Amazing Health Benefits of Moringa (malunggay)

Malunggay Leaves

Scientific name: Moringa Oleifera

English name: horseradish

Malunngay is a tagalog term for "moringa" or "horseradish". This plant is generally found in the areas around asia like, Malaysia, Thailand and Philippines.

The malunggay plant can grow up to  more than 10 feet tall. In our backyard, we have malunggay plant which is very nearly 10 years of age and as I see the plant, I assume that it is just about 11 feet tall now. Malunggay is currently considered as a miracle herb on the grounds that it is a good wellspring of nutrients and minerals.

Health Benefits and Nutrients of Malunggay:

• Seven times the vitamin C that oranges has - fresh moringa pods and leaves are an excellent wellsprings of vitamin-C. Every 50 g of pods contain 75 µg or 120% of everyday required intake of vitamin C. Likewise, for every 50 g of green moringa leaves contains 26 µg or 43% of everyday recommended level of Vitamin C. As we all know, Vitamin C is the most essential vitamin that our body needs to achieve stronger immune system.
• Four times the Calcium we can get from milk - moringa leaves is a good source of Calcium. In fact, for every 100 grams portion of moringa leaves, there are 434 mg of Calcium, 4 times the calcium we can get from a glass of milk.
• Four times the vitamin A  we found in carrots - there is about 7-8 mg of beta carotene (pro-vitamin A). Our body needs just 1 mg of beta carotene per day. Vitamin A is a very essential element to help fight against all kinds of infections and likewise a very helpful nutrient to help bone healing and development.
• TWO times the protein that milk has - moringa is considered as the only plant on Earth to have the highest content of protein which is two time that we can get from milk. Like soya, moringa can supply enough protein to babies and breastfeeding mothers but, unlike soya, there is no evidence that moringa can cause allergic reaction.
• Three times the Potassium we get from bananas - bananas are a good source of potassium, but the best wellspring of this mineral is non other than moringa. Moringa (100 gms) can supply three times the potassium that we can get from eating a piece of banana.

Malunggay Supplements

There are bunches of malunggay supplements that are available in the market. Moringa products are now one of the top growing suppelement business around the world. Malunggay in the Philippines is standout among the most widely recognized food supplement formulas.

For breastfeeding moms who cannot prepare malunggay soup evryday, they use Moringa capsules to sustain the milk gland in producing fresh and healthy milk for their babies. Malunggay capsules are made from dried malunggay leaves , some are from the root, barks and fruit. As mentioned, every part of malunggay plant has  essential health benefits.

Malunggay as Cooking ingredient

In the Phiippines, the leaves and tree grown fruits of malunggay is used as a basic ingredient in stews  like bulanglang,ginataan and tinola. Malunggay is normally included in noodle soup to include more wellbeing profits for children who love eating instant noodles.

Malunggay for Lactation

One of the best profit that malunggay can give is it enhances lactation for nursing mothers. As per studies, malunggay aside from the nutritional facts mentioned above, it also has a nutrient that helps the mother's milk to activate its milk gland and to continuously produce natural and healthy milk. In connection to this, the green leaves of malunggay is rich in iron, phosphorus, vitamins A,b and C, thiamine, which are all essential to growing kids.

Malunggay for Beauty

Some beauty experts believe that malunggay leaves extract helps the hair grow healthy. Just put the extract on your hair and leave for about 30 minutes before taking a bath. The hair will become healthy, shiny and strong. It can also prevent hair fall because of its calcium and vitamin C contents.

No wonder why malunggay is considered as miraculous plant and some even call it "wonder plant". In case you're searching for a sound nourishment, make this plant as your kitchen's best-friend while preparing healthy meal for your family. Malunggay is additionally accepted to cure diabetes and other major diseases on the grounds that its leaves and pods contain more than 90 supplements and 46 antioxidants.