MORINGA OLEIFERA: The Miracle Tree

After sporadically stopping at a garage sale after a trip to the beach we where amazed to see a couple of Moringa Plants in small pots for sale out the front! We had been speaking only the week before about trying to get our hands on a couple of plants for our garden as we'd found a video on youtube speaking about the amazing health benefits of the plant!

After showing our interest in them the tiny little old women who was seriously like something out of a cartoon (in a good way), took us to the back of her house and showed us her garden…it was filled with pots of turmeric, little succulents, frangipani trees, herb gardens…and a whole 4 square metre covered spaced filled with little Moringa trees!! We picked up 3 for $25 each, and stayed and spoke for a while about the amazing health benefits of the plant.

Here’s a few attributes the plant has. These stats and info has come from Monica G.Marcu Pharm.D PH.D. book titled “MIRACLE TREE”

Moringa Leaves contain all the essential amino acids
92 Nutrients
46 Antioxidants
36 Anti-Inflamitory Agents
Nourishes the immune system
Natural Anti-Aging benefits
Promotes heightened mental clarity
Boosts energy with out caffeine
Promotes softer skin
Provides relief from Acne
Supports Normal Hormone Levels

EXAMPLES OF THE NUTRITIONAL VALUE OF MORINGA (Gram for Gram Comparison)

-2 times the protein of yogurt
-3 times the potassium of bananas
-4 times the calcium of milk
-4 times the vitamin A of carrots
-7 times the vitamin c of oranges.

When the leaves, stems, flowers etc are dried properly- not over heated, not aged, not irrigated- (Gram For Gram Comparison)

25 times the iron of spinach
4 times the protein of eggs
15 times the potassium of bananas
17 times the calcium of milk
10 times the vitamin A of carrots
7 Times the vitamin C of Oranges

Moringa contains the full spectrum of monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids, known as the omegas. Ounce for ounce, dried Moringa leaves contain 10 times the omega 3’s found in salmon......WOOOOWWWW!!!

What is so amazing about this plant is that it grows so so quickly, and the fact that its obviously so nutrient dense but also that you can eat the leaves, bark and pods that grow on the tree. These pods can be cooked to like a mashed consistency, making it the most amazing food for babies and older people ever…

The thing is, people are catching on soon this will be the new super food like ACAI and GOGI BERRIES..BUT DONT BE TRICKED into buying their tea bags for $20 for or oils for $35…get some seeds off ebay and grow it yourself!

Moringa Plant, Grow, Cultivation – Easy Instructions

1. Find a sunny place
2. Make square holes in the ground 30 to 60 cm deep
3. Fill the hole with loose ground
4. Plant the seed 1 cm deep
5. Give the ground some water but not too much, otherwise the seed may rotten.
6. Within 1-2 weeks the Miracle springs out the ground!

Heres a link for a website called Miracle Tree and it explains how to grow the moringa in different ways including in the nursey, in the field, from direct seedlings, growing morning from cuttings and the correct spacing. It also talks about fertilising, irrigation and controlling weeds: micialtrees.org/growing_moringa.html

Hope you guys find this as interesting as I do!! I love it when I find something so beneficial for the human body that I can easily include in my diet and make a part of my daily rituals :)

Thanks for reading!

Headlessjess xo