Nutrition Value
Moringa leaves an excellent source of vitamin C but they lose most of that vitamin during drying. The dried leaves contain.
- Calcium
- Iron
- Vitamin C
- Thiamine
The moringa pods have three times the amount of vitamin C of an orange. Even though moringa tea does not contain caffeine. Moringa leaves to treat
- Inflammation-related diseases
- Cancer
- Diabetes
- Anemia
- Low energy and fatigue
- Arthritis and otherjoint pain, such as rheumatism
- Allergies and asthma
- Constipation, stomach pains and diarrhea
- Epilepsy
- Stomach and intestinal ulcers or spasms
- Chronic headaches
- Heart problems, including high blood pressure
- Kidney stones
- Fluid retention
- Thyroid disorders
- Low sex drive
- Bacterial, fungal, viral and parasitic infections
The most popular medicinal use of this plant involves drying and grinding down moringa leaves, where most of the antioxidants and other healthy properties are found. A 2022 study revealed how most people view moringa as only a fruit/vegetable, but the moringa leaves “contain almost all essential nutrients, growth factors, vitamins, amino acids, proteins, minerals, and metals like potassium, iron, and zinc.”
Studies have also shown that moringa powder is loaded with phytochemicals, protein, calcium, beta-carotene, vitamin C and potassium. Because it provides a concentrated source of vitamin A, it’s given to thousands of children in third-world countries every year suffering from life-threatening vitamin A deficiency, which is linked to impaired immune function.
Consuming it can also improve intake of trace minerals, amino acids and phenolic compounds. The plant contains a rare and unique combination of disease-preventing phytonutrients, including flavonoids, glucosides, glucosinolates, zeatin, quercetin, beta-sitosterol, caffeoylquinic acid and kaempferol.
- Two times the amount of protein of yogurt
- Four times the amount of vitamin A as carrots
- Three times the amount of potassium as bananas
- Four times the amount of calcium as cow milk
- Seven times the amount of vitamin C as oranges