Medicinal Values of Moringa

Moringa Leaves relieve headaches, expel worms, relieves swelling, and heals skin diseases, inflammation of the eyes and ears, bronchitis and inflammation of mucous membranes, scurvy and increase milk production (quality and quantity) in lactating women, i.e. breastfeeding mothers.

 

Moringa Flowers are a good tonic, expel worms, treat tumors and enlarged spleen, relieve sore throat, and treat anxiety.

 

Moringa Pods & seeds purify water, treat tooth ache from tooth decay, expel worms, treat problems of the liver and spleen, and relieve joint pain.

 

Moringa Roots are used as a laxative and to treat spasms of the colon, treat circulation problems, high blood pressure, kidney dysfunctions and low back pain; for gout, asthma and hiccoughs.

 

Fresh leaves are said to be inserted into the nose of a comatose person, who is then aroused from the coma!

 

In laboratory tests the leaf extract of Moringa lowers blood sugar within three hours, heals stomach ulcers, is a powerful muscle relaxant, reducing blood pressure and causing sleep. Also in laboratory tests, juice extract from leaves and bark have shown antibacterial and antiviral properties, and show strong activity against the tuberculosis bacteria.

 

Claims of Traditional Medicine

For centuries, people in many countries have used Moringa leaves as traditional medicine for common ailments. Clinical studies have begun to suggest that at least some of these claims are valid. With such great medicinal value being suggested by traditional medicine, further clinical testing is very much needed at this time. If studies conclude that even some of the claims are correct, these leaves could become an invaluable resource for people in areas where other forms of treatment are scarce.

 

Guatemala                 Skin Infections, Sores

India                            Anemia, Anxiety, Asthma, Blackheads, Blood Impurities, Bronchitis, Catarrh, Chest Congestion, Cholera, Conjunctivitis,

                                     Cough, Diarrhea, Eye And Ear Infections, Fever, Glandular Swelling, Headaches, Abnormal Blood Pressure, Hysteria,                                            Pain In Joints, Pimples, Psoriasis, Respiratory Disorders, Scurvy, Semen Deficiency, Sore Throat, Sprain, Tuberculosis

Malaysia                     Intestinal Worms

Nicaragua                  Headache, Skin Infections, Sores

Philippines                 Anemia, Glandular Swelling, Lactation

Puerto Rico                Intestinal Worms

Senegal                      Diabetes, Pregnancy, Skin Infections, Sores

Venezuela                 Intestinal Worms

Other Countries        Colitis, Diarrhea, Dropsy, Dysentery, Gonorrhea, Jaundice, Malaria, Stomach Ulcers, Tumor, Urinary Disorders, Wounds.

 

SOME TRADITIONAL HERBAL REMEDIES WITH MORINGA

Many people said that Moringa had helped greatly to improve their general health. Some said that their short sight had improved.

 

1. CUTS AND WOUNDS

Pound fresh leaves into a paste. Cover the wound with this paste, bandage and leave for 3 days.

 

2. A WOMAN HAS GIVEN BIRTH AND IS BLEEDING.

Pound fresh leaves add a little water and give her to drink.

 

3. PREVENTION OF POLIO.

Give flowers to children to eat to prevent polio.

 

4. CHRONIC SORES

Take some roots, wash them and scrape the outside layer off. Heat in water. Use the water to wash the wound. Then dress as outlined in number 1 above

 

5. EPILEPSY.

Pound the bark or the roots of a mature tree. Add tender leaves and a little water. Smear this paste over the face and the whole body. Also put a little of the pounded root in a handkerchief and inhale.

 

6. TO BRING FEVER DOWN.

Dip a Moringa branch into water and stroke the whole body. Then give Moringa tea to drink.

 

7. SNAKE AND SCORPION BITES.

Pound the root, add leaves and apply to the bite. Stops the poison from spreading.

 

8. SHORT SIGHT.

Wash the flowers in salt water, chew and swallow. Take three times daily. Or cook the flowers in palm oil.

 

9. TO CLEANSE THE BLOOD.

Wash the root and remove the bark (not the “bast”, i.e. the inner layer immediately under the bark that carries the sap from the roots to the leaves). Put into water that has just boiled and has been removed from the heat. The water changes colour. Mix with a few Moringa leaves. Thereafter, take every day take Moringa leaves in water.

 

10. BRAIN POWER FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN – especially under-performing children.

Wash Moringa root, remove the bark and soak in water for two days until the water changes color (brown / pink). Remove the roots, take one cup of the liquid and mix with half a cup of honey. Give to the child first thing in the morning – then he should have no breakfast until 9 o'clock. He can even take it again in the evening. Prepare this root water fresh every day.

 

Note: Heating Moringa causes it to lose its healing properties!

 

11. SEVERE STOMACH-ACHE

Pound two seeds and take with medicinal charcoal.

 

12. STOMACH PAINS

Chew and eat two seed kernels and drink a cup of water.

 

13. ARTHRITIC PAINS

Chew and eat two seed kernels in the morning and two again at night. Rub the oil on the affected parts morning and night.

 

MODERN USES:

Over the past two decades, many reports have appeared in mainstream scientific journals describing its nutritional and medicinal properties. Its utility as a non-food product has also been extensively described. Every part of the Moringa tree is said to have beneficial properties that can serve humanity. People in societies around the world have made use of these properties.

 

Case Study: Moringa Leaf Powder Treating Malnutrition

In 1997-98, Alternative Action for African Development (AGADA) and Church World Service tested the ability of Moringa leaf powder to prevent or cure malnutrition in pregnant or breast-feeding women and their children in south western Senegal.5, 19 Malnutrition was a major problem in this area, with more than 600 malnourished infants treated every year. During the test, doctors, nurses, and midwives were trained in preparing and using Moringa leaf powder for treating malnutrition. Village women were also trained in the preparation and use of Moringa leaf powder in foods.

 

This test found the following effects to be common among subjects taking Moringa leaf powder:

• Children maintained or increased their weight and improved overall health.

• Pregnant women recovered from anemia and had babies with higher birth weights.

• Breast-feeding women increased their production of milk.