There are no known side effects. It's gentle enough to be given to babies in Africa to overcome malnourishment.

It's one of the most secret performance enhancing products taken by athletes today who ingest mega-doses that help them physically and mentally. It's great for people of all ages, especially oldsters who are losing their alertness.

Neutral Composition in Moringa Leaf
Principle	말린잎	RDA
Energy	205 Kcal	10%
Carbohydrates	38.2 g	29%
Dietary Fiber	19.2 g	77%
Protein	27.1 g	54%
Essential Amino Acid
Histidine	613 mg	88%
Isoleucine	825 mg	59%
Leucine	1950 mg	71%
Lysine	1637 mg	82%
Tryptophan	425 mg	152%
Methionin	350 mg
Phenylalanine	1388 mg
Threonine	1188 mg
Valine	1063 mg
None Essential Amino Acid
Arginine	1325 mg
Alanine	3033 mg
Aspartic acid	1430 mg
Glutamic acid	2530 mg
Glycine	1533 mg
Proline	1203 mg
Serine	1087 mg
Tyrosine	2650 mg
Total Fat	2.3 g	22%
Omega-3	44.6%
Omega-6	7.6%
Omega-9	4.5%
Vitamin
Carotene-ß	16300 IU	326%
Choline	423 mg
Thiamin	2.6 mg	216%
Rivoflamin	20.5 mg	170%
Niacine	8.2 mg	51%
Ascorbic Acid	220 mg	366%
Tocopherols	113 mg	130%
Electrolytes
Sodium	164 mg	66%
Potassium	1324 mg	30%
Minerals
Calcium	2003 mg	200%
Magnesium	368 mg	92%
Sulphur	870 mg	870%
Phosphorus	204 mg	20%
Copper	0.6 mg	30%
Iron	28.2 mg	352%
Manganese	0.87 mg	9%
Zinc	33.4 mg	223%
Selenium	36 ug	48%
Poluphenol	2.02 g
Tannin	428 mg	21.2% of Polyhenol
Saponin	32.3 mg	1.6% of Polyhenol

Although there have been references to the Moringa Tree that go back a couple thousand years, and the World Health Organization has been studying and using the plant for the last forty years as a low cost health enhancer in the poorest countries around the world, there is a reason why the moringa leaf is still relatively unknown.

Soothing Moringa helps lower blood pressure and is a sleep aid. Its detoxifying effect may come from Moringa's ability to purify water.

Moringa acts as a coagulant attaching itself to harmful material and bacteria. It is believed that this process takes place in the body as well.

The result is long-lasting energy without hyperactivity, a nerve system at rest, a blood system not under pressure, and a gland and hormone system in balance.

Here are some of the uses around the world for the fantastic Moringa Leaf:

Detoxification - Studies have shown Moringa's ability to remove hazardous materials from water.

Antibiotic - Moringa is used as a topical treatment for minor infections. Its antibiotic property is identified as Pterygospermin, a bacterial and fungicidal compound. Studies have shown an agueous extract made from seeds was equally effective against the skin infecting bacteria Staphylococcus aureus as the antibiotic Neomycin.


Skin Treatment - Moringa has great healing benefits for the skin, curing cuts, scrapes, sores, and rashes as well as cracking and other signs of aging.

Diabetes - An extract from the Moringa leaf has been shown to be effective in lowering blood sugar levels within 3 hours of ingestion, though less effectively than the standard hypoglycemic drug, glibenclamide.

The effects increased with larger doses.

The most popular way of using Moringa is as a tea or a spice in cooking.

But the most potent way to ingest it is through powder that is readily available on the internet by searching under "Moringa Leaf Powder."

Moringa Oil

Moringa oil can be used for cooking, skin, hair and scalp. It contains powerful antioxidants with
 excellent skin smoothing properties. It is rich in Palmitoleic, oleic and linoleic acids (72%).
  Also contains vitamin A, C and D which gives it excellent moisturising and nourishing qualities.
Moringa oil is a nutty flavoured oil, with a clear to slightly pale yellow colour.

The Moringa oil is from the seed of the moringa oleifera tre
e. This oil was prized by the early Egyptians, Greek and Romans. Due to its long "shelf life" - it takes several years to become rancid.
Moringa oil was found buried in the Pyramids with the Pharoahs.

 Moringa oil penetrates deeply into the skin, bringing vital nutrients that helps the skin retain moisture.

Benefits of using Ankh Rah Moringa Oil

• Skin care
• Rejuvenation
• Stronger and healthier hair
• Wrinkle reduction
• Skin blemish removal

 

Discover the Chief Health Benefits that have made Moringa Tea Famous

• Boosts energy levels

• Improves mental clarity/focus
• Promotes sound sleep
• Provides all vital vitamins
• Contains several important minerals
• Is an extremely powerful free radical fighter
• Moringa has very high levels of fibers
• Cleanses and Detoxifies the body of infectious toxins
• Strengthens your immune system
• Enhances sexual desire and performance
• Fights cancerous cells
• Slows down the aging process
• Promotes healthier and younger-looking skin
• Alleviates diabetes
• Normalizes and regulates cholesterol levels
• Helps maintain healthy heart function
• Minimizes inflammation
• Improves Blood Circulation
• Prevents artherosclerosis
• Enhances visual acuity
• Helps stabilize normal blood sugar levels
• Helps improve patients suffering from leukemia, dengue
• Fights general depression and stress
• Supports weight loss
• Improves upon your overall physical strength