 |
|
||
|
|
|
||
Health Benefits of African Moringa Oleifera as a Green Super food.
Other names include the Benzolive tree (Haiti), Horseradish tree (Florida), Nébéday (Senegal) and Drumstick tree (India).
The raw leaves are a rich source of Vitamin A, Calcium, Magnesium, Vitamin C, Potassium, Copper, Sulfur B Vitamins and Iron. High protein content and a low source of fat and carbohydrate. Great for infants, pregnant and breast feeding mums.
The leaves are among the world’s richest vegetables. It is a plant food
with a
high
concentration of proteins, vitamins, and minerals;
100 grams of fresh Moringa leaves provide the same amount of protein as
an egg, more iron than a steak, as much Vitamin C as an orange, and as
much calcium as a glass of milk.
Frank Martin states in Survival and Subsistence in the Tropics That the leaves of the horseradish tree are an outstanding source of vitamin A, B and C and among the best plant sources of minerals. The calcium content is very high for a plant while the Phosphorous is low. The content of iron is very good (it is reportedly prescribed for anemia in the Philippines). They are an excellent source of protein and a very low source of fat and carbohydrates. Thus the leaves are one of the best plant foods that can be found." In his Edible Leaves of the Tropics he adds that the leaves are incomparable as a source of the sulfur-containing amino acids methionine and cystine, which are often in short supply.
In India the
Moringa Oleifera roots are used
in the treatment of a number of
Above paragraph sited from K.V. Sashidhara, J.N. Rosaiah, E. Tyagi, R.
Shukla, R. Raghubir, S.M. Rajendran. Rare dipeptide and urea derivatives
from roots of
