Fruits and Veggies Monday

in #fruitsandveggiesmonday6 years ago (edited)

What is Moringa and Its Benefits?

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  • It is widely cultivated in asia and a species of the genus moringa, which is only the genus in the family of Moringaceae. In English, we called it Drumstick tree. In the Philippines, we called it Malunggay. It is common in the asia and a popular vegetable in asian cuisine, the leaves are best to add in soups while the pods is ideal to add in vegetable stew or noodle dishes.

Scientific name : Moringa Oleifera

Can be consumed as : Fresh or Dried

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Moringa is considered as Superfoods. It has higher in minerals and nutrients compare to the other vegetables. It can cure many diseases and a good source for lactation.

  • 17x more calcium than milk
  • 10x high in vitamin A than carrot
  • it contains more protein than an egg
  • high in Vitamin C than an Orange
  • it has 20x of Iron more than a spinach
  • contains more potassium than banana

Benefits of Moringa

  1. High in vitamins, amino acids and minerals
  2. regulates blood sugar and diabetes
  3. It improves eyesight, osteoporosis and brain function
  4. Prevents anemia
  5. It cleanses liver
  6. Ideal for lactating Mother
  7. Treats asthma
  8. It can prevents hemorrhoids and varicose veins
  9. It regulates cholesterol level
  10. It boost immunity
  11. It balanced the hormones naturally

Leaves to seeds of the Moringa tree is edible. The barks and roots can be use for medicinal use. It can be eaten fresh or dried. According to some studies, It highly increases the breast milk production and lactation, It can also boost the immune system during gestation. Moringa has been used in traditional healing Ayurveda , for thousands of years.

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These are some common ways to use Moringa

  • Dried Moringa leaves
  • Moringa tea
  • Moringa oil
  • Moringa seeds

Moringa leaves are the most potent and nutritious part of the tree.

How to Grow Moringa

Moringa easily grows and cultivated in tropical climate. They love warm, dry and sunny climate. They thrive at 70 - 90 degrees temperature. They need little amount of water and a little fertilizer in order to have a good produce. They can grow very tall makes their leaves hard to reach, so pruning in a considerable height is ideal.

Moringa can cure hundreds of diseases, A super food that is high in vitamins and minerals.


An entry to the #fruitsandveggiesmonday by the lovely @lenasveganliving. More blessings to you lenas. Xx

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Wow, that's quite the healthy vegetable, isn't it. I'll look it up in my area, hopefully it's not expensive. Cooking a moringa soup is now on my to do list.

Glad to know @felipejoys, hopefully its available in your area. It grows in tropics country but i think some country is exporting this by fresh or frozen.

Thank you for reading.

Oh, that's good news. I'm in a tropical country.

My nephews love this. There is no sign of them not wanting it just yet. I hope they will continually love it. I also love this and when it is available, we add it to every dish.

That's good to know. Its very versatile and such a superfoods. In UAE, this is an expensive vegetable. It cost 6 aed or 84 pesos when you buy 10 pieces of trunk leaves.

Thank you for reading.

Hala ang mahal! Samantalang libre lang dito hehe.

Thank you so mych lenas. Have a wonderful day.

Ang dami nyan sa probinsya namin sis. Dito sa UAE bihira lang. Haha!

Oo sis Sa sharjah meron naman sya, kaya lng sobrang mahal, pero nutritious talaga.

Thank you po.

Ang mahal ng malunggay dito sa UAE

Ay naku, true that, sampung pirasong tangkay 6aed dito sa sharjah.

Wow! Lots of benefits! My mom before usually put Malunggay in every viand as long as it fits. tulad nalang ng sardines, tinola or any gulay na may sabaw. healthy!! ❤thanks for sharing sis

That's right sis. Ganyan din kmi, hehe. Superfoods sya, pag binili mo dito sa UAE ang mahal, samantalang sa pilipinas halos lahat yata may tanim ng malunggay.

Thank you sis.

oonga sis madami yan sa mga bakuran hahaha

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And we make salads from these vegetables :)

Really, wow! I thought we only add it to dishes and soups. That's exciting, i have never taste a moringa salad before though, I have tasted a raw leaves and it was really bitter.

Thank you for reading and letting me know it can be added to salad.

mukhang sarap na sarap ang cutiee baby, :) Nice post sis, good for vegan diet

Thank you. Yes, he likes it. Oo, ideal sya sa vegan diet because of high protein. What a superfood!

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