Meet Moringa: A medicinal superfood ready for development

Moringa Leaf

Carrie Waterman, Ph.D. Research Scientist UC Davis Department of NutritionEducation: Ph.D. Pharmacognosy, University of the Sciences, Philadelphia, PA Research Interests: Dr. Waterman’s interests are to expand and improve moringa’s use, production, and processing worldwide. She is also pursuing Moringa for additional therapeutics applications, including cancer, HIV and IBD, as a nematocide and biofertilizer in agricultural uses, and in livestock feed for improved animal nutrition and milk production.

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Moringa: Sowing, growing, harvesting, drying the leaves

Leaves of the Miracle tree Moringa contain almost everything the human body needs. They are full of vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and protein. A few teaspoon full of the leaf powder added to the daily diet of children can help in fighting malnutrition in many developing countries. But even in the industrialized world Moringa leaf powder is increasingly used as an valuable food additive for health-conscious people. Nearly every part of the tree can be used: as food (leaves and pods), as ingredient for cosmetics (Moringa seed oil), as water purifier…

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