MORINGA – super food: Eases efforts and gives energy for the whole day

One of them, known for a long time – moringa, was one of the most valued plants of the ancient times. In conversation with Marina JablanovSnežana Jović, pharmacist, homeopath, floritherapist, and above all a great connoisseur of plants and their properties, introduces the properties of this super plant.

– At “Etera”, the house where I work, we have many years of experience in selling preparations from this plant and wonderful reactions and stories from clients. Moringa olifera is a tree, originally from India, but today it is cultivated and grown in Africa, Asia, America, and is used as food, supplement or tea. Moringa leaf powder has high nutritional values, it contains almost all amino acids, 70 percent of protein, a high percentage of minerals and antioxidants, and with such qualities it is called “super food”.

What exactly does that mean?

– You can live only on moringa! It sounds too serious, but it’s true! It is used in areas where there are many hungry people, because it grows quickly and can be used in abundance.

When you are stressed and can’t think of food, taking moringa will ease your efforts and give you energy for the day. After a period of illness when you are recovering, with anorexia, feelings of exhaustion and weakness, after a hard training, you quickly regain energy.

You give your body everything it needs. A large amount of antioxidants protects cells from decay and has an anti-cancer effect, which is proven by many studies.

What else can be said about moringa?

– This unusual plant restores the liver, prevents further degeneration and damage, especially if they are caused by the use of drugs.

It protects the entire digestive system, facilitates digestion, starting from the stomach, where it acts to reduce acid, facilitate digestion in the intestines and better absorption of nutrients (prevents constipation and diarrhea), and has a proven antimicrobial effect on salmonella, Escherichia coli, staphylococcus aureus, enterobacter.

If you have ingested some bacteria with food, you will not have a problem. It also has a beneficial effect on ulcerative colitis.

In the Philippines, moringa is called “a mother’s best friend”, because women give it to family members at the first symptoms of any illness, which shows how much confidence they approach the use of this plant.

By the way, if women use it during the lactation period, it exceptionally increases milk production.

• How much moringa is represented in Ayurvedic medicine?

– Ayurveda is an ancient healing art from India in which we can have infinite confidence because the healing experiences are thousands of years old.

Another name for it is SIGRU, which means that it penetrates the body like an arrow, that is, it refers to its ability to quickly penetrate the tissues and stimulate deep cleansing and renewal. It is ideal for blood, lymph, and liver detoxification.

It stimulates agni, the fire of digestion and the entire metabolism, and facilitates weight loss.

Is it true that this herb lowers blood sugar?

– That’s right. Moringa lowers blood sugar because it contains isothiocyanates, compounds that reduce your body’s ability to raise blood sugar.

It is also useful for hypoglycemia, because it keeps the sugar level stable, so if you want more energy for the day, and to reduce the feeling of hunger, put one teaspoon of moringa powder in your breakfast.

Due to the large presence of antioxidants and vitamins, it helps the levels of transmitters in the brain remain stable and is therefore useful for people who have “outbursts” of nervousness, low mood or depression. Improves concentration and focus.

Does it have any other beneficial properties?

– In addition to excellent detoxification of the body, it reduces cholesterol, thus helping to keep the heart healthy.

It is also widely used in skin healing, it closes the pores well, so it can be an excellent face mask, it has an anti-aging effect, and it can be applied as a paste to the wound to heal faster. It also has a strong anti-inflammatory effect, and is useful when inflammation causes swelling, it works to reduce swelling.

How is it used?

– This super plant does not have a very pleasant taste. However, there are many ways to improve or neutralize its aroma, from putting half a teaspoon of moringa powder in the smoothie (then it does not change the taste), to take it together with honey and lemon and mix it well – necessarily in a blender, it homogenizes better.

You can also dissolve one teaspoon of moringa powder in yogurt with honey and drink it once a day, and the effect on the body will be as if you had taken a multivitamin tablet. It gives strong energy for the day.

In case of recovery, after chemotherapy and when the blood count needs to be raised, it can be used several times a day.