Moringa

According to Wikipedia, Moringa or merunggai is a type of plant from Moringaceae tribe. Moringa is a plant that can grow quickly, live long, flower all year round, and withstand extreme heat conditions.

This plant is native to tropical and subtropical regions of South Asia. This plant is commonly used for food and medicine in Indonesia. Moringa seeds are also used as a small-scale water purifier.

Moringa is dubbed the 'tree of life'. This nickname is because Moringa leaves are believed to have a high content of vitamin C, calcium, beta carotene and potassium which work effectively as a source of natural anti-oxidants. Because of the high content of nutrients in leaves. Moringa leaves contain a lot of protein. The part of plant that has high nutrition is in leaf.

How to consume Moringa leaves is very easy, leaves of plant are picked three stalks, washed and then drained. Heat water until it boils, then add Moringa leaves, add chopped young corn, bay leaf, a little salt and sugar, or you can add it to the vegetable soup.

Moringa vegetable dishes can be consumed while still warm. Antioxidant effect of Moringa is still very good when consumed while still warm. Apart from being efficacious as a medicine, Moringa leaves are also a delicious food source.

Currently, Moringa is starting to be widely planted in the community where I live because they already know its health benefits.

I've also cooked Moringa leaves by mixing them into instant noodles, they taste very good because I only cook them half-cooked, so that not too many nutrients are lost due to the cooking process.

How about you? You know about this plant? Or maybe you already have this plant at home?

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