Studies have documented the successful use of moringa for nutritional interventions in Malawi, Senegal, and India, noting its ability to be harvested year-round and for being the most nutritious food locally available. As climate change makes rainfall increasingly unpredictable for low-income farmers in the developing world, moringa is becoming an important tool to help communities around the world take control of their own nutrition.. It is also grown in the tropics. The leaves, bark, flowers, fruit, seeds, and root are used to make medicine. Moringa is used for “tired blood” (anemia); arthritis and other joint pain (rheumatism); asthma; cancer; constipation; diabetes; diarrhea; epilepsy; stomach pain; stomach and intestinal ulcers; intestinal spasms; headache; heart problems; high blood pressure; kidney stones; fluid retention; thyroid disorders; and bacterial, fungal, viral, and parasitic infections.
