Incredible Easy to grow:

• From seeds or cuttings

in any language... • Even in marginal soils
Botanical name: Moringa oleifera • Very little care needed
Popularly known as “drumstick tree” in English. • Very little water required
Bengali: Sajna • Produce fruits & leaves
within 8 months
Burmese: Dandalonbin
French: Bèn ailé, Benzolive (Plant away from homes, as they tend to attract
undesirable caterpillars.)
Gujarati: Suragavo
Hindi & Urdu: Munaga, Sahijna, Segra Easy to use:
• Add fresh or dried leaves to any dish

The
Khmer: Daem mrum
Malay: Kalor • Dry leaves (in shade) and store
• 8 to 24 g of leaf powder daily

Incredible
Malayalam: Sigru, Muringa improves health
Marathi: Sujna, Shevga
Be incredible!
Moringa
Oriya: Munigha, Sajina
Punjabi: Soanjana • Plant a Moringa tree.
• Include Moringa leaf powder
Sinhalese: Murunga
Leaves
in your food.
Spanish: Ben, Morango, Moringa • Share this information with people
Tagalog: Mulangai who can help make our world a
healthier place. (drumstick leaves)
Tamil: Murungai
(Note: Moringa trees should be planted away from homes
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Telegu: Munaga, Mulaga
because they can attract undesirable caterpillars.)
Thai: Marum
Vietnamese: Chùm Ngây For more copies contact:

More names: www.treesforlife.org/moringa/names

There is an
old saying:
“Moringaleaves
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diseases.”
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 Proteins, the building blocks of our bodies,
are made of amino acids. Usually, only animal
products such as meat, eggs and dairy contain It’s like growing
all of the essential amino acids. Amazingly,
Moringa leaves also contain them all. multi-vitamins
at your doorstep
2 times the
Protein
of Yogurt

Vitamin C strengthens our immune system

Vitamin A
Vitamin B1
and fights infectious diseases including colds Vitamin B2
and flu. Citrus fruits such as oranges and Vitamin B3
Vitamin C
lemons are full of vitamin C. Moringa leaves Calcium
have even more. Chromium

7
Copper
times the Fiber
Vitamin C Iron
of Oranges Manganese
Magnesium
Phosphorus
Potassium is essential for the brain Potassium
and nerves. Bananas are an excellent Protein
Zinc
source of potassium. Moringa leaves
are even better.
Amazing, but true

Now modern science

3 times the
Potassium
of Bananas Moringa leaves compared to
common foods*
Vitamin A acts as a shield against diseases

is proving that these of the eyes, skin and heart, diarrhea, and
many other ailments. Carrots are very high
Nutrients Common
foods
Fresh
Leaves
Dried
Leaves
tiny leaves are packed in vitamin A, but Moringa leaves are even
higher. Vitamin A 1.8 mg 6.8 mg 18.9 mg

4
Carrots
times the
with incredible Vitamin A Calcium 120 mg 440 mg 2003 mg
of Carrots Milk
nutrition that can Potassium 88 mg 259 mg 1324 mg
Calcium builds strong bones and teeth, and
strengthen our bodies helps prevent osteoporosis. Milk provides a
Bananas

lot of calcium, but Moringa leaves provide Protein 3.1 g 6.7 g 27.1 g
and prevent many even more. Yogurt

diseases.
4 times the Vitamin C 30 mg 220 mg 17.3 mg
Calcium Oranges
of Milk
*Nutritive Value of Indian Foods, by C. Gopalan, et al, and The Miracle
Tree – Moringa oleifera: Natural Nutrition for the Tropics, by Lowell
Fuglie, ed. More information: www.treesforlife.org/moringa

These figures reflect gram-for-gram comparisons with Moringa leaves.*