Moringa is a long-lived herbaceous plant that grows well in tropical areas. The leaves contain nutrients that are very good for health. Even though the taste is not very pleasant for some people, Moringa leaves are now starting to be consumed as food and as herbal therapy. One way to process Moringa leaves is to turn them into powder for various purposes.

Benefits of Moringa Powder

Some people don't like Moringa fresh, but need its nutrition for body fitness. Turning Moringa leaves into dry and powdered form will make it easier for us to process them into various types of food and even drinks. Following are some of the benefits of powdered Moringa leaves.

1. Moringa powder can be packaged into capsules.
2. Moringa powder can be added to cake flour.
3. Moringa powder can be brewed into a drink or mixed with juice
4. Moringa powder can be processed into an additional ingredient for facial masks.
5. Moringa powder can be processed into pills for herbal medicine or natural multivitamins.

Dried Moringa Leaves

How to Make Powdered Moringa Leaves

Moringa leaf powder may be a bit expensive if we buy it at the store. Therefore, if we have a Moringa plant, we can make it ourselves easily. Here are the steps for making it:

1. Pick fresh Moringa leaves that are a bit old.
2. Wash the Moringa leaves thoroughly.
3. Remove the leaves from the stems.
4. Dry in the sun for 1-2 days or until completely dry
5. Use a coffee grinder to grind the dried Moringa leaves. If there are quite a lot of Moringa leaves, we need to grind them in several stages.
6. Store powdered Moringa leaves in a dry and tightly closed container. Place it in a warm place.

Moringa powder can last up to 3 months if the leaves are dried and stored properly. However, it will be safer if we spend it immediately for a maximum of 1 month.