Multidimensional Moringa

By Susanne Retka Schill
www.biodieselmagazine.com

The search for sustainable biodiesel feedstocks lit a fire under jatropha development late last year as almost weekly announcements were made of new ventures involving the oilseed bearing plant were cropping up worldwide. Much of that was driven by the European understanding of sustainability, which elevates nonfood biodiesel feedstocks such as jatropha to the top of the list. In the United States, a fledgling effort in the biodiesel industry has quietly been investigating another potential feedstock, Moringa oleifera, because it could serve as food and an oil source for biodiesel.

Among those searching for solutions to feed the hungry, Moringa is well known. Beth Doerr is familiar with the tree because of her agricultural endeavors in developing countries. She and her husband work with the Educational Concerns for Hunger Organization Inc., a nonprofit that grows Moringa, among several other food crops, on its Global Farm Research and Learning Center in North Fort Myers, Fla. ECHO trains people to work with small-scale, subsistence farmers, teaching them to make better use of underutilized plants, and developing small-scale, low-cost technologies. “We teach them how to produce food in difficult circumstances,” she says.

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How to planting Moringa Oleifera

Before you get started.
Before you start digging dial 811 to check for buried power lines, sewer lines, gas lines, or water lines. This is a free service provided by the utility companies, because if you dig into a buried line, at best you’ll get a bang out of it and at worse you will have a truly electrifying experience.
A utility representative will come to your property and mark for you the location any buried infrastructure services, allowing you to select the best location for your tree.
While Moringa Oleifera has a deep tap root, planting it adjacent to any water or sewer line is an invitation to trouble. All trees have surface roots. They need them to breathe and to absorb surface water during rainfall. The promise of a readily available and permanent source of water will be absolutely irresistible to the tree and an expensive headache for you in the future.

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Moringa oleifera : Harvesting pods and leaves

Whenever harvesting pods for human consumption, collect them while they are still young and immature, are less than ½ inch in diameter (about the standard size and length of a green bean) and easy to snap.

Older pods develop a tough fibrous exterior similar to that of artichoke leaves, but the white seeds and flesh remain edible until the ripening process begins. You will find additional information on cooking and processing pods in the recipe file.

The leaves can be harvested also, and made part of a fresh salad; used in omelets, as lettuce substitute in sandwiches, cooked like spinach and even used as a parsley substitute in garnishes. Never include leaf stems as part of any edible portion. We are currently scouring the internet and ethnic populations to compile a recipe file for epicurean gourmets and adventuresome souls as well.

Of course, you can also dry the harvested leaves and make an incredibly nutritious and tasty green tea in the traditional Chinese way by breaking them up and steeping them in hot water. It might interest you to know that it is possible to make tea with the leaf powder also by means of a standard coffee maker, in reality all you have done is substitute Moringa powder for the coffee grounds.

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Local products to fight malnutrition: the Moringa oleifera

Here's an interview with Roberto Cavallini, food technology, agricultural expert and PhD in Public Health, a consultant to the project on Tchad ACRA, which explains how the pint of moringa pou 'mlnutrizione be used to fight in Africa.

What Is Moringa oleifera?

The Moringa oleifera, family Moringaceae, is a plant of small size (4-8 m) of Indian origin. The genus Moringa is known so far in 13 species, but the best known and cultivated remains Moringa oleifera, a plant with many uses and many virtues.

What origin? As has arrived in Africa?

Since its original riverbed, the hilly areas near the Himalayas, over time, spread to the rest of Asia and Africa prefers arid, one of its main features, in addition to the remarkable hardiness is the lack of need for water, a factor that has enabled it to adapt well to the climatic conditions typical of the Sahel zone. It can be assumed that, over the centuries, trade and relations between different populations will have greater awareness and use leading to a more rapid propagation.

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How do Moringa seeds work in water treatment?

The seeds are a natural flocculant. The flocculant acts by capturing particles suspended in water and causing them to add up and rushed fondo.Modo Jobs (craft), mature seeds and grind just wrapped in some type of tissue that prevents falling apart, when introduced into the purifying 'water.

Active ingredient: it is a polyelectrolyte which was recently identified and isolated by the laboratories of biomass in Nicaragua. For one kilogram of this element would require about 100 kg of seeds. E 'was also found that the level of electrolytes found in seeds of Moringa is much lower during the dry season. This may explain the failure of some preliminary tests for the development of water sanitation projects in Africa. E 'therefore be used as a flocculant only seeds collected during the dry season.

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Moringa - in professional life

In today's working life, people are more demanded than ever before. In addition to the daily show high performance pressure must be said that they withstand these strains. Stress and tension are part of the competition and resilience is a property that is much in demand today. But sooner or later, this constant stress leads to physical problems such as diabetes, Bluthochdruch and cardiovascular diseases.

Moringa powder-seeds, oil, and capsules can help your health by:
A Antioxidative effect Moringa contains 46 antioxidant substances and is one of the most important natural sources of antioxidants. For example, vitamin C and vitamin E are the main antioxidants, which protect cells and tissues during physical exertion, and thus support the body in performance.

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Moringa, the new food and energy source of the 21 Century.

Many vegetables and fruits are particularly well known and popular, because they contain a high proportion of essential vitamins, minerals and amino acids.
As we know contains a lot of soy protein, rich in vitamin C. Oranges, carrots contain more vitamin A and milk calcium.

In the leaves show 18 of the 20 amino acids. 11 of which are essential and indispensable for human beings.

Moringa contains as much vitamin A, B, C and E, minerals, proteins, amino acids, trace elements, plant associated substances and chlorophyll than any other vegetable or fruit.
Moringa as an antioxidant: Moringa contains many antioxidants. Selenium, an important antioxidant, it can not flourish without vitamin E. Moringa leaves contain both selenium and a high amount of vitamin E. Moringa is highly relevant in the prevention of many eye disorders and senility.

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Water Treatment with Moringa Seeds

In some developing countries, the river water used for drinking and household use, in general, can be very muddy, especially during the rainy season, which contains suspended solids, bacteria and other microorganisms. Every year, millions of children could die in these countries, victims of infections caused by dirty water. It is necessary to remove many of these materials before using it for consumption. Usually this is achieved with the addition of chemical coagulants, within a treatment sequence controlled. Chemical coagulants such as aluminum sulfate, sometimes not available at a reasonable price to people in developing countries. An alternative is the use of natural coagulants, usually of plant origin, to promote the coagulation of such particles.

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Moringa vitamins in the treatment of Diabetes

In the small town of Uvira on Lake Tanganyika on the border between the Congo and Burundi, the health center, active in providing diabetes care, attracting many people in the region. Dieudonné arrived at the center in November 2005, hanging from the shoulders of his brother. His brother brought him from a house of prayer, where he had stayed a month. He was losing weight rapidly and without the intervention of his brother, had died suddenly. At first, none of his family or his community could have suspected diabetes. In some African cultures, the appearance of a mysterious disease that can not be treated within a few days means that it has put a curse or a spell. For this reason the person is sent to a traditional healer or a house of prayer. Dieudonné was extremely thin. With 26 years, measured 1.56 m and weighed 27 kg, his BMI was approximately 11 (, ideally between 18 and 25). We could barely detect his blood, his blood sugar was above 22 mmol / l (400 mg / dl) had anemia and tuberculosis, and had a fever.

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Moringa Olifera - "A natural coagulant for water treatment"

In the tropics, many people use rivers as their main water source. The river water can be cloudy and very polluted, especially during the season rainy season when river sediments are removed and remain in suspension, along with runoff fields and other surfaces carrying solids, bacteria and other organisms micro element.
It is essential that purification procedures eliminate the maximum amount of suspended material, before they go to water disinfection stage. To remove the solid material used coagulants, which are added to untreated water, usually are products chemicals such as aluminum sulfate (alum) or synthetic polyelectrolytes. In countries developing these products are often imported, involves a large outlay of foreign exchange.

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Cup of Moringa Tea, Awesome healthy drink recipes

Ingredients:

1 Moringa Tea bag
2-3 cups of water

Directions: It is advisable to boil together 1 tea bag and about 2-3 cups of water depending on how strong or how light your palate would like it. You may also boil the water separately placing the hot water immediately into a teapot with the tea bag. Don’t wait for it to cool down as the tea bag might not produce the taste and colour you look for. You can also enjoy Moringa Herb Tea by adding sweeteners, creamers, lemon or calamansi, or just about anything you would add on any other tea. Moringa Herb Tea can also be served as iced tea. Just follow the procedure of boiling and then refrigerate and add ice for a refreshing cold drink. (source: shop.themoringamiracle.co.uk)

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Project on health, The rediscovery of the Moringa tree

Today, in Zimbabwe, is a heavy burden. In addition to the difficult political circumstances and its consequences, especially violent makes the economic situation of people's lives is difficult. The former breadbasket of Africa is to feed because of the ruinous policies of the major problems of the regime in power, its people. Even the most basic foodstuffs such as flour, sugar and oil are getting the Barely Legal Black market prices for them are high, the long lines outside stores. For the majority of people in Matabeleland North, to live in a rural area near the border with Zambia, life has never been easy. But in times like these, lack almost everything: work, transportation, fertilizer and equipment to cultivate the fields, medications for humans and animals.
"In many families, has left traces of AIDS, women must raise their children alone or care for children of relatives, some children have to live completely alone," said Ncube Shackson the organization of the environment in Africa . He developed a program to protect the most vulnerable in the villages of their survival. 

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What make Moringa oleifera so unique?

Moringa's various components, such as seeds, roots, pods, seeds, leaves and bark has long been used as the health and development of traditional funds. The particularity of Moringa oleifera is the interest of Western scientists and head of human action is immense.

• The seeds are the best conditioning agent for natural water: Crushed seeds per 1 liter of water can not be killed that 99 percent of germs, but also removes particles of dirt. This realization made water-soluble proteins, bacteria, viruses,
  
  

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Malunggay(Moringa), the miracle vegetable

MANILA, Philippines - When people think “healthy”, they automatically associate the word with a fruit-and-vegetable-rich diet. For vitamin A, they load up on carrots; for vitamin C, they turn to oranges and pineapples; for potassium, they go for bananas. The list goes on. However, a lot of them are missing out on a certain plant that has all of these nutrients, and more.

“Ang malunggay”: Secura Corporation president Danny Manayaga is dedicated to the production of malunggay to solve the various nutritional needs of the country, particularly of children

Malunggay, which grows from the moringa tree (scientific name Moringa oleifera), is the “miracle vegetable” that many scientists are raving about. On its own, malunggay is packed with an unbelievable amount of nutrients seven times the vitamin C found in oranges, four times the vitamin A found in carrots, four times the calcium found in milk, three times the potassium found in bananas, and two times the protein found in yogurt.

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Common names for Moringa.

In ancient times, Moringa was well known and used in traditional societies around the world. This was long before people had the means of instant communication we have today. So, people should have discovered Moringa independent in all these places and have found great value in it. This fact alone suggests that Moringa is worth investigating, and here are some of the many common names for Moringa.

• Other names for Moringa in English include:"Drumstick tree", from the appearance of the long, slender, triangular seed pods."Horseradish tree", from the taste of the leaves, which can serve as a rough substitute for horseradish."Ben oil tree", from the oil derived from the seeds
  

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The various uses of Moringa.

All parts of the plant can be used in a variety of ways. Moringa is full of nutrients and vitamins  and is good in your food as well as in the food of your animals. Moringa helps to clean the dirty water and is a useful source of medicines. It provides a lot of green material that is useful when using systems of alleys. There are many other uses and these will all be described as follows:

• Human Food: All food Moringa has a high nutritional value. You can eat theleaves, especially the young shoots, small fruits, flowers, roots, and in some species the shell. The leaves are low in fat and carbohydrates and rich in minerals, iron and vitamin B.
  

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What is Moringa oleifera??

Moringa oleifera, known as Moringa, a plant native to North of India, which currently abounds throughout the tropics.The Moringa tree is also called horseradish, legtree and the mother’s best friend. It grows rapidly and reaches up to 12 meters. Bark is gray and thick and looks like cork, scaly patches.It loses its leaves from December to January and start a new growth February-March. Moringa flowers produced when the cream is 8 months the flowering season begins in January and continues until Mars. The fruit ripens from April to June and the portions are triangular cross section, 30 to 50 cm in length and contain fat, black, winged seeds

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