Vitamin Contents

Along with a healthy portion of amino acids and protein, the leaves, seed pods and roots of the Moringa tree deliver a wide range of necessary vitamins that can ensure health and provide balanced nutrition. While these vitamins are especially important in underdeveloped areas where malnutrition is a major risk, they can also serve as a source for organic vitamins and proteins in more developed countries. The tree is an environmentally responsible way to produce a number of vitamin products including Vitamins A, B complex, C and E; beta carotene is especially abundant in Moringa trees. The plant's ability to grow in a wide range of climates and survive in low-moisture conditions makes it an ideal source of these vitamins in areas where other sources are difficult to cultivate and maintain. The vitamin content of the leaves is retained even after they have been dried, allowing the dried-leaf product to be transported and stored safely for months for later use. 

 

Amino acids Contents

Amino acids are considered the building blocks of proteins and are necessary elements of a healthful diet. Scientists have identified 22 standard amino acids capable of naturally forming polypeptide compounds. The Moringa oleifera tree contains all eight essential amino acids, which cannot be synthesized by the body and must be obtained from dietary sources to provide a solid basis for physical health. The leaves and seeds of this useful plant are especially high in amino acids and provide a significant percentage of the recommended daily requirements for valine, lysine, methionine, cysteine, leucine, phenylalanine, threonine and isoleucine, the eight essential amino acids. These vital amino acids are necessary for proper brain, muscle and nervous function as well as providing the raw materials to allow the body to synthesize protein materials for further growth. Moringa seed pods and leaves provide all of the essential amino acids as well as 18 of the 22 standard amino acids and offer superior food value for undernourished populations in developing countries.

 

Antioxidant Properties

Recent studies indicate that the leaves and seeds of the Moringa tree possess strong antioxidant properties due to the presence of both enzymatic and non-enzymatic antioxidants. A 2009 research study published by Sreelatha and Padma in the academic journal Plant Foods for Human Nutrition indicated that the antioxidants present in both mature and green leaves offer superior protection against free radicals. The study also showed that the antioxidants in the leaves behave in a comparable manner as pharmaceutical grade antioxidant preparations. The pods and seeds are also useful in protecting cells from oxidation damage. The Journal of Herbal Medicine published a study by Kumar, Kumar, Singh and Vasisht in 2007 that demonstrated the antioxidant properties of these seed pods against the action of free radicals that can cause cancer and other damage to cell structures within the body.

 

Detox Reactions While on Moringa Regiment:

by Dr. Howard W. Fisher

 

Enzymatically active bio-available Moringa oleifera provides thirty-six natural anti-inflammatories, contains forty-six differenct anti-oxidents, has potent-pathogenic properties, and ample amounts of chlorophyll and minerals such as zinc and magnesium.  Somewhere into your Moringa oleifera regimen pathogens will die, fat will break down releasing stored toxins, and the magnesium, the top metal in the reactivity series and core element of chlorophyll will start to displace the heavy metals stored in your body.  The phyto-nutrition in this fomulation is so potent that you will feel it almost immediately.  Your body will also react to all the negative factors that have been displaced.

 

Anytime you ingest, inhale or absorb any substance your immune system must deal with it.  What you cannot eliminate via urine, feces, sweat or exhalation must be dealt with by your immune system which is clearly looking to sort out self from non-self.  Often times toxic chemicals are stored in the fat, usually the omental fat which lies atop your abdominal viscera.