This Indian tree is a disease fighting superhero. Unbelievable benefits here

[Judi Lynn]

2 min read . Updated: 08 Sep 2022, 12:13 PM IST

Moringa or drumsticks can be found in every Indian kitchen, especially used while making vegetable or Sambar. For every kid who have hated it, parents saying ‘It is beneficial for your health," is common. Looks like they were actually right. President of Green Belt and Road Institute, Erik Solheim took to twitter and shared a video by the World Economic Forum dated 2017, saying that Moringa is a disease fighting superhero. As stated by the World Economic Forum in 2017, “If plants could be superheroes, the Moringa tree would be one of them."

In a tweet, he wrote, “This tree from India is a disease fighting superhero."

Moringa is found mostly in India and the Philippines, however, its cultivation is increasing throughout Asia, Africa, Central America, and the Caribbean.

Listing its benefits, WEF said every single part of the tree can be eaten and has some.

“Every part of the tree can be consumed; leaves and pods as food; and the seeds, bark, flowers, and roots as medicine. The leaves are highly nutritious, once harvested and dried, they contain 30 percent protein, all essential amino acids, and have abundant levels of vitamins and minerals," WEF report states. The Moringa trees can survive droughts and grow rapidly in any harsh conditions.

More:
https://www.livemint.com/science/health/this-indian-tree-is-a-disease-fighting-superhero-unbelievable-benefits-here-11662597986286.html

[2naSalit]

1. As climate change continues...

We'll soon be able to grow them in Montana!

[eppur_se_muova]

2. That last picture really looks like a baobab -- turns out they're related.

Apparently both have nutritional possibilities.

[Warpy]

3. A really abundant foodstuff in the SE US is kudzu

It is incredibly fast growing and what was originally supposed to be ground cover to anchor soil next to highways soon became a pest that downed power lines, crushed abandoned houses, overtook farm buildings, and generally made a nuisance of itself--BUT the leaves are edible with or without cooking and the roots can be dried and ground up as flour to be used in baking crackers, cookies, and used as a thickener in soups, stews, casseroles, and puddings.

Lots of edible plants are out there if we just stop being so damned particular.

[Judi Lynn]

5. So glad to see your post. Was confounded by its appearance.

So completely unexpected.

Remembering seeing baobab images suddenly made sense of it.

Clearly planted on the planet to overwhelm some of us. I'm still astonished by them.

Thank you.

[Faux pas]

4. ...

And it's a great looking tree too! 🌳

[Judi Lynn]

6. They definitely look built to last! 🌵