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In a remote village of eastern India, I was approached by an old and dignified practitioner of traditional medicine. He had learned that Trees for Life was helping villagers plant fruit trees, and he had traveled more than a hundred miles to meet me. As we talked, he made an outrageous claim: “The leaves of the Moringa tree prevent 300 diseases.”
His claim was based on real-life experience. Now science is confirming the idea. The more we study, the more it seems that the Moringa oleifera tree truly delivers wonders. The leaves of this tree are worthy of special attention. Traditional medicine in several countries has used these leaves to cure a host of diseases. Clinical studies are suggesting that traditional medicine has been on the right track.
Nutritional analysis shows that the leaves are very high in protein and contain all of the essential amino acids, including two amino acids that are especially important for children’s diets. This is most uncommon in a plant food.
Moringa leaves are also packed with essential vitamins and minerals—especially vitamins A and C. Delivering such powerful nutrition, these leaves could prevent the scourge of malnutrition and related diseases.
To top it off, Moringa is a fast-growing, drought-resistant tree that grows even in marginal soils and with very little care.
Some call it a miracle. Could it also be good science?
These humble leaves have the potential to deliver the nutrition needed to prevent and cure diseases and save populations. Although few people have ever heard of it today, Moringa could soon become one of the world’s most valuable plants, at least in humanitarian terms.
Moringa leaves have been used in the traditional medicine passed down for centuries in many cultures. Now they have also attracted interest in the modern scientific community. In the recent past, more than 750 studies, articles and other publications have included Moringa.
Nutritional analyses indicate that Moringa leaves contain a wealth of essential, disease-preventing nutrients. They even contain all of the essential amino acids, which is unusual for a plant source. Since the dried leaves are concentrated, they contain higher amounts of many of these nutrients, except vitamin C.
One company has developed a great tasting, refreshing drink made from the Moringa Tree and put it in a 5.5 ounce can. This drink has no artificial ingredients whatsoever and it is now available for purchase. They have also put this remarkable substance into an all natural weight loss energy drink.
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