Each person is decorated with well-groomed and beautiful skin. Quite often, to achieve an excellent result, it is necessary to perform various procedures, take medications, and sometimes resort to surgery. But in nature there is a plant that allows you to make the skin beautiful. This property has moringa. What it is? This is described in the article.
General information
Moringa - what is it? It is a drought-tolerant evergreen tree that grows in subtropical and tropical climates. The birthplace of the plant is India. It is cultivated in Asia, Africa, Mexico. Due to its beneficial properties it is called a miracle tree. Moreover, various products based on this plant are used for care.
How does a tree grow?
In recent years, the tree has become popular in the American and European markets. It is famous because of its useful properties. Now the plant is cultivated in the tropics. Plantation in the Congo is just considered a breeding place.
Moringa in height can be 4-9 meters, this value reaches in several years. Leaves, fruits, flowers, pods are suitable for consumption, and water is filtered through mature seeds.
How to prepare raw materials?
The therapeutic effect is seeds, flowers, leaves, roots. But according to the content of macronutrients and phenols, all parts of the tree are less valuable compared to the leaves. Therefore, they are most often harvested.
Leaves are cut when the plant reaches 2 months, and then do it every month. If moringa grows well, then you can harvest every 2 weeks. Raw materials must be cut at a height of up to 60 cm. Some leaves are used fresh, while others are laid out in the shade or in a carefully ventilated area. Dry leaves should be crushed into powder and stored in a closed container for no more than 1 year. Oil is created from seeds by cold pressing. It is also used in treatment, you just need to store it correctly.
Beneficial features
Moringa is considered a useful plant in demand among Asian peoples. It is unpretentious, widely available in Thailand because of the ability to survive in a drought. The useful properties of moringa are known. The plant contains a lot of protein and vitamin A, so it is used to treat skin diseases. Dermatologists indicate the beneficial properties and use of moringa. Due to the content of calcium, potassium and copper, it is used in getting rid of various fungi.
In Thailand, moringa is in demand as a remedy for gout. But one nuance should be taken into account. Moringa is a tree from which leaves, seeds, fruits, bark and roots are used in medicine and cosmetology. Each of these agents has a different effect on the body. For the treatment of gout, moringa capsules are used, which are created from leaflets.
Plant oil is toxic, so it should not be taken orally with gout. You should not take it and pregnant women, as this can lead to a miscarriage. You should not eat grains of moringa, from which they get oil.
The leaves and pods of the plant are used as a component of soups with meat and seafood. Young green pods can be eaten as a side dish. Oil is used for dressing salads. By properties, it is similar to olive, and after long-term storage it is not bitter.
Moringa seeds are used in water purification. Due to its antiseptic properties, the infused liquid is safe. Oil has an antibacterial effect, so it is considered an effective antifungal agent. But keep in mind that it is safer to use Moringa capsules.
Who should use moringa?
Doctors advise everyone to use medications based on moringa to improve immunity and restore balance. A plant will be especially useful for:
- Allergic, as it has a calming effect.
- People with skin peeling and pigmentation, because the products moisturize the skin and have an antiseptic effect.
- Persons with high cholesterol, since moringa restores metabolism, lowers cholesterol levels.
- People who are forced to work with radiation, since the toxic components of the body are disinfected with powder.
In these cases, moringa will be an excellent remedy. Only before using any drugs based on it should consult a specialist so as not to harm the body.
Oil
Oil moringa - what is it? This is a healthy fluid used by people in Thailand at home. Women used it for skin care. Due to the presence of natural acids, the product can serve instead of a nourishing cream. In addition, vitamins and minerals are present in it. Oil has a calming effect on the skin, with it you can get rid of inflammation. The effect is similar in strength to pharmaceutical antibacterial agents, and the plant is much more beneficial.
The oil has a regenerating effect due to penetration into the deeper layers of the dermis. It can be used for different skin types. Functions include removing toxins, stimulating metabolism, healing damage, eliminating itching, and relieving irritation. The product is also used for baby skin with diaper rash. Used in the presence of fungal infections of the skin and nails.
Moringa oil is used for hair and scalp. With it, you can get rid of dandruff, split ends. Head massage with this remedy eliminates itching, hair loss. Reviews of people indicate an effective result in the treatment of seborrhea, allergies. Thai herbalists advise to bury oil in the ears for otitis media, itching, infection.
Green balm
This tool is indispensable in the medicine cabinet. Green moringa balm - what is it? It is a product based on oil, extract and roots. The tool has an anti-burn effect, the drug is useful for treating cuts, insect bites. The balm has a disinfecting effect, it is useful for minor skin damage.
The tool is used to normalize blood circulation, restore paralysis of the arms and legs, and treat rheumatoid arthritis. The balm is effective for splitting salt deposits in the joints, osteochondrosis. Due to the active properties of the plant, the product can be used against fungi. Many people confirm receiving excellent results in the treatment of nail fungus. The balm is sold in 3 types of packaging - 60, 130, 300 ml. It is more profitable to buy it in large packaging.
Cosmetology
Dermatologists and cosmetologists use the plant in the treatment of allergies and fungus on the skin, nails, mucous membranes. A medication prescribed by a doctor with moringa allows you to get rid of peeling and itching. The plant treats eczema and herpes zoster.
Acne and post-acne are much easier to treat with the use of moringa in capsules, as well as with the addition of oil in cosmetics. Thanks to the application of oil to painful places, it will be possible to get rid of pigmentation, traces of acne, dark stagnant spots. Moringa has a tonic effect, which reduces the pores and activity of the sebaceous glands.
Application features
Moringa is in demand among Thais, it is used fresh and in capsules. The latter remedy contains vitamin A and C, protein, calcium, potassium, so it is used to improve immunity, as well as a vitamin for children who have malnutrition. Moringa can be used from infancy. It has a unique property - it allows you to gain weight when it is lacking, while reducing the% of fat and cholesterol in the body.
In Thailand, capsules are considered a vitamin complex, which is used for the prevention and treatment of diseases of the genitourinary system. Thai studies have confirmed the effectiveness of the plant in radiation therapy for oncology - moringa suppresses the harmful effects of radiation, accelerates the recovery of the body.
Since the plant improves the protective effect of the body, it is taken by people in megacities, as well as workers in hazardous industries, residents of countries with increased solar activity. In the summer, the use of funds protects against excess skin pigmentation, which is caused by strong solar activity.
Capsules
They are created from moringa extract. Reception of capsules allows you to restore pressure, purify blood, strengthen immunity. Antiparasitic action allows you to remove parasites from the gastrointestinal tract. But it is better to fight parasites with the help of a special program.
The presence of vitamin C in capsules is 7 times more than in an orange. Calcium contains 4 times more than in milk. Vitamin A - 4 times more than in carrots. And potassium - 3 times more than in bananas. The package contains 100 capsules, take them 2 times a day for 1-2 pieces.
Useful properties include:
- Help fight aging.
- Moisturizing and softening the skin.
- Strengthening immunity.
- Radiation protection.
- Improvement of blood circulation.
- Toning.
- Antibacterial.
- Strengthening the skeletal system.
- Wound healing.
This is only part of the properties of the plant. In Thai medicine, moringa is used to treat cancer, anemia, hypertension, diabetes, asthma, otitis media, toothaches, headaches, and fever. Using moringa during pregnancy reduces the risk of a mother becoming infected with the baby. The plant is effective in the treatment of the genitourinary system. For the prevention of ailments or for their treatment, moringa leaves, flowers, pods, roots, bark are used. Useful properties are preserved in any form.
How to use?
Moringa should be consumed as a dietary supplement. Moreover, it is taken in raw form, as well as as a side dish. With headache, toothache, ear pain, a leaf-based compress is used to improve the condition. During a cold, you need to take seeds: they act as a natural antibiotic and eliminate pathogenic bacteria.
For the treatment of skin diseases, moringa is used topically - oil is applied to painful places. Bark is effective in improving digestion. You can make a tincture or chew a little peeled bark before eating. Capsules are taken 2 times a day before breakfast or at night for 2-4 capsules in 1 dose.
What foods still have moringa?
According to reviews, moringa is effective for external and internal use. The plant is part of the massage oil along with coconut oil, which is useful for the skin. The beneficial properties of the products make massage pleasant and beneficial.
There is aloe vera gel and herbal oil that can be used for daily skin care. A mask is also used in the treatment of hair and skin. After a few procedures, excellent results are noticeable.
Tea
This drink is not like any other teas. In fact, this is an ordinary decoction, but it does not have caffeine. Moringa tea has an antioxidant property; it is brewed from the leaves of a tree. The drink cleanses the body of heavy metal toxins, destroys the gastrointestinal parasites.
Constant drinking tea allows you to get rid of the flu virus. It has an anti-inflammatory, anti-allergenic, anti-infectious effect on the human body. The drink strengthens the immune system, improves appetite, cleanses the body.
Tea is usually prescribed for high mental and physical stress, breastfeeding, and pregnancy. The leaves of the plant are enriched with minerals and multivitamins. Moringa is considered a source of valuable nutritional components that are constantly needed by man.
Tea from the plant is used against various ailments. It is effective in:
- inflammation of the joints and gums;
- bowel disease;
- rheumatism;
- diabetes mellitus;
- diseases of the prostate gland;
- skin diseases;
- diseases of the respiratory system;
- migraines
- headaches;
- baldness;
- arthritis.
Making tea
If you bought tea bags, then it should be brewed like a regular drink: pour boiling water, and after insisting, you can add lemon, honey, sugar. The product is stored in a cool, dry place. If powder from leaves is purchased, then it must be brewed in a coffee maker, almost the same as coffee. And you can pack in bags, and then pour them with boiling water.
To brew a drink, you will need a bottle of water (0.5 liters), to which moringa powder (2 tsp) is added. Shake everything up. Then honey is added, after which again shaking is required. Water should not be heated, as this will destroy vitamins. After that, tea can be consumed.
Thus, moringa is applied in many ways. But in any case, it has a positive effect on human health. The main thing is to use it strictly according to the prescription.