Myths about The Moringa Tree

The world was a smaller place, this proverb is often expressed for someone to declare that the world at large. Although in reality, some of which reveal no idea what the actual width of the Moringa leaves. To be worthwhile to get acquainted with leaves that have many benefits and mythical stories contained therein.

moringa or merunggai  (Moringa oleifera) is a kind of tribal Moringa plant. This plant has a height of 711 meter tree. Moringa leaves are oval with a small size layered compound in one stalk. The flowers are yellowish white, and a covering frond green flowers, these flowers come out all year with a fragrant scent. Moringa fruit elongated triangular shaped called tang, can also be made of vegetables.Moringa has many benefits in curing various diseases. Noted, there are more than 300 diseases that can be cured of Moringa, both from the leaves or fruit. Not surprisingly, moringa become part of everyday life which is often used as a vegetable and raw materials medicine.

The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends infants and toddlers consume Moringa leaf for their infancy. In addition, WHO is also named as a miracle tree Moringa after conducting a study and found that Moringa's credited as a health enhancer for 40 years in the poorest countries in the world.National Institute of Health (NIH) on March 21, 2008 also said that the Moringa tree has been used as medicine by the various ethnic groups indigenous to prevent or treat more than 300 diseases. The tradition of the ancient Indian ayurvedic medicine show that 300 kinds of diseases can be treated with moringa oleifera leaves.

In addition to being able to cure various diseases, Moringa trees are also considered sacred tree. This is what gave rise to the myth that these leaves can beat the power of the spirits.The influence of the myth that Moringa leaves can  defeat the spirit, had penetrated so deeply into the minds of the people of the archipelago, not to mention also the usual powerful warlords gained strength with the help of spirits. They are ingested those myths and are confident that his power will be lost when dealing with Moringa leaves.

With such confidence, the slightest touch of Moringa leaves them exposed to the psychological strength will collapse first, and finally it is physical as well actually going limp and collapsed.Today, in the era of so-called progress, there are still many people that it is difficult to escape the shackles of Moringa leaves magic myth. In villages in the archipelago, where people believe that if someone is sick and long lying  but not too died, then that person is suspected to have certain supernatural powers that should be removed from his body. To help remove the miracle, the person is usually washed with Moringa leaves until it can die peacefully. When his body was bathed, the person also washed again with Moringa leaves, so clean from all mystical creatures and objects that are still attached to his body.

In addition to shove, the myth of Moringa leaves are also believed to reject the arrival of spirits. In the current era, technology like this is sometimes still be found, there is a house that is above the main entrance is placed a bundle of leaves of Moringa as a repellent reinforcements.

Apart from the myth of Moringa leaves, at least to see the benefits for the healing of disease make Moringa leaves have a high economic value to be traded. At least, Spanish and Chinese investors are interested to buy Moringa leaves from East Nusa Tenggara (NTT).

"Some time ago, there were two delegates from Spain came to the province. They look directly plant moringa in mainland Timor and interested to buy in large quantities," said Commander of Korem 161 / Wira Sakti Brigadier General Achmad Yulianto in NTT, as quoted by Antara, Thursday (26/6).

See  market opportunities this Moringa leaves business, it's no wonder Achmad Yulianto invites all people of that region to develop this crop in the area of ​​agriculture, plantation or vacant land.

It will buy the leaves, flowers or moringa seeds from farmers at a reasonable price. According to him, the leaves and fruit of the plant Moringa can also be exported to Germany, USA and France.

He said the current Korem 161 / Wira Sakti along with his team aggressively developing moringa plants at various locations on the island province of NTT.

One of the most prominent districts today is North Central Timor (TTU), a region bordering with Timor Leste land already planted moringa trees on an area of ​​125 hectares.Facts And Mystical  Moringa Leaves

Moringa leaf has been immortalized in a sentence that is very famous maxim "The world is not a smaller place" which means that the world is large. This expression is growing long in people's daily interactions in Indonesia, usually often pronounced when a person wants to declare an advice so that people do not easily despair in the face of trials and failures, there is hope, there are still many opportunities and many other alternatives. But many of us who actually do not know whether the width of Moringa leaves that have a Latin name Moringa oleifera .

The origins of Moringa Leaves

Moringa, Limaran (Java), Moringa oleifera (Latin) is a type of plant thought to have come from Agra and Oudh, located in the Himalayas (India). The term 'Shigon' to refer to the Moringa has been written since the beginning of AD in the book 'Shushruta Sanhita'. There is evidence that Moringa leaves thousands of years ago has been cultivated in India. India ancient people already know that Moringa seeds contain a vegetable oil and used for treatment. These plants have a height of up to 7-11 meters. The leaves are oval small tiered in one single compound. The flowers have a white color slightly yellow and green pelepahnya lid. The flowers always come out all year with a fragrant aroma scent. Being elongated triangular-shaped fruit.

The origins of Moringa Leaves

Moringa, Limaran (Java), Moringa oleifera (Latin) is a type of plant thought to have come from Agra and Oudh, located in the Himalayas (India). The term 'Shigon' to refer to the Moringa has been written since the beginning of AD in the book 'Shushruta Sanhita'. There is evidence that Moringa leaves thousands of years ago has been cultivated in India. India ancient people already know that Moringa seeds contain a vegetable oil and used for treatment. These plants have a height of up to 7-11 meters. The leaves are oval small tiered in one single compound. The flowers have a white color slightly yellow and green pelepahnya lid. The flowers always come out all year with a fragrant aroma scent. Being elongated triangular-shaped fruit.During this time the plants are considered taboo is widely used for garden fencing, bathing the corpse or to shed the 'talisman. In the myth of Indonesia (mainly Javanese), there is a belief that the magic of any person if it is exposed by potent power of 'thug' Moringa leaves, then his magic will disappear. Socio-cultural factors greatly influence the consumption of these leaves are usually only used as livestock feed ingredients, so there are inferior views  to this magic plant. Only a very few people who use Moringa leaves as a vegetable. Even if used only use the fruit to be treated as a vegetable. This is having an impact on the 'taboo' to exploit the properties of Moringa leaves for health.

In the tradition of ancient India, the leaves of Moringa be a potent drug to cure 300 diseases by community ayurveda in India. In addition to cure, local people also believe that the Moringa tree can expel the spirits.It is said that because of these beliefs that make Moringa leaves are deeply trusted by the warlords Banten in Indonesia. They believe that their strength will be lost when dealing with Moringa leaves.With such confidence, the slightest touch of Moringa leaves exposed to them, made their  psychological strength will collapse first, and finally it is physical as well actually going limp and collapsed.

The myth was further developed when people are ill and does not go dead. So to remove the magic,  must be removed with Moringa leaves so that the body can die peacefully. The trick is to rake the leaves of Moringa throughout the body to eliminate the mystical objects that are still attached to the body.However myths that circulate in the outcome there, still we must be sure that the leaves of Moringa bring health benefits. Remember friends, it's a myth, you may believe or not believe. But there is no harm in also believe in the supernatural, because the supernatural is all around us

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