In Indonesia this tree is called kelor, at latin name is Moringa oleifera lam. Moringa is not native to Indonesia, but this tree comes from the western region of the Himalaya and India.
Than spreads to the continent of Africa and West Asia and thrives in Indonesia with tropical seasons. Moringa trees can also be used for refotststion, as a thing fence, like the tree I planted as a land boundary.
The Moringa tree does not requre much maintenance, will grouw quickly and this tree can reach three meters or more.
The tree I planted is quile old, but always grouws after cutting, and this tree is not very straight but has branches.
There is an expression in Indonesia society that reads the world is not as wide moringa leaves, this expression means that the leaves are small.
Moringa tree is not as strong as other trees, this tree is brittle quickky, and this tree is rerely used as a building construction.
The benefits of this tree can be taken from the roots, tree bark or leaves for healt purposes. From several sources, that Moringa leaves are know to be rich in calcium,iron.
I tried to take Moringa leaves from the tree to make tea drinks, and make it very simple to consume your self.
By drying the Moringa leaves in the sun, after the leaves are dry, the can be boiled directly with water, after boiling, pour them into a glass.
The color is not different from tea in general. And if there are a lot of moringa leaves, after drying them in the sun, they can be stired in plastic for further.
Moringa leaves in Javanese society who believe, moringa leaves as an antidote to the power of magic, black magic or witchctaft.
A little story about Moringo tree, thank you.
Sept,2020.