Moringa Documentary - The Most Nutritious Plant In The World

Moringa: The miracle tree. A documentary made by Discovery Channel
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It’s also known as the horseradish tree, drumstick tree, benzolive tree, kelor, marango, mlonge, moonga, mulangay, nébéday, saijhan, sajna or Ben oil tree and has become naturalized in many parts of the tropics including Central/South America.This plant is a significant source of vitamins and protein. In the same breath, its perennial, drought resistant and can flourish in horrible soil. It follows the Survival Gardener mantra well, “low input, high output”. Minimal work will bring pounds upon pounds of harvest throughout the year. It can also be dried and powdered for long term storage or used for tea. Moringa powder can be used to nutritionally bolster anything you’re eating.
If you’re interested in becoming less dependent on the supermarket, I highly suggest adding this to your garden. We have over 50 moringa oleifera trees growing on the property now. It’s a rapidly growing tree and I strongly suggest keeping it cut short to a level where leaf collection is possible. It’s common for these to grow 10-15 feet per year. Even if it gets too tall, you can always cut this tough tree short again and it will come back.

[@matthewphares4588]

I really appreciate all the Ph.Ds on this documentary. We need to hear more from our scientists and less from influencers.

[@tanyaboyd7089]

Cultures have centuries "of human experience where PhD can't compare so never be closed minded

[@lavenderroses781]

Many PHDs are bought and sold. Indigenous people were here using herbs and plants centeries before PhD title/degree was created.

[@TheHonestPeanut]

​​@@tanyaboyd7089like what? What experience can "PhD" not "compare"?

[@xk_monster]

@@TheHonestPeanutWhat’s the difference between a farmer who has decades of experience compared to a student who has fully studied agriculture? The student may know all of the facts regarding farming, however the farmer ACTUALLY applies his knowledge and has genuine experience in the field (no pun).

[@TheHonestPeanut]

@@xk_monster not only did I not ask what the difference between a farmer and doctor is but you didn't even correctly answer the question you made up as a distraction. To get a PhD in agricultural fields you don't just sit in a class room and read books. You go out and gain that experience you think they don't have. That's part of being a doctor of something. Now stop wasting my time.

[@eswaribalan164]

Murrungai shoots from a stump, are to die for. I chopped off my tall tree and the shoots that shot out a few days later, stir fried with garlic were absolutely delicious.

[@Survivalgardener]

I'll have to try the shoots. I usually just eat the leaves.

[@gracemosweu4871]

I have few plants in my yard .Thanks for this useful info will start using it as from today. Watching from Botswana.

[@Survivalgardener]

Awesome! Thank and get growing! We have more than we know what to do with here on our land in Costa Rica.

[@alejandraparker7272]

I LIVE IN ARLINGTON TEXAS.. I STARTED DRINKING MORINGA POWDER IN 2021 AFTER I SAW A TESTIMONY ON TV. MY HOUSEKEEPER BROUGHT ME SOME SEED PODS FROM FLORIDA LAST YEAR . I PLANTED SOME IN MY YARD AND IN 5 MONTHS AMAZINGLY I HAD A 6 FT TREE. IN LATE DECEMBER I WAS HOSPITALIZED AND MY MORINGA TREES DIED BECAUSE OF A SNOWSTORM WHILE I WAS IN THE HOSPITAL. TODAY NOVEMBER 24, 2023 I AM GROWING 8 MORINGA TREES IN MY LIVINGROOM...I WILL REPLANT OUTSIDE AS SOON AS THE LAST FROST IS OVER. A BAG OF MORINGA POWDER IS AROUND $15 USD. BLESSINGS TO ALL MANKIND.

[@Survivalgardener]

Wow! You're a motivated moringa farmer! Awesome news.

[@navajo6931]

I am indigenous Montagnard Jarai Bahanar… Central highland today Central highland controlled by Vietnamese VN I like this vegetable

[@Survivalgardener]

Awesome! It's an amazing crop.

[@percysjohnsonmwapemukubwe.3705]

I have planted this tree on my farm and will plant more soon.

[@Survivalgardener]

Integrated addition to your survival garden!

[@cenzala22]

This is truly a miraculous plant, literally changed my life

[@Survivalgardener]

I just posted a video on how to make moringa powder. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qXmuh4popquasNE

[@TheAppollo11]

You and your TEAM are amazing! You are an inspirational to us all the way in South Africa!!!

[@Survivalgardener]

Not my team....but the group featured in the video! Yes. They rock!

[@sc00badive]

I'm in the USA so I ordered some Moringa Powder, I can't wait to try it. Thank you for the information, I've never heard of this plant.

[@Survivalgardener]

Awesome! Enjoy.....And if you live in a warm climate, try growing it. It's a tough plant and free food!

[@WandaBooth]

Thank you for a great documentary.

[@Survivalgardener]

Just happy to keep it going!

[@sevitoburito4417]

Jee wilickers this is quite marvelous

[@Survivalgardener]

That's an amazing plant that grows in crappy soil and can handle neglect and lack of water. I couldn't ask for a better survival crop.

[@dayonpanyalai8583]

I am from Indonesia and I have this amazing plant on my front yard...its is growing on rocky dry soil, the leave keep growing and growing. During covid my families, neighbours are swarming to get the leaves, they believed that the leave can give you strong imune

[@Survivalgardener]

They're easy to grow from cuttings! Keeping planting.

[@yohaneschristianp]

They're quite hard to grow, cassava is easier in my opinion. There are still many prejudices in Indonesia about this ' mythical ' plant.

[@VolvitoLeBard]

Everyone need a good cup of tea

[@Survivalgardener]

Definitly! I like to mix it with Juanilama tea here in Costa Rica.

[@fredwebb8633]

Verygood

[@Survivalgardener]

It's one of my favorite survival crops.

[@Sencman1]

Thanks very much for this. I am totally convinced of the great benefits to the world this plant presents.

[@Survivalgardener]

Absolutely!

[@sbdiaries]

A wonderful indepth video on the extornary health benefits of this iconic tree🌳 . Such a very well presented video ,thank you so much for sharing ❤️, greetings from England 🇬🇧 Simon and Beth 💚🌳💚🌳

[@Survivalgardener]

I'm glad I was able to track this video down. It's a bit older, but I'm a fan and wanted to be sure it wasn't forgotten. Cheers from Costa Rica.

[@Survivalgardener]

I just posted a video on how to make moringa powder. Let me know what you think! Thank you! kzbin.info/www/bejne/qXmuh4popquasNE

[@reeeeel2858]

This plant is used as source of iron for people suffering with anaemia. Specially the leaves are cooked and eaten.

[@Survivalgardener]

They're filled with vitamins!!

[@dorothywallace8907]

Can moringa be used for high blood sugar and high blood pressure

[@GreaterGood2024]

Yes

[@estherenk]

It lowers the. High blood pressure

[@Survivalgardener]

Blood pressure cuffs are pretty cheap. It would be a fun experiment to measure blood pressure throughout the day. While consuming moringa. Sure, it's a study of one but if it helps you it helps you.

[@Survivalgardener]

Dorothy, Check out how to make Moringa powder. I just made this DIY vid. I just posted a video on how to make moringa powder. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qXmuh4popquasNE

[@williamplunkett5137]

Been growing this tree for years and it has been so beneficial It's crazy now Western population knows nothing about this almost every doctor I ask doesn't have a clue, although I did learn about this tree from one of my primary doctors who started growing 10 acres over 30 years ago he sells it in his practice to capsules per day I put 20 people in a beta program regards to America and to this day not one of them has come back and said it's really not good for me It just doesn't work each and every person has come back and said Bill please do you have more so it no doubt is everything it says it is, there's a rare edema called woody edema They say that you cannot get rid of this particular edema without extreme time and years of changing so many different pharmaceutical meds Just the Moringa oil alone put on Woody edema got rid of it within a week's time The stain is still there but the hard rocky surface that normally is associated with Woody edema is gone That alone makes it a miracle oil in itself let alone hair growth and acne etc

[@Survivalgardener]

I found not many people are aware of this plant at all. Crazy!

[@aishamohamed487]

How do you make moringa oil? Thanks

[@Survivalgardener]

@@aishamohamed487 The oil is made from the seeds. You can use a seed press or you can try boiling them and separating the oil from the water

[@patriciakarani3754]

Please tell me more about this woody edema....do you mean swellings in the body?

[@Survivalgardener]

Check out how to make Moringa powder. I just made this DIY vid. I just posted a video on how to make moringa powder. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qXmuh4popquasNE

[@galeparker1067]

Great Documentary!!! 🥰 But in my country they would have even very young school children to help irradicate this "invasive species"!! In other words.... "save the planet"!!!!! (By persecuting tough and nutritious plants.....??? 🤔😱😱👃✌️🇨🇦

[@DeitraBrunner]

...you live in America? Cause that's exactly what goes on here, except children aren't put to this task; here they use law and its workers smh

[@Survivalgardener]

What country is having moringa eradicated?

[@galeparker1067]

Canada

[@leefury7]

Stinging nettles has more minerals and vitamins. It grows just about everywhere on earth. All parts of the plant are nutritious as well. Look on YT for all the vids on it.

[@Survivalgardener]

They might have more minerals and vitamins (cant confirm), but they don't have the entire amino acid profile or the massive leaf and seed production level of a moringa tree. This tree isn't just a supplement but a food source.

[@leefury7]

@@Survivalgardener Nettles are a weed. I'm having nettles tea along with dandelion flower tea right now. Use to have allergies. Nettles took care of them. Nettles, are great dried, then put in soups, mix in your hamburger. And a major advantage is they are everywhere growing wild. I've started a garden with them.

[@Survivalgardener]

I'm just a big fan of food and sustenance. Sure nettles are wild and useful, but have you seen the amount of food, one single moringa tree can put out?

[@wewenang5167]

stinging nettles doesn't grow in many tropical and subtropical countries where most people are malnourished. You cant grow nettles in sub saharan Africa and Asia and unlike nettles who stink, moringga actually taste good and wont stink you.

[@wewenang5167]

moringga is super easy to grow, you can used every part of it...Indian has been used it for Ayurvedic medicine for thousands of years. You cant use nettle seed, bark, or pods for anything else.@@Survivalgardener

[@RoldanEstacio]

We have a lot that kind of trees in our country Philippines..we called that MALUNGGAY sa Tagalog MARUNGGAY sa Iloco ..

[@Survivalgardener]

Honey, I just had a woman from the Philippines at my house and she yelled out the name at my moringa trees and I didn't know what she was saying at first. I didn't realize how popular it was there

[@user-to2gh7sg3l]

You could prob make a sweet bong out of those hollow trunks....

[@Survivalgardener]

Yeah I reckon you probably could!

[@CampingforCool41]

I’m wondering how well moringa would do in a pot. I live in a very cold climate. The price of moringa powder is outrageous

[@Survivalgardener]

You can raise it in pots in your house as long as it's not too cold.

[@kepherkimani8547]

I used the seeds and had running stomach

[@Survivalgardener]

Yeah eating a bunch of the seeds raw can give you diarrhea.

[@Survivalgardener]

I just eat the leaves.

[@pacotaodedicas]

I'm about to buy one for my backyard, and if God allows me, I'm going to reproduce several seedlings and plant them everywhere I can, for freeeeeeeeeee. (I am from Brazil, lol. Here is a rare tree)

[@Survivalgardener]

Are you growing Brazilian Spinach as well? Sissoo Spinach? kzbin.info/www/bejne/rqiWdoVjiLOeo6M

[@lesleychurch3479]

Can this grow in the Uk

[@Survivalgardener]

You can grow indoors during the winters. But it is a more tropical plant.

[@wewenang5167]

i have loads of them in my backyards...cant even eat all of it.

[@Survivalgardener]

Same problem here lol!

[@hostilesavage4299]

Our ancient heirloom hopi blue corn is the oldest most important nutritious edible plant in this world. Even more so than this tree...

[@Survivalgardener]

I would be interested to see a comparison nutrition content, however, hopi blue corn doesn't stand out from a vitamins and minerals perspective. It is an excellent version of corn and high in usable carbohydrates.

[@juderaymond2289]

Was used in the Americas since the Maya and other American civilizations, so how can it be introduced from Africa and India?

[@Survivalgardener]

I've only found one blog post claiming that Mayans used it and one oil supplement claiming to be the "Mayan's Secret ". Meanwhile the bulk of the research points to it being native to India and East Asia. One research artical I found states that "Although there is existing literature that supports the use of moringa as a vegetable and potential weapon against malnutrition in south Asia and parts of Africa, less is known about its usage in Latin America, specifically in Mexico. Mexico is of interest because moringa likely first reached the Americas via the Pacific coast of Mexico as part of the galleon trade between Manila and Acapulco, with the earliest known records of its arrival in the Americas being from Mexico (Olson & Fahey, 2011)" That would put its arrival into the Americas around 1565 to 1815. Any sources you're aware of that point to earlier?

[@livymasarate4142]

...coconut milk

[@Survivalgardener]

With moringa? I haven't tried it.

[@MaLiArtworks186]

Quit calling yourself a third country. Dont call yourself what the Oppressor calls you.

[@Survivalgardener]

What oppressor?

[@MaLiArtworks186]

@@Survivalgardener If you don't know, I don't what to tell you..

[@Survivalgardener]

Costa Rica is sorta 1.5rd world.....lol. Not quite there on the infrastructure yet.

[@Nightengale0000]

Tastes awful lol

[@Survivalgardener]

It's a good amendment to salad but definitely don't make an entire salad of it. It's best using and stews or drying and powdering.

[@g.christelbecker6349]

the flowers are delicious

[@bouffon1]

You mean that you haven't learned how to cook with it?

[@Nightengale0000]

@@Survivalgardener ok

[@Nightengale0000]

@@bouffon1 yeah

[@adventureswithfrodo2721]

Prove it. Just because you say so does not make it true. Just more scsm.

[@Survivalgardener]

www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468227620301022#:~:text=Moringa%20seed%20removes%20suspended%20pollutants,two%20produces%20clean%20drinking%20water!

[@Survivalgardener]

www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844023046285

[@Survivalgardener]

Oh man....I didn't get a response to this. So sad. But here, you can check out my video on how to make moringa powder. Be sure to leave a nasty comment por favor... lol kzbin.info/www/bejne/qXmuh4popquasNE