Experts Say…
Moringa Oleifera provides 36 natural anti-inflammatory agents, 46 antioxidants and all essential amino acids that help protect cells from free-radical damage.
Why is Moringa so good?
While all parts of the plant are deemed to have potential benefits I used the dried leaves, or powdered leaves, and added them to her food. This proved very easy for both of us. She seemed to either enjoy the taste or not notice that it was in there (admittedly there were lots of additives in her meals but this was one of the most consistent meal inclusions during our 3 year cancer journey).
Moringa has such incredible nutrition levels I think we should all be taking it as a supplement or including in our meals – not only our dogs! The World Health Organisation doesn’t call it ‘the Miracle Tree’ for nothing!
100 grams of dried Moringa leaf reportedly has:
- 10 times the Vitamin A of Carrots
- 12 times the Vitamin C of Oranges
- 17 times the Calcium of Milk
- 15 times the Potassium of Bananas
- 25 times the Iron of Spinach
- 9 times the Protein of Yogurt
and much more!
(Source: Fuglie 1999, cited in Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, Vol 15, 2014)
I offer this information to assist you to gather your thoughts and approach as quickly as you can. It is not medical advice but I've learned a lot and want to be the person that I wish I could have called. Please discuss with your holistic vet.
Good luck and don't give up. Love, Donna x
Some Reading
The Miracle Tree for Dogs
Known as The Miracle Tree, or more formally as Moringa Olefeira, moringa has been recognized by America’s very conservative National Institute of Health and the cancer establishment of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Institute as being effective in reducing tumour size and proliferation.
The Science of Moringa
“Moringa is the most nutrient dense plant known to science”. This article explains its credentials and includes links to numerous clinical studies investigating Moringa’s potential therapeutic benefits for a range of health issues. It really is amazing!
A Review of Moringa’s Nutritive Importance
Every part of the tree is high in nutritive values which this study explains and talks of how moringa is used in foods to increase nutritional benefits. It also reviews the medicinal properties of the different parts of the plant.
Why Moringa is Good for Us (& our dogs)
This review from Medical News Today explains 16 health benefits that research suggests Moringa has for humans, including cancer and diabetes. We believe there are similar potential benefits for dogs so we think you should share it with them. We do!
Potential health benefits of Moringa
Anti-inflammatory | Anti-oxidant | Anti-diabetic | Anti-cancer | Anti-tumoural
Our Products with Moringa
Some Research
Antiproliferation and induction of apoptosis by Moringa oleifera leaf extract on human cancer cells – Food and Chemical Toxicology Journal, Volume 49, Issue 6, June 2011. This study aimed to review the anti-proliferative and apoptosis powers of Moringa leaf extract on a strain of human cancer cells at varying dosage levels and found those powers to be ‘strong’. As such they determined that Moringa leaf extract “has potential for cancer chemoprevention and can be claimed as a therapeutic target for cancer”.
Health Benefits of Moringa oleifera – Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, 15(20):8571-6, November 2014. This literature review from scientists in Malaysia affirms that science is catching up with Moringa’s anecdotal evidence of therapeutic benefits in many cultures and communities over many centuries. Different parts of the plant have been found to have anti-fibrotic, anti-inflammatory, anti-microbial, anti-oxidant, anti-hyperglycemic, anti-tumour and anti-cancer properties, and therefore the authors conclude Moringa has numerous applications in the ‘medicinal field’.
A potential oral anticancer drug candidate, Moringa oleifera leaf extract, induces the apoptosis of human hepatocellular carcinoma cells – Oncology Letters, 10(3): 1597–1604, September 2015. This study built on the previous positive research results of Moringa and specific human cancer cells and applied Moringa leaf extract orally to specific human lung and liver cancer cells. The results were ‘significant’ and ‘support the potential of soluble extracts of M. oleifera leaf as orally administered therapeutics for the treatment of human liver and lung cancers.’
Soluble Extract from Moringa oleifera Leaves with a New Anticancer Activity – PLOS One, 9(4): e95492, April 2014. This study from Korea also looked at the therapeutic cancer potential of the water soluble leaf extract on human lung cancer cells as well as others. They report that the extract not only “greatly induced apoptosis, inhibited tumor cell growth, and lowered the level of internal reactive oxygen species (ROS)” but also “showed greater cytotoxicity for tumor cells than for normal cells, strongly suggesting that it could potentially be an ideal anticancer therapeutic candidate specific to cancer cells”.
Moringa Oleifera Statement – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, December 2017. This summary from conservative cancer establishment Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center notes the positive results of numerous studies but calls for more research in clinical studies. It also notes potential adverse reactions and negative side effects, however interestingly these are largely contradicted in the safety and efficacy review published in the Phytotherapy Research journal in 2015 (see below).
Review of the Safety and Efficacy of Moringa oleifera – Phytotherapy Research Journal, Vol 29, Issue 6, June 2015. This paper reviews the animal and human studies researching the potential therapeutic effects of Moringa plant components and extracts. Of the relatively few human studies no adverse reactions were apparently reported, nor from the noted wide use as a food and natural therapeutic by traditional communities for some centuries. Adverse effects were noted at extremely high doses with safe dosage thresholds based on body weight established.
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