Moringa Description

The "miracle tree" grows up to 10 meters or 30 feet and during its first year it can already reach up to 3 meters.  It has drooping branches with brittle stems and corky bark, has tiny leaflets 1.3–2 cm long, 0.6–0.3 cm wide, creamy-white fragrant flowers which is 2.5 cm in diameter, its stamens are yellow.  The pods, pendulous and brownish in color, contains about 20 dark brown seeds that are embedded in the pith.  The main roots are thick. It can survive in arid conditions and tropical countries.  Every part of the tree are useful from roots to leaves.  It  can be used as food and for the prevention and treatment of hundreds of diseases like cancer.

Moringa Leaf  Source

Moringa Root Source

 

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Moringa, Malunggay, Horse Radish

The Moringa, is gaining popularity for its powerful ability to cure hundreds of illness.  With the help of the known botanist Lowell Fuglie, Moringa's many potential uses became known to different countries especially to the Third World Countries. Also known as Horseradish Tree (because of the taste of the roots), Drumstick Tree (because of its long, slender, triangular seed pods), Ben Oil Tree (because of the oil derived from the tree), la mu (Chinese name). It also has hundreds of names in  Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America/Carribean, North America and Oceania. Scientific names include Moringa Oleifera Lam, Moringa Nux-ben, M. Pterygosperma, and Guilandina Moringa.

Moringa Tree

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