A JOURNEY THROUGH CANCER
by: MUFFET DOLAR VILLEGAS
It doesn’t look expensive. It is so common that you can’t believe it is a cure and can prevent many diseases including some cancers.
Malunggay or horseradish is gaining popularity as miracle vegetable not only here in the Philippines but also abroad.
Malunggay plant which scientific name is Moringa oleifera Lam is rich in vitamion A, C and E which can combat free radicals that makes our immune system low.
It is dubbed as the miracle vegetable and has phytochemicals that can prevent cancer cells to develop, according to the Bureau of Agricultural Research (BAR).
It was found out that its anticancer compound can help treat female reproductive disorders like epithelial ovarian cancer. It has anti tumor and hormonal properties that are present in its root bark extracts.
This plant carries antioxidants that are good tidings to those who have chronic diseases like arthritis, kidney diseases and heart complications . For simple fever, and asthma, malunggay roots is also said to be effective.
For men who have difficulty to have children because of low semen count, malunggay can also come to the rescue. Malunggay fruits has been found to be effective in raising the semen count.
It was also reported that malunggay has amazingly four times the calcium of milk and seven times the vitamin C in oranges.
It has three times the potassium in bananas and four times the vitamins found if you eat carrots.
Malunggay can also cure the cancer of our pockets. It has a bright future for investment purposes. Agriculture secretary Arturo Yap is encouraging Overseas Filipino investors to invest in agriculture and agribusiness.
The next time you plan your meal, don’t forget this wonderful amazing plant that God made.
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I have a friend who uses malunggay for everything from headaches to small scrapes and bruises. She even fed it to her dogs! Sometimes it amazes me how some people can look down on this lowly vegetable and say that it is something that only poor people would eat. With today’s economic worries it’s good to know that more people are seeing the usefulness of malunggay.
Well,it’s very true that malunggay is a ‘wonder plant’ because it’s not just a food but a medicine. It may therefore be a functional food. Malunggay promotes good eyesite,digestion,facilitates bowel movement and is a cure for stomach ache. So malunggay should not be underestimated to be the only food for the poorest of the poor, it’s the food for all humanity. No wonder why my late Grandad kept telling us when we were little to eat tinola with malunggay kay maka ‘BRIGHT’ and maka taas sa kinabuhi.
So there you are. Happy eating.
This is a lesson that ALL of US must realize! This is a lesson that we have to learn from this simple plant. Never underestimate the humble, even the humblest of plants, in the end, we needed them when we get into trouble. It is a problem in us we took complexities to the point the simple and humble had been taken for granted!!!
So please, let’s begin with the basics, like the malunggay plant we all love…Learn humility today and realize the exaltations tomorrow because of this virtue!!!
GOD BLESS and LOVE HEALTHY LIVING MALUNGGAY!!!
oh, i like maluggay…i miss it.
yeah, that is very true and i do miss it too!!! can the Philippines export Malunggay esp to those countries where it will not grow. I have been looking around for it for a long time now in the asian market but whwn they have one it can’t stay in the shelves for days..huhuhu. I miss my granma’s kamunggay soup, so yummy. I guess that’s what makes her live longer.
The style of writing is very familiar . Have you written guest posts for other blogs?
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