Does the so-called miracle tree live up to the hype?
Moringa (Moringa Oleifera) is a plant commonly known as the “miracle” tree because it asserts its healing power across many diseases. If “miracles” are not hyperbolic enough for you, then on the Internet it is also known as “the gift of God to man.” Is Moringa a miracle or just a miracle? “M. oleifera’s enthusiasm for health benefits is in stark contrast to the rarity of the strong experimental and clinical evidence that supports them. Fortunately, speed is slowly fulfilled.” Scientific publications on Moringa are surged. Over the past decade, as shown here, in my video, there is a Moringa advantage at 1:02. Is it the most nutritious food?
What caught my attention was the presence of glucosinolate, a compound that enhances liver detoxifying enzymes. I thought it was only found in cruciferous vegetables such as cabbage, broccoli, kale, collards and cauliflower. Still, they also exist in the Moringa family and have been found to be comparable to broccoli. But why not eat broccoli instead of mailing exotic moringa powder?Is there anything special about Moringa?
“Moringa Oleifera is said to be the most nutritious tree ever, but who eats it? Moringa is likely to “contain more elemental nutrients than most traditional plant sources.” For example, there are 10 times more vitamin A than carrots, 12 times more vitamin C than oranges, 17 times more potassium, 17 times more potassium, 15 times more iron, 25 times more iron, and 9 times more yogurt than yogurt. 
It sounds impressive, but first of all, even if this is true, it is associated with 100 grams of dried moringa leaves. Researchers struggled to feed people even 20 grams, so any further “it’s likely to result in an overly unpleasant taste due to the bitterness of the leaves.”
Second, the nutritional requests for these papers are “adapted from Fuglie.” This is clearly a general publication. If you access the USDA nutrition database and enter a more reasonable dose, such as the amount that could be in a tablespoon of a smoothie, one person in Moringa powder has as much vitamin A as a quarter of a baby carrot and 100 million vitamin C. Therefore, oranges have as much vitamin C as 100 tablespoons of moringa. Servings of Moringa powder include half the calcium in milk, 1/4 potassium in bananas rather than 15 bananas, 1/4 cup iron in spinach, and 1/3 protein in yogurt containers. So, while it may be nutritious, it is not off the charts and certainly not generally advertised. So, again, why don’t you eat broccoli?
Moringa appears to be anticancer active in Petri dishes along cell lines for breast, lung, skin, and fibrosarcoma, but tends to leave relatively alone with normal cells, but no clinical studies have been found. What is the point of knowing that “Moringa oleifera extract improves sexual performance in stressed rats” is entitled?
“Studies such as the effects of supplementation with Drumstick (Moringa oleifera) and Amaranth (Amaranthus tricolor) leave powders in antioxidant profiles and oxidative states among postmenopausal women,” and it has begun to become a bit interesting. When researchers were testing the effects of Moringa Leaf Powder once a day in their antioxidant state, they found a reduction in oxidative stress, as expected by eating healthy plant foods. However, they also saw a drop in fasting blood glucose from pre-diabetic levels above 100 to more normal levels. Now that’s interesting. Should I recommend tablespoons of Moringa powder every day for people with diabetes, or was it just a fluke? We will discuss a study called “Moringa oleifera and blood glucose control: a review of current evidence.”
