Malunggay (Moringa Oleifera), is a plant that grows
in the tropical climates such as the Philippines and commonly used as vegetable ingredient in cooking. It is simply one of the richest sources of essential nutrients, ancient medicine claims that moringa leaves prevent 300 diseases.
Benefits of Malunggay:
- Combats Malnutrition
- Have an anti-tumor capacity.
- Moringa leaves contain a compound "pterygospermin" that is known in medicinal science as having antimicrobial, antibacterial and anti-fungal properties.
- Malunggay - anti-inflamatory: Malunggay has been found to inhibit inflammation in a controlled scientific study conducted by Philippine DOST Scientists (Amelia P. Guevara, Carolyn Vargas and Milagros Uy). When an aquous seed extract of malunggay has been administered to a carrageenan induced inflammation, its was noted that the aquous seed extract of the Malunggay (Moringa Oleifera) inhibited the development of edema in ratpaw. The Malunggay is traditionally used to prevent and treat inflammations associated with rheumatism, arthritis and joint pains.
- Malunggay - Reproductive health. Fuglie LJ (1999) The Miracle Tree: Moringa oleifera: Natural Nutrition for the Tropics has reported that Malunggay or Moringa Oleifera is widely beleived to have an aphrodisiac action that enhances the sexual activity. Malunggay or moringa oleifera young leaves is also widely used to increase the flow of milk for lactating mothers.
