There’s one ancient (2000 BC) Indian Super Veggie that has put India on the global Nutritional Map for its revolutionary healing properties. Moringa a native to India is also called Drumstick, Horseradish, or Ben oil tree. Almost all parts of the tree are used namely the seeds, pods, fruits, and leaves.
Moringa leaves have an edge over the pods, both being a powerhouse of important nutrients like protein, fibre, minerals like calcium, phosphorus, iron, potassium, vitamins like folate, niacin, B6, exceptional amounts of vitamin A and C, and a host of antioxidants.
Health Benefits:
Moringa is a One Stop Solution to many health problems.
- It improves bone health and thereby helps reduce joint pains.
- It decreases LDL cholesterol, thus reducing the risk of heart ailments.
- It also improves immunity, vision, skin, and hair health and is known to decrease cell damage.
- Moringa helps in managing blood pressure and Diabetes.
- It prevents anti-inflammatory properties, improves gut health, and prevents ulcers.
- Moringa helps treat bleeding of gums (vitamin C deficiency), other infections, fluid retention, anaemia, constipation, headache, aids wound healing, and weight loss.
The Moringa pods can be used in soups or cooked as veggies, seeds can be consumed in roasted form, leaves can be steamed /stir-fried like a veggie, or even dried for consumption. The nutritional composition does not change much even after the leaves are dried making it accessible around the world.
A word of caution however for the consumption of Moringa during pregnancy as certain researches indicate that Moringa may be unsafe for pregnant women.
It’s time we start eating smart and empower our diets with such heavy-duty natural Superfoods so that we don’t have to fuel the pharma companies in our journey to wellness!
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