Malunggay (Moringa) Philippines National Vegetables
Malunggay, finally declared as the Philippines’ National Vegetable”, because of…one of the most remarkable and nutritious plant on earth. Malunggay, scientifically name…”Moringa Oleifera” or horse radish tree, a widely common tree in the country also known as the “Miracle Tree” in other parts of the world and in the Philippines they called it “The Backyard Pharmacy and “Nature’s Medicine Cabinet,” by Filipina mothers across the country.
March 11, 2014, under a proposed law, a new House Bill 2072 has been passed unanimously by the House of Representative approving on third and final reading that would make Malunggay (Moringa) the official “National Vegetable of the Philippines.” And also made the Month of November as the National Malunggay of every year as the “National Malunggay Month.” The measure was approved after House Bill 3926 or the “Philippine National Symbols Act of 2014″ was filed.
Malunggay has been used for generations in the Philippines. Malunggay, does have a long history of use that dates back to the ancient Greeks, Romans and Egyptians, not to mention a wealth of culinary and traditional medicinal uses.
Fourth District Rep. Gina de Venecia of Pangasinan, the bill’s author, who said in her explanatory note that the malunggay tree provides numerous health benefits as well as many livelihood opportunities that could help make the Philippines globally competitive. She also said that for the past 20 years as low-cost health enhancer in poor countries around the globe the World Health Organization and other charitable organizations currently use malunggay (moringa) as a basis for daily nutritional programs helping malnourished children.
According to De Venecia, “The malunggay tree is truly deserve national and international promotion due to the many biomedical endowment and numerous socioeconomic benefits that can be offered to our people.” “Our country is now expanding the local market for malunggay and its by-products with the aim of enhancing the agribusiness potentials of various crops as part of the government’s poverty-alleviation and health care programs,” De Venecia said. She also noted the crucial part of malunggay products to the Philippine economy.
Almost every home has at least one moringa tree nearby or by their backyard. It may hold the key to combating malnutrition in areas where food insecurity is rife. How to fix malnutrition? With a rising cost of many fruits and vegetables why not prepare meal with malunggay that has full of nutrients. Our few peso buck, your family can already have a delicious, filling, and nutritious meals like bowls of mongo beans with malunggay.
In a report by the Biotechnology Program Office of the Department of Agriculture, De Venecia said biochemists and molecular anthropologists have discovered that malunggay is rich in Vitamins A and C, iron, and high density lipoprotein or good cholesterol.
She said the leaves of the tree alone contain a powerhouse of nutritional value: Seven times the Vitamin C than oranges, more iron than spinach, four times the calcium than milk, four times the Vitamin A than carrots, and a protein quality rivals that of milk and eggs and three times the potassium than bananas. Furthermore, malunggay contains more than 90 nutrients and has the property of 47 antioxidants, 36 anti-inflammatory. It is also has 18 of amino acids, 9 of them being essential, phytochemicals and plenty of Omega 3 oils and chlorophyll, she added.
“From the roots and branches to the leaves, flowers, fruit, pods and seeds, all parts of the malunggay tree are of nutritive and medicinal value,” De Venecia said. In addition extracts from leaves and the seed pods known as drumsticks are effective against diabetes, hypertension, inflammations, infections, aging problems, and even cancer.
“Known as miracle vegetable or nature’s medicine cabinet by scientists and health care workers from around the world, malunggay is loaded with vitamins and minerals that can be an effective remedy against many kinds of ailments,” according to the bill’s explanatory note.
And in terms of environmental value, malunggay trees can also help stabilized the soil and contribute to the fight against deforestation.
“Now, we can say that malunggay can save lives, increase incomes, generate millions of jobs, utilize vast tracts of idle agricultural lands, make the Philippine globally competitive, impact local and international market, and help attain socioeconomic equity,” she said.
The Secretary of Agriculture in coordination with the Secretary of Education, Secretary of Health, and the chairman of the National Commission for Culture and Arts shall promulgate the rules and regulations necessary for the implementation of the measure.
People who regularly consume Malunggay (Moringa) have reported better health and an overall sense of well-being. Some additional benefits of the Moringa product family include joint health, heart health, boosts immune system, sustained your energy levels and increases vitality. Some malunggay benefits will be noticed over an extended period of time, and Malunggay (Moringa) are known to have a cumulative effect…follow the recommended dosage.
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