Benefits of Moringa or Malungay

Malunggay, or “moringa” to the rest of the world, has been promoted by the World Health Organization (WHO) for the past 20 years as a low-cost health enhancer in poor countries around the world. Yet today, it is still relatively unknown.

“The sale of all forms of vitamins, minerals, and health supplements is a big business,” according to Moringa Zinga, a US company that promotes and sells malunggay products in capsules. “If you are a company selling hundreds of nutritional products, why would you sell a product that will wipe out all your other products? This is true for the pharmaceutical industries as well. These industries would rather that the general public remains ignorant about the moringa leaves.


What exactly is the potential miracle of moringa? India’s ancient tradition of “ayurveda” states that the leaves of the moringa tree can prevent 300 diseases. Modern science confirms this basic concept, while scientific research has shown that malunggay leaves provide almost miraculous nutritional value.

Gram for gram, moringa leaves contain four times the calcium and two times the protein in milk. It also contains seven times the vitamin C in oranges, three times the potassium in bananas, and four times the vitamin A in carrots.

Aside from improving human health, there are other significant advantages.

Malungay or horseradish tree (Moringa oleifera)

Malungay or horseradish tree (Moringa oleifera) leaves are the healthiest green vegetable in the world. Per serving contains the calcium equivalent of 4 glasses of milk, vitamin C of 7 oranges, postassium of 3 bananas, 3 times the iron of spinach, 4times vitamin A in carrots and 2 times the protein in milk. Also effective treatment of diabetes and kidney.