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WHAT IS MORINGA? 
09.03.2009
          Why Moringa Oleifera is called “the miracle tree” ?
  
  
  • Because of its health benefits: Different parts of this plant contain a profile of important minerals, and are a good source of protein, vitamins, beta-carotene, amino acids and various phenolics. The Moringa plant provides a rich and rare combination of zeatin, quercetin, beta-sitosterol, caffeoylquinic acid and kaempferol.
  • Because of its water purifying powers
  • Because of various parts of this plant such as the leaves, roots, seed, bark, fruit, flowers and immature pods act as cardiac and circulatory stimulants, possess antitumor, antipyretic, antiepileptic, antiinflammatory, antiulcer, antispasmodic, diuretic, antihypertensive, cholesterol lowering, antioxidant, antidiabetic, hepatoprotective, antibacterial and antifungal activities, and are being employed for the treatment of different ailments in the indigenous system of medicine, particularly in South Asia.
  
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Some features:
  
  • It looses its leaves from December to January
  • New growth starts in February to March.
  • Flowering season begins in January and continues through to March.
  • The fruit ripens from April to June
  • It will survive in a temperature range of 25ºC to 40ºC up to 48°
  • It grows fast and reaches up to 12m.
 

  
Moringa oleifera, known as Moringa, is tree native from the north of India but the moringa tree grown also in semiarid, tropical and subtropical areas.
  
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          About Moringa
What parties of Moringa can we use?
Moringa Oleifera Leaf
Specification: Vitamin A, which acts as a shield against eye disease, 
skin disease, heart ailments, diarrhea, and many 
other diseases. Vitamin C, fighting a host of 
illnesses including colds and flu. Calcium, which 
builds strong bones and teeth, and helps prevent 
osteoporosis.Potassium, essential for the functioning of the brain and nerves. Proteins, the basic building 
blocks of all our body cells.
Moringa Oleifera Seeds
Specification: Moringa oleifera seed used for culinary and  for water purification. The seeds of the Moringa oleifera plant are among the most nutritious and useful botanical products available. These versatile seeds can be used in a variety of ways including as medicinal, as nutritional supplements and for industrial and agricultural purposes. Moringa seeds are edible in both fresh and dried forms and, along with the seed pods that contain them, can be prepared in numerous ways as both food and medicine. The medicinal properties of the moringa seed are well documented in the scientific literature
Moringa Oleifera Fruit
Specification: Used for Culinary purpose
Moringa Oleifera Root
Specification: Used in tea as well as for medicinal purpose
Moringa Oleifera Flower
Specification: Used in tea as well as for medicinal purpose.

All of the parts of the tree, (Fresh leaves, Dried leaves, Flowers, Pods, Seeds, Gum) can be used in a variety of ways:
  
  • Human food
  • Animal fodder
  • Water purifying
  • Natural medicines
  • Fertiliser
  • Living fence
  • Alley cropping
  • Natural pesticide
  • Domestic cleaning agent
  • Fuelwood and other use
Why to use  Moringa oleifera?
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