A detailed explanation of the benefits and effects of moringa, clear after reading
Moringa is the most nutritious tree in the world. As a vegetable and food, it helps improve nutrition and has dietary therapeutic and health benefits, and it is also widely used in medicine, health care and other fields. It is hailed as the tree of life and the diamond among plants. Its fresh leaves can be eaten as a vegetable, similar to spinach, and can be used in soups or salads. Let us take a look below at what the benefits and effects of moringa are.
The nutritional value of moringa
Moringa is extremely rich in nutrients, containing vitamins, protein, calcium, potassium, iron and other minerals, and it also contains essential amino acids that the human body cannot synthesize on its own. According to scholars' statistics, just three tablespoons of moringa leaf powder contain 27% of a young child's daily requirement of vitamin A, 42% of protein, 125% of calcium, 70% of iron and 22% of vitamin C. The calcium it contains is four times that of milk, potassium is three times that of bananas, iron is three times that of spinach, vitamin C is seven times that of citrus, and vitamin A is four times that of carrots.
The benefits and effects of moringa
[Nature and flavor] Pungent in flavor, slightly warm in nature, non-toxic.
[Meridian tropism] Lung, heart and stomach meridians.
1. Moringa root has the effects of eliminating dampness and strengthening the spleen, and treats poor appetite and strangury with stones. Moringa root or root bark has the effects of dispelling wind, reducing inflammation, strengthening the stomach, promoting urination and tonifying yang, and treats headache, dizziness, asthma, stomatitis, pharyngitis, gastric bloating, gastrointestinal spasm, neurasthenia, hypertension, diabetes, scurvy, beriberi, skin diseases, abscesses and various cancers.
2. Moringa leaves are a gynecological medicine, treating inflammation of the uterus, abnormal vaginal discharge, gonorrhea, syphilis and other conditions, and also have the effects of removing dampness, dispelling cold, tonifying yang, promoting urination and reducing swelling.
3. Moringa pods have the effects of eliminating dampness and strengthening the spleen and stomach, and treat liver disease, joint pain and numbness of the hands and feet. The seeds treat swelling of the liver and spleen, and the gum treats dental caries and earache.
How to eat moringa
1. Baked eggs with moringa leaves
[Ingredients] Half a teaspoon of crispy frying powder, 2 eggs, 1 bowl of tender moringa leaves, cooking oil.
[Method] ① First melt the crispy frying powder with a little clean water. ② Beat the eggs into egg liquid, then add the washed tender moringa leaves and the crispy frying powder water, and stir evenly. ③ Pour oil into a hot pan, first use medium heat to set the egg liquid, then turn to low heat and fry slowly until both sides are golden brown.
2. Cold moringa platter
[Ingredients] Moringa leaves, spicy peanut sauce, tomato sauce or chili sauce.
[Method] Put moringa leaves or flowers into boiling water and cook for 5 to 10 minutes, take out the leaves or flowers and drain them, then mix with spicy peanut sauce, tomato sauce or chili sauce and eat.
3. Moringa pork rib soup
[Ingredients] 2 kg of moringa, 4000 ml of water, 2 jin of pork ribs, 2 carrots, 10 water chestnuts, an appropriate amount of salt.
[Method] ① First boil the moringa with water to make the soup base. ② Blanch the pork ribs to remove the blood water. ③ Put the pork ribs into the strained soup base and cook for 30 minutes. ④ Then add the carrots and water chestnuts and cook for another 30 minutes, and add salt to season before removing from the heat.
4. Clear chicken soup with moringa leaves
[Ingredients] Free-range chicken cut into pieces (1/4 chicken), ginger slices, tender moringa leaves, moringa leaf stems, a little salt.
[Method] ① First cut the free-range chicken into pieces, wash them with clean water and blanch them. ② After the water boils, add the ginger slices, free-range chicken pieces and moringa leaf stems, and simmer until the chicken is fully cooked. ③ Before removing from the heat, sprinkle on the washed tender moringa leaves and add a little salt to season.
5. Moringa leaf meat rolls
[Ingredients] Thin slices of pork tenderloin, moringa leaves, egg liquid, breadcrumbs, cooking oil.
[Method] ① First marinate the thin slices of pork tenderloin. ② Then roll the washed moringa leaves with the thin slices of pork tenderloin, secure with toothpicks, dip in egg liquid and breadcrumbs, and fry in the pan until golden brown. ③ Before serving, cut the meat rolls diagonally and arrange on a plate.