“Clearly, despite widespread “conviction” in the health benefits of M. oleifera (Moringa), the interest of the international biomedical community in the medical potential of this plant has been quite a long year. In fact, it has a wonderful hesitation in exploring its nutritional and medicinal possibilities. Although this lukewarm attitude is curious as other “superfoods” such as garlic and green tea enjoy better reception, they have more scientific support. There have been thousands of human studies on garlic, with over 10,000 people in green tea, while only a few hundred in Moringa.
Most promising is the impact of moringa on glycemic control. In my video, we can see the effectiveness and side effects of Moringa Leaf Powder at 0:55 in my video, after the study participants eat about 5 control cookies each, and then they can see blood sugar spikes (the top line labeled “A”), compared to cookies containing two teaspoons of Moringa Leaf Powder (the one labeled “B”). Even with the same amount of sugar and carbohydrates as control cookies, cookies containing Moringa attenuated the surge in blood sugar.
Researchers discovered that by drinking just one or two Moringa leaf tea before the sugar challenge, they “reduced the elevation of blood sugar (sugar) compared to controls that initially did not receive tea, and instead drank regular water. In my video, you can see here and at 1:16, consume the same amount of sugar for 30 minutes without Moringa tea, then drink Moringa tea with sugar-wetted blood sugar spikes. It’s no wonder Moringa is used in traditional medicine practices of diabetes, but I really don’t know if it will help until I put it on a test. 
Diabetic patients were given approximately three-quarters of Moringa leaf powder daily for 12 weeks, resulting in significant improvements in inflammation and long-term glycemic control measurements. The researchers called it “quasi-experimental studies” because there was no control group. Measurements were taken before and after the study and we don’t know what effect Moringa itself would have, as participants were simply doing dietary research after taking Moringa powder and can eat healthier, whether conscious or unconscious. However, it is not clear whether participants were randomly assigned, even in Moringa’s studies with controls. Researchers did not even specify how many people in Moringa were given. I have specified that I take two tablets every day with one tablet every day after breakfast and dinner, but what does “one tablet” mean? Although there was no significant improvement in this study, participants probably were not given enough moringa. Another study used a tablespoon per day, not only a significant reduction in fasting blood sugar levels, but also a significant drop in LDL cholesterol, which, as shown below, dropped significantly at 2:27 in my video.
Two teaspoons of moringa seem to be useless, but how about a third, do you make it into an entire tablespoon? Apparently, in the end, a randomized, placebo-controlled study using one moringa per day failed to demonstrate benefits in people with type 2 diabetes with blood glucose control.
So while some studies remain showing potential, most show no benefits. Why not take a look at Moringa for yourself? This is a legitimate course of action in the face of conflicting data when we are talking about a safe, simple, side-effect-free solution, but is Moringa safe? Perhaps not during pregnancy, and although “about 80% of women” in some parts of the world use it to stop pregnancy, and its effectiveness for its purpose has been confirmed (at least in rats), breastfeeding women can increase approximately half the cup of milk production based on six randomized, blind, placebo-controlled clinical trials.
Just because moringa has been “used in traditional medicine for a long time” it never proves that plants are safe. Many of the horrific toxic substances, such as mercury and lead, have been used in traditional healthcare systems around the world, but at least “there is no major harmful effects of M. oleifera (Moringa) … reported by the scientific community.” More precisely, “No side effects have been reported in any of the human studies conducted so far.” In other words, no harmful effects have been reported so far.
Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) is perhaps the most frightening drug side effect. In other words, your skin may fade. 14 hours after consuming moringa, a man erupted from a rash. The same thing happened three months ago, but the last time he had eaten Moringa he suffered from “a wide range of mucocutaneous lesions with blisters on his face, mouth, chest, abdomen and genitals.” “This case report suggests that consumption of moringa leaves can be avoided by individuals at risk of developing SJS.” While this can happen to anyone, HIV is a risk factor.
My view on moringa is that when you can get healthy vegetables at the local market, like broccoli, which is not yet associated with the bulging of profits, it’s not appealing enough to shop online for something special.
