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Attention vegetarians and parents: Moringa leaves contain about 40% protein, with all of the 8 essential amino acids present. Essential amino acids are those that the human body cannot synthesize; therefore they must be supplied by diet. Moringa is considered to have the highest protein ratio of any plant so far studied on earth!

Attention lactose-intolerant friends: Calcium is a vital macro element for human health. A cup (8 ounces) of milk or yogurt could supply 300-400 mg (about half of the daily necessary amount), while 8 ounces of Moringa leaves contain 1,000 mg calcium. Moringa leaf powder of the same weight (8 ounces) contains over 4,000 mg calcium.

Attention anemic friends:Moringa is very high in iron. Three ounces (about 100g) contain 7 mg of iron, while the leaf powder has 28mg. One of the richest iron sources, roast beef, has only 2 mg iron proportionally per three ounces. 

Attention everybody:Vitamin C, one of the most disputed, talked about and supplemented vitamins, is found in Moringa in large quantities. 100 g of Moringa leaves contain more than 200 mg vitamin C, while 100 g of orange juice has only about 40 mg. 

The Moringa leaf has been used by traditional medicine for hundreds of years in various cultures and now they have also involved concentration in the modern scientific community. Lately, more than 750 studies, articles and other publications have incorporated Moringa. However, majority of the researches are either nutritional analyses or laboratory studies with animals. Taking into account, the possible huge benefits to mankind, the time has come for medically controlled research with human subjects that record the bio-availability of nutrients in Moringa leaves and their success over a long period of time.The Moringa Olifera has extended from Northern India all through the tropical world; it has tailored itself to local conditions, resulting in many differences. Consequently, narrow researches are needed to assess the leaves’ nutritional content and effects in diverse areas.

 Moringa oleifera is the best known of the thirteen types of the genus Moringacae. Moringa was highly esteemed in the ancient world. The Romans, Greeks and Egyptians used edible oil from the seeds and used it for fragrance and skin cream. In the 19th century, farms of Moringa in the West Indies shipped the oil to Europe for perfumes and lubricants for machinery. People in the Indian continent have used the Moringa pods for food for many years. The Moringa leaf is eaten all over West Africa and the Moringa tree seeds are used to purify dirty water in many villages and some villages plant the Moringa trees so that their neighbors can buy Moringa.

 Moringa benefits

The whole Moringa tree is said to have valuable properties that can serve a population; Moringa benefits all ages. People all over the world have made use of these nutritional values. While the focal point of this writing is on the Moringa leaves, other parts of the tree are also creditable of further study. Nutritional analyses points out that Moringa leaves hold a wealth of vital, disease-preventing nutrients. Moringa Oleifera contains all of the key amino acids, which is unusual for a plant source.Since the dried leaves are potent, they contain higher quantity of many of these nutrients. Information on dried Moringa leaves comes from Fuglie, centered mostly on analysis supported by Church World Service and the Department of Engineering at the University of Leicester and performed by Campden & Chorleywood Food Research Association in Gloucestershire, UK.

Moringa oleifera has a lot of powerful antioxidants, which protect the body’s health by eliminating free radicals, cancer-causing substances that are building up in the body for certain periods of time. Moringa is known to have a lot of potent antioxidant sources. Moringa’s potency is known to have a combination of valuable nutrients to the human being, lowering the risks of cancer. Moringa leaf is known to have a high absorption level for the body, giving the vital nutrients the consumer needs to keep their immune system functioning efficiently. The plant is known to have 40 antioxidant compounds that help the body to excrete harmful cancer substances.

 

Moringa continues to amaze many medicine experts with her amazing anti- oxidants and other common ailments. The scientific research teams will continue to investigate the Moringasource for other possibilities. The World Health Organization, National Institutes of Health, and many peer-reviewed medical journals have published information explaining Moringa as a promising natural anti-carcinogenic. This body of information will undoubtedly continue to increase with the rising eye opening awareness of Moringa’s significant role as a nutritive and therapeutic plant species.

Moringa oleifera’s nutritious benefits have proven it’s all natural, organic, and a natural remedy and understood to be irresistible by the people of Asia and Africa. The Moringa tree was also recognized by the Egyptians, Romans and the Greeks and it was used for food and cosmetic reasons. In fact, there have been recent findings that the Moringa oil was used as a main component for the preservation of the ancient mummies. Eventually, the Moringa tree was introduced to Jamaica in the 1800s and the house of parliament voted for the usage of the plant for the illumination of homes and fertilization capabilities. 

 

Moringa was shown to contain high levels of antioxidant, hypolipidamic; lowering high levels of lipids in the blood and antiatherosclerotic substances with clear therapeutic possible for the prevention of cardiovascular diseases. The hardening of the arteries is caused by the accumulation of particular fats, calcium and other substances in the inner lining of the arteries, forming plaques. Studies in animals show that the Moringa oleifera leaf extract lowers the formation of atherosclerotic plaques in the arteries. The preventive effects of Moringa were comparable to the drugs used today in medicine for the buildup of plaques. Based on the results, Moringa provides a safe and affordable source for the prevention of cardiovascular diseases without any toxic effects.

News on Moringa:  The second Global Summit on HIV/AIDS, Traditional Medicine and Indigenous knowledge in 2008 encouraged the use of Moringa in the treatment and support of HIV/AIDS, due to the unique properties, as being a major, available, inexpensive source of all essential nutrients. Clinical studies in this group of patients are now organized but they take time to accomplish and be published. Meanwhile, the anecdotal evidence accumulated is rich; based on it Moringa can be used as a method of expanding care to underserved populations in various countries.

There are now many organizations and networks dedicated to Moringa knowledge and use, thousands of registered members around the world. In some countries, like Ghana, Burkina Faso, Keya, Ethopia, and Uganda, National Moringa Associations have been created. The International Eye Foundation (Based in Maryland USA) and Hellen Keller International were promoting Moringa for the prevention of childhood blindness due to malnutrition. Indeed, Moringa, through her richness in vitamins, saves precious eyes sight in the most vulnerable victims: children with nutrient deficiency.

In April 2008, the USA National Institutes of Health (NIH), which is one of the most respected scientific institutions in the world, celebrated Earth Day with exhibits, posters, programs dedicated to Moringa. The NIH Record publication mentions: “perhaps like no other single species this plant has the potential to help reverse multiple major environmental problems and provide for many unmet human needs.”

News papers and scientific journals mention Moringa more and more often. Recently, this tree was not really known in the West, except to botanists. Today, Moringa, the very plant that desperate mothers from tropical countries used to save their malnourished children, is also featured as the exciting ingredient of fancy skin rejuvenating creams. The National Science foundation and National Geographic Society, together with other organizations, have financed scientific studies and collection of all Moringa species to gather more information about this plant. Other prominent organizations that promote or study Moringa include: International Moringa Network, GIANT-Global Initiative for AIDS Nutritional Therapy, Optima of Africa, Peace Corps, and AGADA- Alternative Action for African development.