I love eating malunggay leaves and its fruits not only because of its nutritional benefits but it also taste so good to me. I love to mix the leaves when cooking beans and the fruits when cooking pinakbet. It's a good thing we have a lot of malunggay plants in our yard so we don't have to buy it. I know some benefits of malunggay but I read more of its benefits from an FB friend so I just want to share it here. The more will I eat malunggay now. Yummy!
Here are the health benefits of Malunggay:
1. Malunggay leaves helps strengthens the immune system.
2. Malunggay can help restores skin condition, controls blood pressure, relieves headaches and migraines.
3. Malunggay tea can help strengthen the eye muscles.
4. Malunggay tea can help heal inflammation of the joints and tendons.
5. Malunggay tea can prevent intestinal worms.
6. Malunggay can help increase semen count.
7. Malunggay help normalize blood sugar level therefore preventing diabetes.
8. Malunggay has anti-cancer compounds (phytochemicals) that help stop the growth of cancer cells.
9. Malunggay helps relax and promotes good night sleep.
10. Malunggay tea is used to treat fever and asthma.
11. Malunggay help heals ulcers.
12. Malunggay is high in calcium (four times the calcium in milk), therefore lactating mothers are advised to consume malunggay leaves to produce more milk for their babies. The young malunggay leaves are also boiled and taken as tea.
13. Malunggay contains three times the potassium in bananas.
14. Malunggay contain four times the vitamin A in carrots.
An ounce of malunggay has the same Vitamin C content as seven oranges.
15. Malunggay leaves contain two times the protein in milk.
16. Malunggay seed is used to clean dirty or polluted water.
Malunggay is a very diverse plant in terms of its medicinal characteristics. It is universally known as Moringga. It is a rich source of vitamins, amino acids, and various nutrients which provides the needed energy to the body.
Its pods are edible. malunggay is mostly grown in the backyard. You can ask for them from a neighbor and they are given for free. They are cooked together with eggplant, ampalaya, tomatoes, and sitaw in a dish called pinakbet.
Its leaves are also incorporated in various dishes such as tinola, monggo and other kinds of meat dishes. They are used mostly by postpartum mothers in order to produce breast milk for the baby. These leaves are added to soups which the mother drinks in large amount. Nowadays, malunggay leaves are already available in capsule form and can be bought as over the counter drugs for breastfeeding women.
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