Club
member , Marion Anderson, presented five fun facts on the Moringa oleifera; which is a fast-growing,
deciduous tree native to South Asia and
now found throughout the tropics and right here in Cocoa Beach! It can reach a height of 32 - 40 ft and the trunk can reach a diameter of 1.5 ft. The leaves have been used as part of traditional medicine for centuries.
The leaves are
loaded with vitamins, minerals, essential amino acids, antioxidants, and more. It has anti-diabetic,
anti-inflammatory, cholesterol-lowering, and cardioprotective properties. Moringa seeds even work better for water
purification than many of the conventional synthetic materials in use today. If you have access to
a moringa tree, you can use the fresh leaves in your meals; they have a flavor
similar to a radish. Toss them like a salad, blend them
into smoothies, or steam them like spinach.
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