Moringa in Cambodia

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In Cambodia and many West African countries, CAMA workers are introducing the Moringa tree, which provides an economical source of nutrition and healing. No other plant provides such a wide variety of vitamins and minerals, rebuilding weak bones, reducing high blood pressure and even helping in the fight against AIDS by boosting the immune system.

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The Wonders of Moringa Oleifera (Malunggay) Leaves

Malunggay or Moringa Oliefera remains to be the main source of food nutrients among vegetables around the world. It is very nutritious and will not cost you much. Sometimes, it is for free. It was found to have lots of vitamins and minerals. The food you can produce with the malunggay is very delicious. Actually, there are lots of ways how to cook them.

Moringa or Malunggay likes to live in a tropical to semi-tropical regions. It can tolerate neglect and change of climates. It is slightly invasive because the seed alone can create growth once settled in the soil. It is propagated also by pruning. It is a fast growing plant that can rise as high as 15 feet in height.

Malunggay is everywhere in the Philippines. You can avail of it from your neighbor’s generosity or from your backyard. All you need is a substantive strength to pick droplets from the tree and the patience of tricky pulling of tiny leaves. The leaves are proven to possess nutritive value. A 100 grams of leaves has 75 calories for energy. It is higher than ampalaya, squash, tomatoes and carrots. It has proteins, carbohydrates, calcium, niacin, and amino acids.

A properly cooked fresh leaves of malunggay, at one third cup volumes, has fair amounts of calcium, vitamins A, B, and C. On one hand, the 200 grams of malunggay leaves would yield nutritive values higher than the milk and eggs. Malunggay is rich in iron that will aid in protection of the red blood cells or the haemoglobin. Iron deficiency called anemia can be cured by constant taking of the leaves. It will maintain substantive blood supply, too.

The Wonders of Moringa (Malunggay) Tree - Part 1

The Wonders of Moringa (Malunggay) Tree - Part 1
by Dave Roekle

Most people believe that answers and solutions to their ailments cost a lot of fortunes. This is especially true if the disease they are suffering from is considered worst ones. This thinking often brings city-slicks to immediately seek the help of all affluent relatives notwithstanding the fact that illnesses can be cured by nature. They often forget the nature’s healing wonders. Solutions to the problems are basically abundant, cheap and even accessible for free.

For instance, Malunggay, scientifically known as Moringa Oleifera, is nature’s gift to mankind. It is available elsewhere. In a lot of Asian and African urban areas, residents have one or two trees in their backyards or front lawns. This plant is very popular and growing everywhere that makes it slightly appreciated by lots of Filipinos. Moringa is the English term for malunggay.

Does the sound of the term “Moringa” arrive as magic to your ear? Try to speak it aloud and you will notice! Well, not only the sound of the term is amazing, the existence of the plant is really a wondrous creation from the Omnipotent. The features of the plant such as leaves, flowers, trunks, roots and its seeds have plenty of uses. It can build weak bones, enrich an anemic blood, and produce lots of milk for lactating mothers, a delicious vegetable, and good source of almost all of helpful vitamins and minerals for a healthy body. It provides mineral and vitamins ten times more than oranges, spinach, bananas, milk, et cetera.

Gregory Palm Farms in Orange, CA. has containerized, live Moringa trees for sale. You can get full details here: http://moringashope.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=69

to be continued... http://moringashope.blogspot.com/2010/08/wonders-of-moringa-malunggay-tree-part_11.html