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Mwandishi:

Dkt Benjamin L, MD

Mhariri:

Dlt. Helen L, MD

Jumatatu, 12 Juni 2023

Faida za kiafya za Mlonge

Faida za kiafya za Mlonge

Mlonge ukifahamika kwa jina la kisayansi Moringa Oleifera (MO), ni mmea wenye uwezo mkubwa wa kuzuia na kutibu magonjwa mbalimbali ya mfumo wa moyo, ini na kongosho. Mmea huu unatoka katika familia ya mimea ya Moringasea ambapo asili yake ni Bara la Afrika na Asia.

 

Tafiti nyingi zimefanyika kugundua faida zake kiafya, ambapo kampaundi ambalimbali zilizomo ndani yake husababisha mmea uwe na uwezo wa kutibu magonjwa mbalimbali. Kampaundi hizo hupatikana kwenye majani yake na hujumuisha vitamini, phenolic asidi flavonoid, isothiosayanati, tannin na saponini.

 

Magonjwa yanayotibiwa na Mlonge

Majani ya Mlonge yamekuwa yakitumika sana na yameonyesha kuwa na uwezo wa kutibu magonjwa mbalimbali sugu ikiwa pamoja na:

 

  • Kiwango cha juu cha lehemu kwenye damu

  • Shinikizo la juu la damu

  • Kisukari

  • Upinzani wa insulin

  • Magonjwa ya ini yasiyotokana na pombe

  • Saratani

  • Homa ya matumbo(taifodi)

  • Maleria

  • Magonjwa ya shambulio la kinga za mwili

 

Kwa ujumla Mlonge umeonekana kuwa na faida kubwa katika matibabu ya magonjwa yanayohusiana na moyo, ini na kisukari.

 

Majani ya mlonge yamekuwa yakitumika kwa tiba na kama lishe kwa sababu ya kuwa na kampaundi nyingi, viuasumu na virutuishi ambavyo huwa pungufu wa watu wanaoishi kwenye nchi zinazondelea.

 

Mizizi, magome, majani, tunda(podo), maua, mbegu na mafuta ya mlonge yameripotiwa kufanya kazi nyingi za kibayolojia kama vile:

  • Kuzuia vidonda vya tumbo

  • Kuzuia kisukari

  • Kushusha shinikizo la juu la damu

  • Kuzuia magonjwa ya shambulio la kinga ya mwili

  • Kuimarisha kazi za ini na figo

  • Kurekebisha homoni za tezi thairoidi

  • Kuzuia kusinyaa kwa ini

  • Kuzuia ini kuharibiwa

  • kushusha kiwango cha lehemu kwenye damu

  • Kuua bakteria

  • Kuzuia saratani

 

Faida za kampaundi katika mlonge

Kampaundi zilizo kwenye mlonge na faida zake katika afya au magonjwa inayotibu zimeorodheshwa hapa chini:


1. Vitamini

Hupatikana kwenye majani, hujumuisha

  • Carotenoid

  • Vitamin A

  • Vitamin C- Kiwango kikubwa zaidi ya kinachopatika kwenye chungwa

  • Vitamin E


Kazi zake kitiba

  • Hufanya kazi kama viuasumu ya oksijeni

  • Huzuia chembe kukua haswa zile za saratani


2. Polyphenols

Majani makavu huwa na kiwango kikubwa cha kampaundi jamii ya polyphenol ambazo hujumuisha flavonoid, Quercetin na phenoliki asidi


Flavonoid huua bakteria wanaoshambulia mmea, ambapo kwa binadamu huwa na kazi ya kuzuia magonjwa sugu yatokanayo na viuajisumu kama vile magonjwa ya moyo na saratani. Kiango kizuri cha kampaundi hii hupatikana kwenye mizizi ya mlonge pia.


Quercetin  hupatikana kwenye majani ya mlonge yaliyokausha, kampaundi hii huwa kiuajisumu imara hivyo kufanya kuwa kampaundi muhimu katika tiba.


Kampaundi inauwezo wa kitiba wa kushuka kiwango che lehemu kwenye damu, kushusha shinikizo la damu, kuzuia kisukari, kupunguza mafuta mwilini, kuzuia mishipa ya ateri kukakamaa, kushusha kiwango cha

 

Phenoliki asidi hufanya kazi kama kiuajisumu na kuzuia mabadiliko mabaya katika chembe hai yanayopelekea saratani.


Phenoliki asidi hupatikana wapi?

Hupatikana kwenye majani ya mlonge yaliyokaushwa


Asidi za kolinejiki na Kafeini

Asidi ya kolinejiki ni aina kuu ya Asidiya phenolic katika mlonge na hufanya kazi nzuri ya umetaboli wa glukosi ambapo huzuia utengenezaji wa glukosi mwilini.

Hufanya kazi pia ya kuzuia ongezeko la mafuta mwilini na kiwango cha lehemu


4. Alkaloids, Glucosinolates and Isothiocyonates

Alkaloid ni kemikali zinazopatikana kwenye majani ya mlonge. Hufanya kazi nzuri ya kuimarisha afya ya mwili.


5. Tannini

Tannini ni aina ya kampaundi ya phenolic. hupatikana kwa wingi kwenye majani ya mlonge uliokaushwa. Hufanya kazi ya kuzuia saratani, magonjwa ya mishipa ya damu, magonjwa ya ini na yatokanayo na shambulio binafsi la kinga.


6. Saponini

Majani ya mlonge pia huwa chanzo kizuri cha kampaundi saponini. Hufanya kazi ya kuzuia saratani.

 

Namna ya kutumia mlonge

Kufahamu namna ya kutumia mlonge kupata faida zote hizo wasiliana na daktairi wako.

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Imeboreshwa,

30 Juni 2023 16:02:11

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