Moringa Oleifera – Drumstick

Moringa oleifera is a plant that has been praised for its health benefits for thousands of years

Moringa oleifera is a plant that is often called the drumstick tree, the miracle tree, the ben oil tree, or the horseradish tree

Plant moringa tree in a location that is less windy and receives at least 5-6 hours of sunlight daily. Once established, the tree will tolerate sun and shade

When growing a moringa tree, you don’t need to fertilize it. Instead, feed the plant with manure or compost and it will thrive well

The tree is native to India but also grows in Asia, Africa, and South America

Benefits of Moringa !
Key Nutrients of the Moringa Tree and Further Moringa Benefits

Vitamin A

By providing abundant Vitamin A, Moringa benefits in:

• The prevention of blindness (night blindness and complete blindness)
• Prevention of maternal mortality
• Lactation / breast milk production during pregnancy
• Boosting weak immune systems, enabling the body to fight infections

Vitamin C

The Moringa benefits of Vitamin C helps prevent:

• Scurvy – scurvy causes spongy gums, bleeding from the mucous membranes, and formation of spots on the skin. The spots are more dense on the thighs and legs and a person with the disease looks pale, is partially immobilised and feels depressed. In advanced scurvy, open, puss producing wounds and loss of teeth may occur.
• High blood pressure (hypertension)
• Weakness, physical or mental weariness
• Swollen gums, nosebleeds

Potassium

The Moringa benefits of providing abundant potassium help prevent:

• Hypokalemia (low amount of potassium contained within the blood)
• Fatigue
• Problems such as Myalgia (muscle pain) and muscular weakness
• Hyponatremia (low amount of sodium contained in the blood)
• Acne
• Skin related problems such as blistering, skin eruptions, dryness, etc
• Temporary memory loss problems
• Heart related problems, such as heart deterioration
• Digestive system problems
• Hypertension (high blood pressure)
• Sleep disorders
• Nervous system deterioration
• Depression
• Constipation
• Ringing / noise in ear

Iron

By providing abundant iron, Moringa health benefits help prevent:

• Anaemia
• Fatigue
• Irritability
• Weakness
• Shortness of breath
• Dizziness
• Pale skin colour
• Sore tongue
• Brittle nails
• Decreased appetite (especially within children)
• Headache – frontal

Protein

The Moringa benefits of protein helps prevent:

• Edema – a collection of fluid under the skin, which most commonly affects the legs, feet, and ankles, but can occur anywhere on the body.
• Weight loss
• Thinning or brittle hair, hair loss
• Deep ridges or lines in toe and finger nails
• Skin becomes very light, burns easily in the sun
• Reduced pigmentation within the hair, on the scalp and the body
• Skin rashes, dryness, flakiness
• General weakness and lethargy
• Muscle soreness and weakness
• Slowness in healing scrapes, cuts, wounds, and bruises
• Bedsores and other skin ulcers
• Difficulty sleeping
• Headache
• Nausea and stomach pain
• Fainting, crankiness and moodiness
• Severe depression
• Anxiety
• Lack of energy, lethargy