A Vegetable Cum Herb and mostly seen in the end of
winter. It is very testy in terms of discs and very beneficial in terms of
medicinal view. There is another plant named same “Drumstick” (Cassia fistula,
having yellow flowers and so also known as golden shower tree or Sonaru or
aragvadha or chaturangula or bendra lathi or Amaltas ) which also having very
good medicinal properties. However, both are different in terms of look and
fruits. In Sajina we used to eat the fruits, seeds,leafs, roots. This plant
having some god gifted benefits for humankind as well as animal kingdom. Let us
find out those.
Scientific Name
Ø Moringa
oleifera
Interesting Facts
Ø It is a fast
growing and grows even from stumps.
Ø Native to
the southern foothills of the Himalayas.
Ø It is a
drought-resistant tree.
Ø The flowers
are fragrant and bisexual.
Ø The
nutritional value is more than any common food we used to take regularly.
Medicinal Properties & Uses
Ø It gives
Immunological supports.
Ø It is good
for patients having hypertensions.
Ø Very rich in
calcium, leafs are seven times more effective then known source of calcium,
milk.
Ø It improves
sexual activity.
Ø A very good
source of potassium and it is more than four time richer than our known
potassium source banana.
Ø It is very
good for skin.
Ø It increases
lactation.
Ø A good
source of Vitamin A (Almost double of that we used to get from carrot).
Ø Works very
nice as an anti-inflammatory herb.
Ø Very much
effective in arthritis.
Ø It is used
for treating malnutrition.
Ø It is useful
in gingivitis.
Ø It is useful
for heart and prevents heart diseases.
Ø It is
locally used in pain and swelling.
Ø It is useful
in fungal diseases.
Ø It is good
for dandruff in local use.
Ø It having a
property that lowers the lipid level in the body.
Ø It is
helpful in diabetes.
Ø It is very
effective in joint pains.
Ø It is useful in
asthma.
Contraindication
Almost a safe herb but few precaution is better,
Ø
Avoid in any case of reaction noted after use.
Preparations
Ø
Cap. Shigru (Himalaya)
Ø
Tab. Septilin (Himalaya)
Ø
Moringa is an active component in almost in all patent herbal
painkiller preparations.
3 Comments
Thanks for sharing this useful information .There is another plant named same “Drumstick” which also having very good medicinal properties. However, both are different in terms of look and fruits. In Sajina we used to eat the fruits, seeds,leafs, roots. This plant having some god gifted benefits for humankind as well as animal kingdom. Let us find out those.Thanks for difference.Benefits Of Moringa
ReplyDeleteSir I am from Peshawar, khyber pukhtunkhwa, pakistan.I want to know that is amaltas and moringa are same or they both are different trees?
ReplyDeleteVery correct and very good information was received here, thank you sir for saving so much and good information with us.
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