Malunggay Scientific Name : Moringa Oleifa
Malunggay is a Filipino term for Moringa Oleifera "Ben oil Tree" in English.
This kind of vegetable plant were known for nutritional value as well as a herbal medicine. Malunggay is widely used as vegetable ingredient in cooking, as herbal medicine for number of illness and other practical uses.
Malunggay is known as a very nutritious plant where it is used to combat malnutrition especially for pregnant women and for infants. It has vitamins A, B, calcium, iron and protein.
Malunggay as a Food ingredient. Many Filipinos especially in provinces using malunggay as there main ingredients for some of there dishes. It is also known to be stand alone vegetable. It can be cooked as soup.
Malunggay also be cooked with other vegetables or even meat (used in some provinces in the Philippines).
