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Moringa Through 4000 Years of History
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The Moringa plant is native to Northern India, where it was first described around 2000 B.C. as a medicinal herb. The oral tradition of Ayurvedic medicine in India declared that Moringa prevents 300 diseases.
Ancient Egyptians treasured Moringa oil as protection for their skin from the ravages of desert weather.
Later, the Greeks found many healthful uses for Moringa and introduced it to the Romans.
Over the centuries, the Moringa plant has been carried to all the tropical parts of the world, where it readily takes root. It is commonly used for food, for medicinal purposes, as a wind-break in fields, and many other purposes.
It spread eastward form India to the lower parts of China, Southeast Asia and the Philippines. From India it also spread westward to Egypt, the Horn of Africa, around the Mediterranean, and finally to West Indies in America.
On the island of Jamaica in 1817, a petition concerning Moringa oil was presented to the Jamaican House of Assembly. It described the oil as being useful for salads and culinary purposes, and being equal to the best Florence oil as an illuminant--giving clear light without smoke.
The leaves and pods were likewise used in local recipes. In America, Moringa can be found in markets which cater to immigrants from India, Sri Lanka, China and the Philippines. Usually this is in the form of frozen or canned foodstuffs. The saltwater brine in which it is stored is poured off, and the water in which it is cooked is also discarded. As a result, much of the amazing health benefits of Moringa are lost in this process. A break-through was made recently when Moringa leaves were harvested fresh in India and ground into pure powder, which was then stored in air-tight containers and shipped to America. Moringa Farms is the first to import this natural-strength powder to the U.S. and it is now available in convenient capsules or the original powder form.
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Moringa is a tropical tree, fast growing, resistant to drought and an important source of food for people and animals in many countries. There are 13 species known, of which Moringa oleifera is particularly easy to reproduce and its growth is very fast.
It has been lauded since Aryuvedic times. Modern scientific research now shows that the leaves are full of nutritious content - for example, gram for gram, moringa leaves are an excellent source of calcium,vitamin C, vitamin A, potassium, and protein.
But most importantly, the moringa tree could have an important economic impact in the areas where the tree is found (Africa, Asia, the Americas) as it contains polyelectrolytes which are highly effective in water treatment and produces a biodegradable flocculent unlike aluminum sulphate, currently used in water treatment . Below can be seen the difference between water treated with moringa and not.
Government of Senegal promoting Moringa as part of national diet
Church World Service, the relief ministry of the U.S. National Council of Churches, in cooperation with the Senegalese organization Alternative Action for African Development, has documented the moringa tree's value as a local, sustainable solution to malnutrition, especially among infants, children and mothers.
Japanese trader develops tea from malunggay leaves
A Japanese businessman has discovered the medicinal value of the malunggay (kamunggay in Cebuano) plant and has developed a tea that he claims can cure many human diseases. Mitsuo Shoji said Moringa tea, which is in the form of soluble powder made of pure malunggay leaves, is “rich in antioxidants, amino acids, vitamins and minerals.”
Malunggay is one of the most underestimated plants, (yet) it is one of the most nutritional (and) is also known as a miracle vegetable, the tea is the product of 30 years of research, which began after Shoji read a passage in the Bible about a tree that cures all diseases, found after he studied different kinds of medicinal fauna in the Philippines.
He did not expect it to be the malunggay (scientific name Moringa oleifera), which can be found in many parts of the Philippines and other tropical areas, as he had assumed that the biblical tree would be hard to find.He decided to develop a tea out of the plant “to help many people” suffering from different ailments. Shoji said malunggay can be a treatment for scurvy, asthma, ear ache and headaches. It also improves eyesight and digestion, cleanses wounds and facilitates bowel movement.He said lactating mothers are often advised to consume soup with malunggay leaves to produce more milk that is rich in calcium; other scientifically proven effects of malunggay includes anti-aging, anti-ulcer, anti-tumor and other diuretic properties, as well as properties that eliminate toxins, fungus and bacteria in the body.
Source: Moringa News in Asia
