Moringa - what is it? Useful properties, application
Each person is adorned with well-groomed and beautiful skin. It is often enough to achieve an excellent result required to perform various procedures, take medications, and sometimes resort to surgery. But in nature there is a plant that makes the skin beautiful. This property is moringa. What it is? This is described in the article.
General Information
Moringa - what is it? It is a drought-resistant evergreen tree that grows in a subtropical and tropical climate. The native land of the plant is India. It is cultivated in Asia, Africa, and Mexico. Thanks to its useful properties, it is called a miracle tree. And for the care of different products based on this plant.
How does the tree grow?
In recent years, the tree has become popular in the US and European markets. It is famous for its useful properties. Now the plant is cultivated in the tropics. The plantation in the Congo is considered to be the breeding ground.
Moringa in height can be 4-9 meters, this size reaches several years. Leaves, fruits, flowers, pods are suitable for eating, and through mature seeds, water is filtered.
How to procure raw materials?
The therapeutic effect is of seeds, flowers, leaves, roots. But in terms of the content of macronutrients and phenols, all parts of the tree are less valuable than leaves. Therefore, they are most often procured.
The leaves are cut after reaching the plant for 2 months, and then do it every month. If Moringa grows well, then you can harvest every 2 weeks. Raw materials must be cut at a height of up to 60 cm. Some leaves are used fresh, while others are placed in a shade or carefully ventilated room. Dry leaves should be crushed into powder and stored in a closed container no more than 1 year. Oil is created from seeds with the help of cold pressing. It is also used in treatment, it is only necessary to store it correctly.
Useful properties
Moringa is considered a useful plant, in demand among Asian peoples. It is unpretentious, widely available in Thailand due to its ability to survive in drought. The useful properties of the moringa are known. The plant contains a lot of protein and vitamin A, so it is used to treat skin diseases. Physicians and dermatologists testify to useful properties and application of moringa. Because of the content of calcium, potassium and copper, it is used in getting rid of various fungi.
In Thailand, Moringa is in demand as a remedy for gout. But it is necessary to consider one nuance. Moringa is a tree from which in medicine and cosmetology leaves, seeds, fruits, bark and roots are used. Each of these drugs has a different effect on the body. For the treatment of gout, Moringa capsules are used, which are created from leaflets.
The oil of the plant is toxic, so take it inside for gout should not be. Do not take it and pregnant, as this can lead to miscarriage. Do not consume the grain of the moringa, from which the oil is obtained.
Leaflets and plant pods are used as a component of soups with meat and seafood. Young green pods can be eaten as a garnish. The oil is used for dressing salads. By properties it is like olive, besides after long storage it does not get bitter.
Moring seeds are used in water purification. Due to its antiseptic properties, the infusion liquid is safe. The oil has antibacterial action, so it is considered an effective antifungal agent. But it should be taken into account that it is safer to use Moringa capsules.
Who should use Moring?
Drugs based on moring doctors are advised to use everything to improve immunity, restore balance. Especially useful is the plant for:
- Allergic, as it has a calming effect.
- People with skin peeling and pigmentation, because the products moisturize the skin, have an antiseptic effect.
- Individuals with elevated cholesterol, as Moringa restores metabolism, lowers the cholesterol level.
- People who are forced to work with radiation, since the toxic components of the body are decontaminated by the powder.
In these cases, Moringa will be an excellent remedy. Only before using any drugs on its basis should consult a specialist, so as not to harm the body.
Oil
Moring oil - what is it? It is a useful liquid used by Thai people in everyday life. Women used it to care for the skin. Due to the presence of natural acids, the product can serve instead of a nourishing cream. In addition, it contains vitamins and minerals. The oil has a calming effect on the skin, with it you can get rid of inflammation. The effect on strength is similar to pharmaceutical antibacterial agents, while the plant is much more useful.
Oil has a regenerating effect due to penetration into the deep layers of the dermis. It can be used for different skin types. Functions include removing toxins, stimulating metabolism, healing lesions, eliminating itching and removing irritation. The product is also used for baby skin when diaper rash occurs. Used in the presence of fungal lesions of the skin and nails.
Used moring oil for hair and scalp. With him you can get rid of dandruff, split ends. Head massage with this remedy eliminates itching, hair loss. Reviews of people indicate an effective result in the treatment of seborrhea, allergies. Thai herbalists are advised to dig in oil in the ears with otitis, itching, infection.
Green balm
This remedy is indispensable in the first aid kit. Green balsam from moringi is what? It is a product based on oil, extract and roots. The product has an anti-burn effect, the drug is useful for the treatment of cuts, insect bites. Balm has a disinfectant effect, it is also useful for minor skin lesions.
The drug is used to normalize blood circulation, restore the paralysis of the hands and feet, treat rheumatoid arthritis. Balm is effective for cleavage of salt deposits in the joints, osteochondrosis. Thanks to the active properties of the plant, the agent can be used against fungi. Many people confirm obtaining excellent results in the treatment of nail fungus. Balsam is sold in 3 types of packing - 60, 130, 300 ml. It is more profitable to buy it in a large package.
Cosmetology
Dermatologists and cosmetologists apply the plant in the treatment of allergies and fungus on the skin, nails, mucous membranes. A doctor prescribed medication with moringa allows you to get rid of peeling and itching. The plant heals eczema and shingles.
Acne and post-acne are much easier to treat using moringa in capsules, and also with the addition of oil in cosmetics. Thanks to the application of oil to painful places, you can get rid of pigmentation, traces of acne, dark stagnant spots. Moringa has a tonic effect, which reduces the pores and activity of the sebaceous glands.
Features of application
Moringa is in demand among Thais, it is used fresh and in capsules. The last product contains vitamin A and C, protein, calcium, potassium, so it is used to improve immunity, and also as a vitamin for children who have inadequate nutrition. Moring can be used from infancy. It has a unique property - it allows you to gain weight with its lack, while reducing the fat and cholesterol in the body.
In Thailand, capsules are considered a vitamin complex, which is used to prevent and treat diseases of the genitourinary system. Thai studies have confirmed the effectiveness of plant application in radiation therapy in oncology - moring suppresses the harmful effect of radiation, accelerates the recovery of the body.
As the plant improves the protective effect of the body, it is taken by people in megacities, as well as workers in harmful industries, residents of countries with high solar activity. In the summer, the reception of funds protects against excessive skin pigmentation, which is caused by strong solar activity.
Capsules
They are created from an extract of Moringa. The intake of capsules allows you to restore blood pressure, purify blood, strengthen immunity. Antiparasitic action allows you to remove parasites from the gastrointestinal tract. But it is better to fight the parasites with a special program.
The presence of vitamin C in the capsules is 7 times greater than in the orange. Calcium contains 4 times more than in milk. Vitamin A - 4 times more than in carrots. A potassium - 3 times more than in bananas. The package contains 100 capsules, they should be taken 2 times a day for 1-2 pieces.
Useful properties include:
- Help in wrestling with aging.
- Moisturizing and softening of the skin.
- Strengthening of immunity.
- Protection against radiation.
- Improvement of blood circulation.
- Toning.
- Antibacterial.
- Strengthening of the bone system.
- Wound healing.
This is only part of the properties of the plant. In Thai medicine, Moringa is used to treat cancer, anemia, hypertension, diabetes, asthma, otitis, dental pain, headache, fever. The use of moring in pregnancy reduces the risk of HIV infection of the child from the mother. The plant is effective in treating the genitourinary system. For the prevention of diseases or for their treatment, the leaves of moringa, flowers, pods, roots, bark are used. In any form, useful properties are stored.
How to take?
Moring should be used as a dietary supplement. And it is taken in raw form, as well as as a side dish. With headache, dental, and ear pain, a leaf-based compress is used to improve the condition. During the cold, one must take the seeds: they act as a natural antibiotic and eliminate the pathogenic bacteria.
For the treatment of skin diseases, moring is used locally - oil is applied to painful areas. In improving digestion, the cortex is effective. You can make a tincture or before eating a little chewed peeled bark. Capsules are taken 2 times a day before breakfast or at night for 2-4 capsules per 1 reception.
Which products still have a physical?
According to reviews, moringa is effective for external and internal application. The plant is a part of massage oil along with coconut oil, which is useful for the skin. Useful properties of the products make the massage pleasant and useful.
There is a gel with aloe vera and an oil with herbs that can be used for daily skin care. In the treatment of hair and skin, a mask is also used. After a few procedures, excellent results are seen.
Tea
This drink is not like any other teas. In fact, this is an ordinary decoction, but it does not have caffeine. Moringa tea has an antioxidant property, it is brewed from the leaves of a tree. The drink clears the body of the slags of heavy metals, destroys the gastrointestinal parasites.
The constant drinking of tea allows you to get rid of the flu virus. On the human body, it has anti-inflammatory, anti-allergic, anti-infective effect. The drink strengthens the immune system, improves appetite, cleanses the body.
Usually tea is prescribed at high mental and physical loads, breastfeeding, pregnancy. The leaves of the plant are enriched with minerals and multivitamins. Moringa is considered to be a source of valuable nutrient components that are constantly needed by humans.
Tea from the plant is used against various ailments. It is effective in:
- inflammation of the joints and gums;
- of bowel disease;
- rheumatism;
- diabetes mellitus;
- prostate disease;
- skin diseases;
- respiratory system diseases;
- migraines;
- headaches;
- baldness;
- arthritis.
Preparation of tea
If tea is bought in bags, then it should be brewed like a normal drink: pour boiling water, and after insisting you can add lemon, honey, sugar. The product is stored in a cool, dry place. If you purchased powder from the leaves, then it must be brewed in the coffee machine, almost the same way as coffee. And you can pack in bags, and then pour them with boiling water.
To brew a drink, you need a bottle of water( 0.5 liters), which is added with Moringa powder( 2 tsp).Everything must be shaken. Then honey is added, after which again, shaking is required. Do not heat water, as it will destroy vitamins. After that, tea can be consumed.
Thus, Moringa is used in many ways. But in any case, it has a positive effect on human health. The main thing is to use it strictly according to the prescription.