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'''‘Malunggay’ pushed for survivors of ‘Yolanda’''' | |||
*Source:http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/537919/malunggay-pushed-for-survivors-of-yolanda | |||
:By Tonette Orejas (Inquirer Central Luzon, Philippine Daily Inquirer) | |||
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO—Eat their leaves raw for hydration. Mix them with other meals for better nutrition. Inexpensive and readily available even in the worst of times. | |||
“Malunggay” (Moringa oleifera), according to a group promoting its consumption for better health, offers answers to the nutrition needs of the victims of Supertyphoon “Yolanda” in the Visayas. | |||
“It’s going to be a big help to the victims of the disaster,” said Bernadette Estrella-Arellano, founder of Moringaling Philippines Foundation Inc. (MPFI), which promotes the consumption of malunggay. | |||
She said people could eat malunggay leaves raw to hydrate their bodies. These could also be mixed with any meal to improve nutrition. | |||
“It was the answer to malnutrition in poor countries,” she said. | |||
Arellano said the fifth congress of MPFI would set aside time to discuss how the network of malunggay advocates could help in the nutrition programs of the national government. | |||
Some 500 consumers, producers, educators and community organizers are expected to attend the congress set at Clark Freeport Zone on Nov. 21-22. | |||
Arellano said reports she received showed that the typhoon spared a farm planted with a million malunggay trees in Negros Occidental province. | |||
The typhoon, described to be the strongest in the world this year, ravaged provinces in the Visayas. | |||
Arellano said staving off widespread hunger in these disaster-torn areas and keeping people’s nutrition level up were seen to be among the major challenges of the government in the rebuilding process. | |||
In Negros Occidental, a foundation combines mongo, rice and malunggay in a small pack and sells each for only P4. This can be eaten by adding a little amount of water to it, Arellano said. | |||
Survivors, whether in government-built shelters or in their villages, can plant more malunggay through stem cuttings, she said. | |||
MPFI, started in 2009, has lobbied for a law declaring moringa as a national vegetable and November as Moringa Month. | |||
Arellano said several MPFI members export about 3 tons of moringa powder every year. | |||
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'''Moringa oleifera – said to be a wondrous plant''' | '''Moringa oleifera – said to be a wondrous plant''' | ||
*Source:https://www.newera.com.na/2015/08/17/moringa-oleifera-wondrous-plant/ | *Source:https://www.newera.com.na/2015/08/17/moringa-oleifera-wondrous-plant/ | ||