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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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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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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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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