Water purification with Moringa seeds.
The benefits of moringa go beyond its leaves! As with the plant that produces them, moringa seeds possess incredible properties.
Moringa experiment.
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They are able, for example, to purify contaminated water, their oil can be used as a nutritious food and is used to cure some diseases. The moringa seed also serves to have your own moringa tree!. Moringa seeds contain essential vitamins and minerals in the diet. It can be consumed directly, however, eating too many could be harmful.
Moringa seeds with shell
Purifying seeds
Even the dirtiest water can be purified by the action of moringa seeds. This was demonstrated by an international group of scientists led by Uppsala University who claim that the purification of water with moringa seeds is more efficient than the chemical methods used today.
Moringa seeds contain a protein that binds to impurities in water separating them from it when it precipitates in the form of solids. In addition, to eliminate solid impurities, this method also eliminates between 90 and 99 percent of bacteria.
Purified water.
The multinational group of scientists has found that the purifying protein binds stronger than traditional chemicals to impurities, making it more efficient, it takes only one seed to purify a glass of highly contaminated water.
Prove it to yourself!
You can do a small experiment experiment and purify water at home, you'll be surprised at how quickly the dirt literally vanishes from the water and how crystalline it becomes.
For every liter of very dirty water you need 3 mature seeds or a smaller amount if the water is not so polluted.
-Leave the seeds in the sun until they are dry, it may take between 1 and 3 days.
-Detach the outer shell and grind the whitish part, you will get a white powder and what appear to be small stones.
-Dissolve a small amount of water in the powder.
-Add the water with the dissolved powder to the dirty water and stir.
-Wait between one and two hours, until you see no more dust particles floating.
-Separate the water from the remains of seed attached to impurities by filtering it with a rag or paper to filter.
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Health benefits.
Like the leaves of the moringa plant, moringa seeds are rich in vitamins A, B and C. They are high in zinc, a mineral that helps the correct regulation of blood glucose, benefiting mainly diabetics .
In addition, its oil is an unsaturated variety, much healthier than ordinary oil. They reduce the amount of harmful lipids in our body, thus improving the health of the cardiorespiratory system.
Seeds, leaves and flowers
As we have seen previously, moringa seed has a protein capable of adhering to many molecules, so consuming it also helps to cleanse our body, but this is the reason why consuming it in excess is dangerous, since it could cause us to lose indispensable substances. It is advisable not to eat more than 4 whole seeds a day.
A solution to major crises.
The lack of access to drinking water for human consumption is a big problem for many people around the world, and their only means is to drink water directly by hand, which is contaminated and dirty water. One of the big problems of supplying clean water to these communities is the cost that is used in the technology to do this, but a new method to purify water can be the answer for this expensive and sustainable element that is drinking water, and it's just using sand and tree seeds.
Water is for everyone.
Sustainable and economical method to produce purified water using only seeds and sand?
It sounds like a lottery; With more than 1 billion people without access to drinking water, this new method can be the savior of life for many of our partners in the world. It is hoped that it will go beyond the study stage and expand the implementation in the real world.
References:
-https://www.moringasiam.com/moringa-seed-benefits/
-http://www.ilovemoringa.com/How-To-Eat-Moringa-Seeds.html
-http://naturalsociety.com/moringa-oleifera-tree-purify-water/
-http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/31/1/012033/pdf
-https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213453016300362
WOW! This is cool, so many benefits out of small seed :O
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