Drumstick (Moringa Oleifera)
Malungai
Behen
Indian Horseradish
BENEFICIAL Drum Stick Plant, the Malungai leaves. Known
to be high in potassium and high in iron, and protein. Folk medicine
has said this vegetable is helpful for kidney disease, especially the
long pods. In India the pods (30-60 cm long) are cooked
in a sauce known as Sambar. In
the Philippines the leaves are cooked in a chicken broth (perhaps a
little wild chicken if you can catch one!) it is mixed with onion, garlic
and young green papaya (tastes a bit like chayote squash).
The seeds due to the presence of mustard oil, have an antimicrobial
effect. Indian medicine has this used for rheumatism.
Efficacy for rheumatism
seems plausible because of the stimulating effect of the isothiocyanates.
It is also known as an aphrodisiac probably due to the relaxation of
the pelvic musculature. This
is said to be high in iron, high in protein and maybe useful in helping
to alleviate some of the world's hunger. Here is an article about its use rats to counteract the effects of tylenol.back to foods
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