...Malunggay benefits: Moringa commonly known as Malunggay in the Philippines is a wonderful tree known all over the world and referred by scientists as a “miracle tree.” Malunggay has been promoted by the World Health Organization (WHO) for the past 20 years as a low-cost health enhancer in poor countries around the globe. Yet, despite its remarkable medicinal value, it is still relatively unknown. “The Moringa Tree” by Dr. Martin L. Price, he cites the benefits of moringa leaf extract as a plant growth hormone, the moringa shoots as green manure to enrich agricultural lands, moringa leaves as livestock feed because of its rich high protein content, moringa seed powder and the fresh cake left over from oil extraction as treatment for turbid water, moringa as a good live fence tree with its bark used to make mats and rope, and the compound in the flowers and roots of the moringa tree, pterygospermin, as a powerful antibiotic and antifungal remedy. Tender malunggay leaves also reduce phlegm and are administered internally for scurvy and catarrhal conditions, while the flowers are used to heal inflammation of the tendons and abscesses. Unripe pods of malunggay are also reported to prevent intestinal worms, while the fruit also prevents eye disorders. Other studies have shown that eating malunggay fruits can lead to higher semen count. This is good news for men who are having problems in siring children. They cannot count on the malunggay to cork its magic on them. Because of its...
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...Introduction Moringa oleifera is a soft wood small evergreen growing plant that has various uses. It is a vital plant in India, Ethiopia, Sudan, Philippine and Pakistan (Villafuerte & Abonal, 2009). The plant is also grown in East, West and South Africa. All its parts scientifically prove to be edible. The leaves are rich in beta-carotene, vitamins and essential amino acids (Holts, 2011). The leaves also have anti-microbial and antioxidant properties. It also has anti-inflammatory properties, making it good for fever and wounds treatment. Its extracts are used to treat oxidative stress-mediated diseases and photo aging. The plant is used in cosmetic industries for its incredible beauty properties. It is used in sunscreen creams and anti-aging products. It also makes the skin glow. Drugs are extracted from the leaves, by grounding them. The drugs are used to treat a broad range of diseases, include HIV, diuretic, diabetes, arthritis, anemia, herpes simplex and bronchitis (Holts, 2011). The powder of Moringa oleifera is used as tea. The powder is filled in tea bags and used for tea. All parts of this plant are useful to the human. For drugs to be effective, they must reach their targeted organs before they disintegrate. The gastrointestinal tract has different acids and alkaline elements that could disintegrate the drugs before reaching their destination. Most drugs that are colon targeted must be bind by an element that can withstand the upper part of the gastrointestinal tract...
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...Infusions Handmade cold process soap and more Infusing Oils With Herbs: Moringa Soap I have been using herbal infusions for soaps since I began making soap. Using herbs as natural colorants is challenging as depending on the type of infusion you choose the finished soap can go from a great success to a downright disaster. I cannot forget how the color of the hibiscus infusion went from magnificent ruby to scary blue in the lye solution and to a nice but not so interesting beige in the finished soap. Another “accident” was using green tea powder. Adding it to the raw soap caused the batter to turn muddy (dirty may provide a better description though) brown and the finished soap was a dreadfully oily thing which I only kept to cure because of my husband’s advice to never give up on a batch of soap. Grateful I listened to him because, three months later, that dreadful log of oily something became one of the best soaps I have ever used. Since those (and a few other) disastrous trials with herbs I have done a lot of research and have come to the point of feeling confident about what I can achieve with certain herbs depending on the way of infusing them and using them in soap. Yet, with the great variety of botanicals out there, there is always a new herb to try and this time I am using moringa. I received a package of moringa powder from Silvia at SoapJam a couple of months ago and almost immediately decided that I would try infusing some oil with part of the powder...
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...According to analysis, the powdered leaves of the moringa tree (which is the way most people consume moringa) contains 46 types of antioxidants. One serving, in fact, contains 22 percent of our recommended daily intake (RDI) of vitamin C, one of the most important antioxidants on Earth, and a whopping 272 percent of our RDI of vitamin A. Antioxidants help to neutralize the devastating impact of free radicals, thereby guarding us from cancer and degenerative diseases such as macular degeneration and cystic fibrosis. Rich in amino acids - The leaves of the moringa tree contain 18 amino acids, eight of which are essential amino acids, making them a "complete" protein - a rarity in the plant world. Indeed, moringa's protein content rivals that of meat, making it an excellent source of protein for vegetarians and vegans. Protein is, of course, needed to build muscle, cartilage, bones, skin and blood and is also needed to produce enzymes and hormones. Calcium and magnesium - One serving of moringa leaves provides us with approximately 125 percent of our RDI of calcium and 61 percent of our RDI of magnesium. These two trace minerals work in synergy; while calcium is needed to build strong bones and teeth, we also need magnesium to help us absorb it. Since moringa contains generous quantities of both, it is especially good at guarding us from osteoporosis and other bone conditions. Extensive nutrient concentrations - Moringa leaves contain 90 different types of nutrients, including...
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...meal in their dining table. Moreover, there is this perception of people that nutritious foods are not delicious food and ordinarily to some of them tasteless and not delicious to look at especially in the eyes of the children. That is why the goal of every parent in every household to serve appetizing and nutritious meal is always unachieved and has become an empty promise. One way to address this problem is to choose a vegetable or fruit that is not costly, readily available and loaded with nutritional value. Cook or prepare it in such a way that it would look delicious and appetizing for children. In such a way, the children would enjoy the nutritional value and good taste of food. One of the not so costly vegetable is Malunggay (Moringa oleifera). It is considered as “poor man’s vegetable” because it is cheap in price, could be found everywhere and loaded with vitamins and minerals. Aside from eating malunggay, it is also being used as main ingredient to fortify Filipinos’ staple food such as bread, noodles and other snacks. With the introduction of malunggay as ingredient in various forms of gastronomic preparation, people are now beginning to enjoy the presence of malunggay in our staple food and delicacies. Even in the preparation of condiments which are popular among school children, malunggay can be...
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...Acknowledgement We would never have been able to finish our dissertation without the guidance of our neighbors, help from friends, and support from my family. We would like to express my deepest gratitude to my advisor, Mrs. Modie Flores, for her excellent guidance, caring, patience, and providing us with an excellent atmosphere for doing research. We would like to thank our Parents, who let us experience the research of Malunggay Cupcake in the field and practical issues beyond the textbooks, internet, patiently corrected our writing and financially supported our research. We would also like to thank Menchie Hermones, and Ludy Balagosa, for guiding our research for the past several weeks and helping us to develop our background in biochemistry. We would like to thank our Classmates, who as a good friend, was always willing to help and give their best suggestions. It would have been a lonely lab without them. We would also like to thank our parents, two elder sisters, and elder brother. They were always supporting us and encouraging us with their best wishes. We give thanks to God almighty for giving us the understanding, knowledge and wisdom during the course of our study. Finally, we would like to thank our classmate Auntie, Sally Barral. She was always there cheering us up and stood by us through the good times and bad. Dedication ...
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...Malunggay as ointment ABSTRACT The Malunggay leaves are highly nutritious, being a significant source of Vitambeta-carotein C, protein, iron and potassium. The leaves are cooked and used like spinach. In addition to being used fresh as a substitute for spinach, its leaves are commonly dried and crushed into a powder, and used in soups and sauces. Ointment is one of the medicine that can cure wounds. The procedures are all the materials will be gathered. Leaves will be pounded .Pounded leaves of Malunggay will be extracted. The extract will be boiled. Boiled extract will then be cooled. The boiled extract will be put in a sterilized small bottle/container for storage /preservation. The product will then be applied to an open wound with the use of cotton. I therefore conclude that the malunggay leaves can be a substitute medicine in curing open wounds but its odor matters. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I, the researcher extend my gratitude to my parents for the support in making this, and to my classmates for giving me the courage in pursuing this study. And most especially to our Almighty God for giving me the wisdom in making this study possible. Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION Background of the Study Malunggay grows very wildly in hot tropical climate and it is mainly found in the Philippines. It is best known as an excellent source of nutrition and a natural energy booster. Loaded with nutrients, vitamins and amino acids;it replenishes our body and provides what we need to get through...
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...A Comparative study between Malunggay (Moringa Oleifera) leaves extract and Calamansi (CitrofunellaMicrocarpa) extract to see which is a better Stain Remover CHAPTER I: PROBLEM AND ITS SCOPE A. INTODUCTION A stain caused by the chemical or physical interaction of two dissimilar materials. It is a problem that most of us Filipino face since many parts of the Philippines is Polluted and there are particles that create an interaction with our clothes that creates discoloration or stains Calamansi (Citrofortunellamicrocarpa) has been proven as an Effective stain remover for its acidic contents. It has been used by anonymous people, ordinary children and students for it provide them with extra income and calamansi is also cheap and is abundant in the Philippines and it is easy to use and to make and most importantly it doesn’t have a high quality of chemical that can burn or harm your skin. Malunggay (MoringaOleifera) is known as “miracle plant” horse radish in english because it is not only food but is medicine too and all parts can be utilized. It is common in India but has spread in tropical countries like the Philippines and it has calcium, iron, phosphorous, thiamin, beta-carotene, vitamins A, B, C, and E and lipoprotein. Which are consider to remove stains due to the phytochemicals present in its leaves. The researcher conducted this study to see which if the two will be a better alternative stain remover since both of the two were...
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...Moringa oleifera: A Review of the Medical Evidence for Its Nutritional, Therapeutic, and Prophylactic Properties. Part 1. Jed W. Fahey, S c.D. PEER REVIEWED Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences, Lewis B. and Dorothy C ullman C ancer C hemoprotection C enter, 725 N. Wolfe Street, 406 WBSB, Baltimore, Maryland, USA 21205-2185 Email: jfahey@jhmi.edu Trees for Life Journal 2005, 1:5 The electronic version of this article is the complete one and can be found online at: http://www.tfljournal.org/article.php/20051201124931586 Receiv ed: September 15, 2005; Accepted: November 20, 2005; Published: December 1, 2005 Copyright: ©2005 Jed W. Fahey This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the C reative C ommons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Moringa appears to be a nutritional and medicinal cornucopia. The author, a Western-trained nutritional biochemist who has studied some of Moringa’s phytochemicals for almost a decade, gives a brief commentary and extensive references, and presents a table introducing some of the tree’s most intriguing features. This is the first article in a series, and will be followed by more detailed analysis of some of the strongest claims made regarding this edible plant. Vie Art Abstract Moringa oleifera, or the horseradish tree, is a pan-tropical species...
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...Malunggay leaves as an anti-bacterial soap.The scientific name of Malunggay is Moringa Oleifera. Moringa, also known as the Miracle Tree, is a multipurpose plant, as the leaves, pods, fruits, flowers, roots and bark of the tree can be utilized. It is also referred to as Drumstick Tree by the Britishers. In the Philippines, they are referred to as Malunggay or Malungay. Others refer to moringa as horseradish tree, benzolive tree, kelor, marango, mlonge, moonga, nébéday, saijhan, sajna or Ben oil tree. Research had shown that ounce for ounce of Moringa leaves contain seven times the Vitamin C found in oranges, four times the Vitamin A found in carrots, four times the calcium found in milk, three times the potassium found in bananas and two times the protein found in yogurt.For this reason, it has putMoringa as the most nutritious vegetable plant around and has been used as fortificant in noodles, bread, biscuits, delicacies, burgers, hot dogs. It is also known to be the best nutritional support for nursing mothers because it is not only rich in nutritional content but for its medicinal properties as well.By making vegetable soup out from fresh Moringa leaves, it has been found to increase the volume of breast milk produced by lactating mothers.Another established medicinal property of Moringa Olfeira is its antibacterial action. French scientists had found that Moringa contains an antibacterial peptide (a molecule composed of two or more amino...
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...ABSTRACT The Malunggay leaves are highly nutritious, being a significant source of Vitambeta-carotein C, protein, iron and potassium. The leaves are cooked and used like spinach. In addition to being used fresh as a substitute for spinach, its leaves are commonly dried and crushed into a powder, and used in soups and sauces. Ointment is one of the medicine that can cure wounds. The procedures are all the materials will be gathered. Leaves will be pounded .Pounded leaves of Malunggay will be extracted. The extract will be boiled. Boiled extract will then be cooled. The boiled extract will be put in a sterilized small bottle/container for storage /preservation. The product will then be applied to an open wound with the use of cotton. I therefore conclude that the malunggay leaves can be a substitute medicine in curing open wounds but its odor matters. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I, the researcher extend my gratitude to my parents for the support in making this, and to my classmates for giving me the courage in pursuing this study. And most especially to our Almighty God for giving me the wisdom in making this study possible. Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION Background of the Study Malunggay grows very wildly in hot tropical climate and it is mainly found in the Philippines. It is best known as an excellent source of nutrition and a natural energy booster. Loaded with nutrients, vitamins and amino acids;it replenishes our body and provides what we need to get through a hectic weekday or...
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...food from Gulod Malaya, San Mateo, Rizal. Then, I found it very interesting. So the next day, I told it to my group mates and also became curious about it. So now, we would like to introduce to you the very nutritious and delicious food made by one of the most recommended food of the FNRI (Food and Nutrition Research Institute), the Moringa Oleifera Balls or simply Malunggay Balls. -Background of the study Malunggay (Moringa Oleifera) is a small tree that can be grown anywhere in the Philippines. And has been found to have multiple uses. Malunggay (Moringa Oleifera), is a popular plant known for nutritional value as well as a herbal medicine. Malunggay is a plant that grows in the tropical climates such as the Philippines, India and Africa. Malunggay is widely used as vegetable ingredient in cooking, as herbal medicine for a number of illness and other practical uses. The Malunggay plant can grow to as high as 9 meters with erect white trunks. The compound leaf has about 3 to 9 leaflets. Malunggay has white fragrant flowers that produces long pods with 3-angled winged seeds. Ithas been shown in studies to have an anti-tumor capacity. Moringa contains benzyl isothiocyanate. There are many studies that have shown this chemical and compounds derived thereof...
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...finding alternatives on our daily needs in a way that we can save more money but would not be risking our health. In this research, we tried to find an alternative to the cooking oil we use today. As we all know, the oil process weep on increasing and the economic problem is worsening every year.The Malunggay or Moringa leaves undergo process lie boiling, blending, cooling and many others in order to extract the oil. The Malunggay plant has many uses and it is very nutritious. It can also serve as medicinal plant. With these facts on hand, we were able to construct the research paper and come up with good results. The use of Malunggay as a source of oil was a good idea which we can account on its benefits stated above and throughout the paper.The oil extracted from the Malunggay leaves will then be used as an alternative for the cooking oil that we use today. The materials used in the research are easy to find and Malunggay leaves are abundant in our country. The oil extracted showed a great potential of being a main source of cooking oil. | Investigatory Project By Kynetsalvador | November 2012 * Zoom In * Zoom Out Page 1 of 5 “Oil Extracted from Malunggay (Moringa Oliefera Lam) as an Alternative Vegetable Cooking Oil” Group 3 – II-Ageo B Leader: Kyle Joshua Salvador Assistant Leader: Trixia Floie Galimba Secretary: Ingrid Justine Ponay Members: John Lloyd Baltazar Marcial Alex Tristan Espino i Abstract Purpose Our country is currently facing different...
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...Moringa is also an excellent “brain food” because it is a natural source of many of the essential brain nutrients, including vitamin C, vitamin E, omega 3, caratenoids and much much more. One of the many benefits of taking a daily regimen of Moringa is increased clarity and mental focus. Moringa contains zinc, which supports brain connectivity between the right and left hemispheres of the brain. Additionally, Moringa aids in neurotransmission due to the 18 amino acids it contains. Plus, Moringa capsules, tea or extract makes it easy to incorporate Moringa into your daily routine. In addition to a balanced diet with brain boosting nutrients, daily physical exercise and regular brain workouts, sleep, a positive social environment and controlled levels of stress also contribute to brain health. The leaves are nutritive2,4,5 and spasmolytic18 Herbal Miscellany Perhaps Moringa really is a miracle tree..? Not only has it provided food, shelter, water filtration, and medicine, but it may also be a source for fuel in the future.9 Moringa is being considered as a potential source for biodiesel (plant based fuel that diesel engines can run off of). This plant grows easily in tropical areas and can easily produce high quantities of biomass for fuel. This can be done without compromising leaf harvest, thus the same Moringa plant can be cultivated for both fuel and as a nutritional supplement for the natural marketplace simultaneously. It is therefore considered a superior feedstock to jatropha...
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...Discover the Chief Health Benefits that have made Moringa Tea Famous * Boosts energy levels * Improves digestive function * Improves mental clarity/focus * Promotes sound sleep * Provides all vital vitamins * Contains several important minerals * Is an extremely powerful free radical fighter * Moringa has very high levels of fibers * Cleanses and Detoxifies the body of infectious toxins * Strengthens your immune system * Enhances sexual desire and performance * Fights cancerous cells * Slows down the aging process * Promotes healthier and younger-looking skin * Alleviates diabetes * Normalizes and regulates cholesterol levels * Helps maintain healthy heart function * Minimizes inflammation * Improves Blood Circulation * Prevents artherosclerosis * Enhances visual acuity * Helps stabilize normal blood sugar levels * Helps improve patients suffering from leukemia, dengue * Fights general depression and stress * Supports weight loss * Improves upon your overall physical strength If you’re looking into living a very long life… and… staying young and healthy… this very well could be the most important message you will ever read. One small common malungay tree is taking on the entire world’s illnesses…and winning! The secret all lies within how cells in your body die. Did you know there are only TWO ways for a cell in your body to die? Apoptosis – The Good Way The process where...
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