MORINGA TEA HEALTH BENEFITS

Moringa is from the family of Moringaceae. The moringa comprises 13 genius distributed throughout southwest Asia, southwest Africa, northeast Africa, and Madagascar. It is also known as a drumstick or horseradish tree. some ethnicities know it as the miracle tree. its leaves are rich in minerals like calcium, potassium, zinc, magnesium, iron, and copper. vitamins like beta carotene of vitamin A, Vitamin C, D, E, and B, such as folic acid, pyroxidine, and nicotinic acid. it also contains phytochemicals such as tannins, sterol, terpenoids, flavonoids, saponins, anthraquinones, and alkaloids. Moringa is rich in amino acids like Arginine, histidine, lysine, threonine, leucine, methionine, tryptophan, isoleucine, valine, phenylalanine, and phytosterols like stigmasterol, sitosterol, Kampesterol, which helps the hormones.

 Moringa is a good medicinal agent and has great health benefits. The presence of flavonoids gives anti-diabetic, anti-atherosclerotic, and antioxidant properties. It contains flavanoids like quercetin and phenolic and glucosinolates, isothiocyanates, glucosides compound, and glycerol-1-9-octadecanoic are anti-proliferative and anti-cancer agents hence inhibiting cancer cells. The presence of minerals and vitamins helps in boosting the immune system. studies have shown that 8 ounces of milk can provide 300--400mg of calcium. Moringa leaf provides 100mg and Moringa powder can provide 400mg of calcium. Moringa tea is good for obese individuals because of its low-calorie value.

It contains PUFAs which are linoleic acid, linolenic and oleic acids, these have the ability to control cholesterol in the body.

 Moringa can be used to improve memory and also used for the treatment of dementia. It is also used to decrease acidity in gastric ulcers hence an anti-ulcer agent. It helps the eyes to function well. 

Moringa tea can help in the treatment of asthma, hyperglycemia, dyslipidemia, flu, heartburn, syphilis, malaria, pneumonia, headache, scurvy, skin disease, bronchitis, eye, and ear infection. It also reduces blood pressure and cholesterol.