Moringa is a small tree, capable of reaching about 35 feet in height if allowed to grow freely. The moringa tree has small leaves arranged along a green stem. These moringa leaves are the most-used, most-prized part of a tree that let’s nothing go to waste. The entire tree, in all its various parts, has a use as food or medicinals and what’s left after these have been used up is a soft wood that burns nicely into the charcoal that many cultures prefer for cooking. If not used as a fuel, if left lying on the ground, it decays and returns to its source in a fairly short time. 

When people say “moringa”, they are most often talking about the leaves. Moringa leaves can be eaten fresh, right off the tree or mixed into a salad, and they can be cooked as a vegetable similar to spinach. Dried moringa leaves are fairly fragile and can turn to a fine powder if handled too much or too roughly. However, the dried leaves make a wonderful tea, tasty on its own when sipped as an herbal tea, but it packs quite a lot of benefits into that cuppa!

Moringa has been known and used for centuries, primarily for its medicinal powers. Only recently have scientists begun to look into some of these purported powers. And, they are proving to be true. Moringa is a miracle tree, easily grown and harvested, and one that can improve the quality of your life in ways you may never have guessed!