There is one miracle plant that grows easily in anyone's
backyard. Growing your own is actually almost effortless as this plant
grows with only minimal attention and caring. All you have to do is just to
give this plant some of your time. This plant is what we call Malunggay”
here in the Philippines,
and much well known as “Moringa or Horseradish” in English. To plant your own,
just simply cut mature stems from any Malunggay tree in your neighborhood.
(Please make sure you ask permission first from the owner.of course.) Then
plant and water them everyday. Soon you will see the planted stems sprouting
green young leaves and then later turning into healthy Malunggay trees
which will give you abundant supply of Malunggay leaves each day.
I can still remember the countless Malunggay plants in our neighbors’
backyard when I was a child. They usually harvest the leaves at night so they
could be prepared for the market the next morning. I was not really aware
of its health benefit. All I knew was my mother would always add Malunggay
leaves on her chicken "tinola" (a native chicken soup) and we
never fail to enjoy the soup each time without realizing we were being fed with
the most nutritious vegetable ever. Malunggay is used to be known only as
vegetable for lactating mothers and little did every one know that Malunggay is
not just for lactating mothers but for everyone who desires to be healthy all
their life.
Nowadays, Malunggay is no longer just an ingredient in tinola or lactating
mother’s vegetable but it has been discovered to be a very nutritious vegetable
which earned for it the title, "The Miracle Plant ". More
noteworthy is the fact that this vegetable does not only keep us healthy but
can also heal many kinds of illnesses. I myself have proven how
effective Malunggay has been. Daily intake of Malunggay soup actually
healed my arthritic pains. I would like to make it clear though that the
healing did not happen overnight. I you want to experience healing, you
have to consume Malunggay on a regular basis. In my case, I already made
drinking plain Malunggay soup as part of my daily morning habit and when I have
more time I also drink a cup before dinner time. My initial reason for doing so
was just to boost my health but after some few weeks of regular intake, aside
from giving me good skin, clearer eyes,regular bowel movement and stronger
immune system, I also got healed of my arthritic pains on my fingers and my
right knee. I used to complain about those early morning pains but did not take
any medicine to address this issue. Drinking plain Malunggay soup regularly
solved the chronic pain. Apart from this I myself have proven Malunggay
as very effective in maintaining a healthy blood pressure and the best cure for
constipation. Malunggay can also heal wounds. Just apply Malunggay extract to
the wounded part and do it till the wound dried up. I assure you, it will
definitely spare you from buying expensive wound ointment. Many people have
claimed to have been healed of their respective illnesses and even claiming
Malunggay as an anti-cancer vegetable. With the way Malunggay has been boosting
my immune system, I think I have no reason not to believe.
How to prepare Malunggay juice? Here is the simple step: Boil 2
glasses of water in a casserole. Add 2 cups or more of Malunggay leaves
to the boiling water. After one boil remove from the stove. Remove the leaves
with the use of a strainer and then take the soup as it cools down a bit and
drink like drinking your tea. You must drink the Malunggay soup immediately so
it will not taste bitter and to avoid losing the nutrients.
Now if you want a much improved taste, you can also add lemon grass while
boiling the leaves You can actually take as much as you can without any
fear of getting overdosed.
Those who do not have the patience of preparing Malunggay juice everyday,
has another alternative in Malunggay capsules. Different Malunggay
capsule brands are now in the market. You can also take capsule if you find
preparing Malunggay soup too time consuming or messy. I also took Malunggay
capsule for quite sometime but later I realized I could save if I would just
boil my own Malunggay soup. Besides, I found taking Malunggay soup more
effective because the amount of Maluggay in one capsule could not be as
much as the amount in my daily Malunggay soup.
Malunggay soup is a very cheap but very effective way
of of maintaining one's health. I am talking through experience. I have
been reaping its benefits for many years already and I am very thankful
to God that I discovered Malunggay. I am now contemplating on
writing a poem entitled “Thank you Lord for Malunggay”. Bow!
