Moringa oleifera: The Miracle Tree of Life
Moringa oleifera: The Miracle Tree of Life Dr. A. Kweku Andoh, Ph. D. , F. L. S Fellow of the Linnean Society, London Director, The North Scale Institute College Park, GA 30349
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There is a Savior, a Savior that brings hope for a new life for people of Africa and the African Diaspora. From Johannesburg to Nairobi from West Africa to the West Indies, from New York to Los Angeles, from Chicago to Houston, Africa's people are looking for the Savior. That Savior is Moringa oleifera, the Miracle Tree of Life.
Moringa oleifera is called “Nebedaye", which means "never die", in many African languages; it promises relief from the devastiang diseases and malfunctions that are so rampant in the African and African American communities such as:
- Diabetes & Complications leading to Kidney Diseases
- High Blood Pressure, Stroke and Heart Diseases
- Obesity brought on by Malnutrition (overfed-undernourished)
- Tumors & Cancer
- Lupus, Arthritis & other Auto-Immune Diseases
- Glaucoma – Blindness
- Skin Diseases
- Prostate Enlargement & Prostate Cancer
- Hepatitis
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Additionally, Moringa has been shown to bring relief from the ravages of HIV and AIDS, malnutrition and diseases caused by bad water, bad food and environmental toxins. The seeds of Moringa purify water; this technology is currently being used for water purification in several major cities in Malawi, East Africa.
HIV and AIDS are of great concern on the continent and throughout the African Diaspora. If, indeed, the statistics are correct concerning the AIDS pandemic in Africa and among the African people in the Americas, if it is true that one in every 50 black men in America is HIV positive, and one in every 150 black women in America is HIV positive, there will be no black population in America in 100 years; and there will be no black people in Africa in 100 years. The Africans, the black race, will be wiped from the face of this earth.
But this is not God's plan; this is man's plan; and God, the benevolent One, always wins! In the final chapter of the Holy Bible, Revelations 22:1-2-3, there is a promise of this Savior, and I quote:
"And he showed me a pure river of water of life. . . In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there a Tree o Life which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month; and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations... And there shall be no more curse." The man who brought the knowledge of this Savior to the grass roots people in America and to the health Ministers of Africa is Dr. Anthony Kweku Andoh, ethnobotanist from Ghana, West Africa. Dr. Andoh researches and teaches about medicinal plants at the North Scale Institute, an education, research and healing center just south of Atlanta, Georgia. This twenty acre botanical gardens retreat is the home of Dr. Andoh's George Washington Carver Research and Learning Center. In this natural setting, Dr. Andoh brings the secrets of Nature's healing powers to the entire world. Dr. Andoh is a British educated ethnobotanist and a Fellow of the Linnean Society of London. He is the author of many books about plants used for medicine and for religious and spiritual purposes. He has traveled throughout the world lecturing at colleges and universities and to civic organizations. His message is always about the healing powers of our Mother Nature and through our trust in God's natural wisdom and gifts, given freely to all humanity, that any ailment of mind, body or spirit will be cured through the use of God's natural gifts from the plant world. At the George Washington Carver Center, Dr. Andoh brings the complexities of the science of botany down to the plain common language of the every day person.
In February of 2001, Dr. Andoh and his assistant, Ms. Kali Sichen-Andoh, were a part of a team who traveled to Senegal, West Africa to evaluate a two year pilot program geared toward solving the problem of malnutrition in women, infants and children of this nation. Even though Dr. Andoh knew the value of this plant as a food and a medicine, through his extensive research on Moringa oleifera, the fact finding tour convinced him and Ms. Sichen, a nutritionist and cultural foods expert, that Moringa is indeed that Miracle Savior for African people.
Dr Andoh speaks from the Carver Center with Carver in the background. Medicinal Values of Moringa (Nebedaye): Moringa oleifera starting with the Leaves:
v Leaves: relieve headaches, expel worms, relieves swelling, heals skin diseases, inflammation of the eyes and ears, bronchitis and inflammation of mucous membranes, scurvy and increase milk production in lactating women
v Flowers: are a good tonic, expel worms, treats tumors and enlarged spleen, relieve sore throat, and treat anxiety
v Pods & seeds: purify water, treat tooth ache from tooth decay, expel worms, treat problems of the liver and spleen, and relieve joint pain
v Roots: used as a laxative and to treat spasms of the colon, treat circulation problems, high blood pressure, kidney dysfunctions and low back pain; for gout, asthma and hiccoughs.
v Fresh leaves are inserted into the nose of a comatose person, who is then aroused from the coma.
v In laboratory tests the leaf extract of Moringa (Nebedaye) lowers blood sugar within three hours, heals stomach ulcers, is a powerful muscle relaxant, reducing blood pressure and causing sleep. Also in laboratory tests, juice extract from leaves and bark have shown antibacterial and antiviral properties, and show strong activity against the tuberculosis bacteria.
Leaves of Moringa can substitute for meat, soy bean products or dairy products as the leaves have a complete compliment of amino acids, the complete protein that is needed in human nutrition for good health.
Ounce per Ounce leaves of Moringa oleifera:
* contain more vitamin A than carrots for good eyesight and to prevent blindness; contain a high quality vitamin A- beta carotene
* more Calcium than milk for strong bones and teeth
* more Iron than spinach for healthy blood cells
* contain the full balanced compliment of B vitamins, as thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, for brain, muscle and neurological development
* fresh leaves and pods contain high levels of vitamin C, ascorbic acid, which make it excellent for preventing scurvy
* leaf powder is an excellent source of Vitamin E, tocopherol acetate, for DNA and sexual development
All these statistics look good in scientific papers and research reports, but on the ground, in real life in Senegal, you can see Moringa, the Miracle Tree of Hope, doing the real work of saving lives.
From the southern province of Casamance to the northern tip at San Luis and the Sahel region, the dry, encroaching desert areas of Senegal, near the town of Keur Momar Sarr, you can see Moringa is doing the work of saving lives.
Dr. Andoh was commissioned by the Church World Service, the working arm of the National Council of Churches, to grow Moringa seedlings to present as gifts from the people of America, to the people of Senegal, and to deliver these live plants to the various rural clinics where the Moringa pilot program has been in place over the past two years.
In early February of 2001, Dr. Andoh flew to Senegal with the delegation of Church World Service fundraisers, contributors and representatives from several American based NGO's, to witness the miracle of Moringa.
Andoh's extensive botanical education includes four years at the prestigious Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, in England, the world's oldest and most unique garden and botanical education center. The garden;'s were first the private retreat for the British Royalty beginning in the 1600's, but grew so rapidly and so complex with the acquisition of plants from every corner of the British Empire. Andoh was taught the sciences of botany and the art of horticulture from some of the most distinguished plant scientists in the world.
His first lessons, however, were at his father's feet, the late Joseph Emmanuel Andoh was Africa's foremost botanist, who also spent years in learning and research at Britain's Kew Gardens. He preceded his son at Kew by a generation; the elder Andoh was instrumental in the introduction of thousands of rain forest species that were unknown in botanical sciences in the West.
J. E. Andoh initiated his son, Anthony Kweku, into the secret life of plants when little Kweku was only 7 ears old. The elder Andoh died mysteriously when Kweku was 11 years old but he continued to tutor his son from the spiritual realm.
By the time young Kweku was 16 years old, he was proficient in the taxonomy of West African Plants. He could correctlyidentify and botanically describe the flora of West Africa, even though he had no previous formal schooling in botany.
He began working at the Ghana Forestry Department as a teen, where he quickly gained the confidence and respect of his elders. By the time 22 years old, he was selected to pioneer the development of the botanical gardens at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology at Kumasi, Ghana. After years of meticulous planning and laying out the garden, introducing new plants from various parts of the world, Andoh was selected by the British Parliament to be one of the chosen few to receive advanced education and training at the world's most prestigious institution for botanical sciences, Kew Gardens.
Dr. Andoh continued his journey of botanical discovery as he traveled through Europe, then returning to southern Africa for extensive research and horticultural expansion. He soon traveled to the United States during the mid-seventies, where he married, raised a family and continued his private research, business development and writing.
Andoh has authored several books about medicinal plants, the most acclaimed book, The Science and Romance of Selected Herbs Used in Medicine and Religious Ceremony, was one of only two ethnobotany books selected for the Millennium edition of the Whole Earth Catalog.
While heading his own business in San Francisco, Andoh developed the Harbinger Herbal Nutrients, a line of herbal supplements Many of these formulas are based on ancient African rain forest herbal remedies.
Kali Sichen shown with Moringa oleifera just before the winter season begins. Nearly seven years ago, Andoh and his family relocated to rural Georgia where he is developing a 20 acre botanical gardens, research center and healing retreat. In the virgin forest surrounding this retreat, Andoh has identified, named and marked over two hundred native Georgia medicinal plants. These fascinating nature trails make his botanical tours both educational and enriching in preparing individuals for wilderness survival.
Andoh advocates a healing regime based on the use of Moringa oleifera; he calls it the Moringa (Nebedaye) Self Healing System. The philosophy of this self healing system states that disease is a product of imbalanced diets which lead to malnutrition and accumulation of toxins and excess mucus in the body. He recommends his special herbal formulas for cleansing, along with a diet of cleansing and nourishing foods. This is followed by his special herbal formulas for tonifying diseased organs and body systems. After extensive cleansing, Andoh recommends using Moringa (Nebedaye) daily as a nutritional supplement, while maintaining a wholesome, cleansing dietary intake of whole foods, fruits and vegetables.
Today, because of the powerful tool that has been place in our hands, this Savior called Nebedaye, which means "never die", we African people do not have to accept the death sentence that we have been given under the guise of HIV/AIDS, prostate cancer, fibroid tumors, diabetes and high blood pressure with all the accompanying maladies and degenerative organs and diseases. We black people can take control of our own destiny by taking control of our own health. We can stop many diseases in their tacks by giving our bodies the basic elements needed to maintain optimum functioning.
Remember that not only is Moringa a complete food, it is also a powerful medicine. In laboratory tests, Moringa (Nebedaye) has been shown to reduce blood sugar within 3 hours, and lowered high blood pressure. These two medicinal uses alone, for diabetes and hypertension, will release millions of Africans and African Americans from the ravages of dependence on prescription drugs.
By providing a balance of naturally occurring proteins, vitamins and minerals, Moringa (Nebedaye) will also help to build a more powerful immune system from birth to old age. This will ward off any opportunist disease that causes early death among our people.
What is the meaning of AIDS? It is an ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY. Your body does not start with AIDS, it is acquired through malnutrition and neglect. AIDS does not kill anyone; it is the bacterial and viral diseases which take advantage of a weak immune system that kills! A powerful food that is also a powerful antibiotic and antiviral, can hold down the progress of disease, and fight the germs that cause premature death.
What is more encouraging is that, when we realize that each person in the tropical world can grow this tree anywhere, in their own back yard, or on large farms, the developing world no longer has to beg for pharmaceuticals from Europe and America to heal their sick and combat malnutrition. Precious income from exports will not be squandered on imported foods, much of which is very poor quality, and lacking in essential nutrients, such as white flour, white sugar and white rice.
In America and in western countries, where we have been told that we enjoy the highest standard of living and the best quality foods, we now know that much of this food lacks nourishment and provide "empty calories; a high caloric content with very little nutrition. We must remember also that diseases that plague the western food chain today, "mad cow disease", "foot and mouth disease", "salmonella" and "Escherichia coli", have made the western diet as dangerous for human consumption as we have been led to believe the food in 3rd world nations is. This western diet has not made Americans and Europeans healthy, and it is time for a change.
With Moringa as a central dietary supplement, and including the dietary plan of the Moringa (Nebedaye) Self Healing System, we can change the statistics and change our own fate. We do not have to accept early death and annihilation, which has be predicted and repeated from the medical institutions, the halls of science and the media. We can turn things around by joining Dr. Andoh, the North Scale Institute and the African based NGO, the Non Government Organization, AAHAS, by teaching health professionals about the virtues of Moringa, teaching farmers how to grow and harvest Moringa, teaching local entrepreneurs throughout the tropical world how to prepare Moringa for world-wide distribution. They can learn how to prepare and package the leaf powder, and export it to the markets of Europe and America.
Black people who do not live in tropical countries, and who can not grow the tree in their own back yard, can serve as distributors of the packaged products, selling Moringa to friends and family members, church members and club members, co-workers and sports partners.
Moringa can be a financial ticket to success and financial liberation for black people, African people, at home and abroad. Join Dr. Kweku Andoh, the North Scale Institute and AAHAS to bring the reality of vibrant health, financial security and long life to yourself, your family, your community and your future. Let US DO SOMETHING.
MORINGA (NEBEDAYE) IS THE WAY — MORINGA IS THE SAVIOR —
LET US DO SOMETHING!!!
[1] Photo: Sister Rita — Hospital Silence
[2]Photo: Dr. Hemphill, CWS, among Moringa (Nebedaye) trees: Cut to Andoh and each person planting in garden of Santhiaba Dispensary
[3]Photo: Santhiaba Dispensary
[4]Photo & Video: Belford Dispensary, Ms. Josephine Samatey of CWS Dakar, looks on as Dr. Andoh presents a seedling of Moringa (Nebedaye) to Nurse/Midwife Ms. Blanche Diatta who is holding a baby that was brought to the clinic near death from malnutrition, after the child's mother died. Lowell Fuglie of CWS Dakar looks on
[5]Grandmother saved the life of her grandson when her daughter died. Too poor to feed the baby properly, she brought him to the Belford Dispensary, where he was put on Moringa (Nebedaye), and has since made a full recovery. (Video of Belford also available)
[6]Regional Counsel of Ziguinchor, southern Senegal
[7]Heads of the Medical Department at the Regional offices, Ziguinchor. Gifts of Moringa seedlings given by Dr. Andoh to medical officials.
[8]Governor Biram Sarr, shakes hands with CWS Dr. Hew Anwyl, as Andoh looks on. Governor Sarr told us that he uses Moringa in his daily diet to control high blood pressure
[9]Moringa stands at Koubalan village where a water project was sponsored for a women's farming group. They planted Moringa trees, and fresh vegetables for the village and as a cash crop. [9A] Photo: Moringa stands [9B] Photo: Hemphill takes notes, sitting at the edge of a well, among the Moringa trees
[10]Photo: Bignona Hospital [10A] Staff at Bignona Hospital with women and children in the background
[11]Photo: The delegation is greeted in Ediamath village by the village Totem. Lunch is prepared
[12]Photo: (Chuck has Photo) Lunch is prepared using Moringa seeds, pods, flowers and dried leaf powder. There are at least 8 different delicious dishes prepared for the lunch. (Revelations:22 ... A Tree of Life which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month....
[13]Village elders at Ediamath are congratulated for successful results of the Moringa (Nebedaye) pilot program
[14]Young farmer built this clinic in Ediamth for women to give birth. Before this clinic was built, women walked 15 miles to give birth and to take their babies to the clinic. Children in this village are very healthy because of the Moringa (Nebedaye) diet
[15]Reception at the Church World Service Dakar H.q. Moringa (Nebedaye) tree stands in the courtyard. Staff with Andoh and Sichen.
[15A] Photo: Prof. Of Nutrition at the Univ. Of Cheikh Anta Diop in Senegal, stands under Moringa tree in CWS courtyard with a graduate student. Dr. Salymata Wade is working with the graduate student evaluating local uses of Moringa (Nebedaye)
[16]Photo: Projects in Keur Momar Sarr. Moringa (Nebedaye) grows even in the harsh, dry desert-like environment of Keur Momar Sarr in the Sahel region, near the border of Mauritania, at the beginning of the Sahara Desert
[17]Photo: Women and children gather in a small village near Keur Momar Sarr. (look for video clips) Video clips: Wather projects at Keur Momar Sarr, wild boars on the road. Irrigation is brought to the villages.
[18]Video footage: Visit to Djudj bird reserve; boat ride, alligators [18A] Bird Sanctuary; [18B] Everyone was happy to see the wild boar; they tried to take photographs from the bus, but no one was brave enough to leave the bus to take a good photograph
[19]Photo: [look for video footage] Moringa oleifera is an ancient tree, known by Moses and used by him to purify the water at the time of the Exodus from Egypt. This Moringa (Nebedaye) tree grows wild throughout Africa, the middle East and all the way to India and south east Asia. Here the tree is growing against a wall on Goree Island, the infamous slave port island off shore from Dakar, Senegal. Moringa provides a scant shade for the goats and the people.
[20]On the boat to Goree Island, Dr. Andoh, Kali Sichen and Dr. Alawode Oladele, President of GIANT, the Global Initiative for AIDS Nutritional Therapy. GIANT, an American based NGO, is a brain child of Ambassador Andrew Young. GIANT will use Moringa oleifera throughout Africa as a tool to fight AIDS by providing good nutrition and natural healing from Moringa.
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