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MALUNGGAY

SCIENTIFIC NAME:

Moringa oleifera

 Once considered a "poor man's vegetables”  Now it is known as a "miracle tree" or "nature's medicine cabinet” - loaded with vitamins and minerals that can be an effective remedy against many kinds of ailments.

 Excellent source of Vitamin A and B, and minerals such as Calcium and Iron

 Excellent source of Iron  Powerhouse of nutritional value  Easy to plant  Available year round

DISTRIBUTION  Grown throughout the Philippines as a

vegetable or border plant

CONSTITUENTS 1. Ben oil, 36% • Palmitic •Stearic •Myristic •Oleic •Benhenic Acids – Phytosterin

2. Two alkaloids

NUTRITIONAL VALUE

Gram for gram  7 times the vitamin C in oranges  4 times the calcium in milk  4 times the vitamin A in carrots  2 times the protein in milk  3 times the potassium in bananas

MEDICINAL QUALITIES: = is believed to have a stabilizing effect on blood pressure = treat anxiety

= control glucose levels in cases of diabetes. ·= Mixed with honey and followed by a drink of coconut milk 2 or 3 times a day, leaves are used as a remedy for diarrhea, dysentery and colitis.

MEDICINAL QUALITIES: = with carrot juice added, is used as a diuretic. = Eating leaves is recommended in cases of gonorrhea = Leaves and buds are rubbed on the temples for headache.

= A poultice is made from fresh leaves and applied to reduce glandular swelling

MEDICINAL QUALITIES: = Leaf juice is used as a skin antiseptic

= treat fevers, bronchitis, eye and ear infections, scurvy, and catarrh (inflammation of the mucus membrane). = anthelmintic ( able to kill intestinal worms) = purgative. = increase a woman's milk production = prescribed for anemia

MEDICINAL QUALITIES:  It is best known as an excellent source of

nutrition and natural energy booster  For pregnant and breast-feeding women,

moringa leaves can do much to preserve the mother's health and on strength to the fetus or nursing child.  prescribed for malnutrition

BENEFITS

PARTS UTILIZED 1. FLOWERS  Medicine  Health drink

PARTS UTILIZED 2. LEAVES  Human food  Medicine  Natural pesticide

 Animal feeds

PARTS UTILIZED 3. YOUNG PODS  Food  Medicine

PARTS UTILIZED 4. SEEDS

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Edible oil Cosmetics Skin care Perfume oil Lubricants Water purifier Medicine Animal feeds Fertilizer

PARTS UTILIZED 5. Branch

PARTS UTILIZED 6. Roots

1. Health Benefits:  Skin Treatment

= cure cuts, scrapes, sores, and rashes as well as cracking and other signs of aging.  Anti-inflammatory

= wound healing effective in trauma initiated chronic swelling.  Diabetes

= An extract from the leaf has been shown to be effective in lowering blood sugar levels within 3 hours of ingestion

Health Benefits  Detoxification

= ability to remove hazardous materials from water (purifier)  Antibiotic = topical treatment for minor infections  Energy booster when used regularly

Health Benefits  Hypertension  Anti-aging  Lactating mothers

2. Food Industry  preservative in food industries  as vegetable cooking oil

 used in dressings

ANG PAGTATANIM ng MALUNGGAY

Why not start planting malunggay now?

 It can save your life  It can help you cut down on medical costs