Malunggay Tree.( Moringa Oleifera)

Malunggay Tree.( Moringa Oleifera)

Malunggay (Moringa Oleifera), is a popular plant known for nutritional value as well as a herbal medicine. Malunggay is a plant that grows in the tropical climates such as the Philippines, India and Africa. Malunggay is widely used as vegetable ingredient in cooking, as herbal medicine for a number of illness and other practical uses. The Malunngay plant can grow to as high as 9 meters with erect white trunks. The compund leaf has about 3 to 9 leaflets. Malunggay has white fragrant flowers that pruduces long pods with 3-angled winged seeds.

 Moringa is not called the miracle plant for nothing. Malunggay can do wonders to your health and it is very versatile because you can reap all its good benefits in various forms. You can eat malunggay leaves, drink moringa tea, add moringa powder in your food or take moringa supplements. Here are the some of the reasons why you should get to know this miracle plant:

 Malunggay Benifits

 Malunggay leaves helps strengthens the immune system.

Malunggay can help restores skin condition, controls blood pressure, relieves headaches and migraines.

Malunggay tea can help strengthen the eye muscles.

Malunggay tea can help heal inflammation of the joints and tendons.

Malunggay tea can prevent intestinal worms.

Malunggay can help increase semen count.

Malunggay help normalize blood sugar level therefore preventing diabetes.

Malunggay has anti-cancer compounds (phytochemicals) that help stop the growth of cancer cells.

Malunggay helps relax and promotes good night sleep.

Malunggay tea is used to treat fever and asthma.

Malunggay help heals ulcers.

Malunggay is high in calcium (four times the calcium in milk), therefore lactating mothers are advised to consume malunggay leaves to produce more milk for their babies. The young malunggay leaves are also boiled and taken as tea.

Malunggay contains three times the potassium in bananas.

Malunggay contain four times the vitamin A in carrots.

An ounce of malunggay has the same Vitamin C content as seven oranges.

Malunggay leaves contain two times the protein in milk.

Malunggay seed is used to clean dirty or polluted water.