Moringa has been called the miracle tree because of its many health benefits. But what does moringa have to do with liver function and health? Moringa is like a multivitamin, and it is packed with key nutrients. If you’re curious about top reasons to consume moringa, we summarized it in the blog 10 Reasons To Eat Moringa Everyday. Moringa is also helpful in our largest natural detoxifier that we have: the liver.
Here is a breakdown of the exact functions of the liver and how moringa can support liver function. We’ll start by reviewing the function of the liver, and then explain how this superfood helps overall liver health.
The Function of the Liver
Our liver is a detoxifier. It filters everything that enters our body and eliminates harmful substances. Quite simply, the liver cleans your blood, helps with digestion, and stores energy. It is also in constant communication with the other organs, particularly those involved with digestion.
A healthy liver helps regulate our blood supply, and provides the body with a fresh and healthy supply of blood when injured. The liver also helps to repair or eliminate damaged blood cells that pass through the liver.
The liver is responsible for blood clotting, an essential function that helps our bodies heal during injury. It also helps eliminate excess glucose in the blood, working closely with the pancreas in the function of insulin. The liver produces bile, a digestive aid, which is then stored in the gall bladder. Bile helps with digestion and the elimination of toxins.
The liver works hard to keep us healthy, and it’s a vital piece of healthy functioning.
How Moringa Supports Liver Function
All in all, the liver is pretty crucial organ for the overall functioning of the body. A sluggish or damaged liver can wreak havoc on the body, causing problems with digestion, hormones, brain fog and even mental health. If you’re concerned about your liver or feeling pain in your liver, please consult your doctor.
Moringa helps keep the liver in tip-top shape for overall health and functioning. Here are five important ways that moringa can help with liver health.
1. Moringa Can Reduce Liver Damage
Several studies have shown moringa to help heal and prevent liver damage. One study showed that moringa helps reduce liver damage while another study showed that moringa helped protect against hepatitis; another study showed how moringa can help prevent liver injury altogether.
2. Moringa Restores Liver Enzymes
Moringa helps restore liver enzymes in a damaged liver, according to one study. As mentioned earlier, the liver is responsible for blood detoxification, bile production, fat metabolism and overall nutrient processing. All of this is only possible with its enzymes, which help perform all of these functions.
When a liver is run down or overused, the enzymes can often be depleted, making your liver a whole lot less useful. Moringa helps get those enzymes back up and running.
3. Moringa Helps Reduce Inflammation
Moringa is well-established as a powerful anti-inflammatory agent. Inflammation is essentially the root of all disease, the liver included. Your liver is responsible for glucose metabolism and bile production, both of which help digestion run properly.
When your diet is filled with lots of sugar and unhealthy fats, the liver goes a bit haywire. It starts releasing glucose back into the blood to make room for the incoming junk and gets taxed during the process. Moringa helps reduce inflammation both in the liver and the body so that the liver can work more efficiently to handle its many tasks. We added our Anti-Inflammatory Moringa Smoothie for a double-strength smoothie that also features ginger and turmeric for an added kick.
4. Moringa Reduces Oxidative Stress
One of the liver’s main function is to reduce oxidative stress throughout the body. What happens when the liver has its own oxidative stress, though? It stops working properly.
The best way to help support the liver in combating free radicals and reversing oxidative stress is to provide it with a good supply of antioxidants. Moringa is loaded with antioxidants which serve the liver well in its detox process.
5. Moringa Reduces Stress (and balances hormones)
The anti-inflammatory properties of moringa help the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis run smoothly, which in turn helps the liver run smoothly. The HPA axis is basically what drives our fight-or-flight stress response. When we stressed, it signals a total body inflammatory response. This stress response does serious damage to the liver and if it carries on for long term can even lead to liver disease.
An unhealthy liver can lead to a host of problems, ranging from nutritive problems to poor psychological health. Moringa has been shown to help support the liver, protect against damage and even repair functioning in damaged livers. Moringa also supports brain health, reduces inflammation throughout the body and detoxifies the body through the digestive system. It makes sense then, why moringa can also help improve liver function too.
Add a scoop of moringa powder to your morning green smoothie or sip on some loose-leaf moringa tea. We have lots of ideas on the Perfect Moringa Smoothie, and also sell ready-to-go moringa smoothie mixes and shots.
Whatever way you choose to get your daily moringa, make it a habit. Take note of any changes in overall energy you feel too, when adding moringa to your daily routine. We would love to hear from you as you notice how moringa helps your overall health.
How has moringa helped your overall health? Let us know in the comments below!
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Cudos to Marquis. I too, have found the whole “Tree of Life” to be an excellent source of living foods and a miracle to mankind. Thank you for the article. Its like coming back home to our Flat Mother Earth.
Thank you! We are so glad you liked it! Check out our All About Moringa page to find out more fantastic things moringa can do: https://blog.kulikulifoods.com/category/about-moringa/
Hello, am from Africa, please have been having some pain in my liver for a while now, is it advisable to be using Moriga leafs and how can I cure this naturally without taking drugs, please I need some advise on what to do.
Thanks.
Moringa Leave Powder is harmful for Dibeties Patencie, 10 day I take Moringa Powder on bed time 1 teanspull on hot water , my problem is loose motion
just wanna ask if the malunggay tea and moringa are the same benefits i am planning to sTart my malunggay tea is it ok if im using that. i am suffering acid reflux for 2months already. thank u
Great information! I will be reading follow ups information. Thanks!
We’re glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for reading!
Please, can moringa tea help pulmonary sacoidosis patient since it is also an inflammatory disease. I have tried several times to include moringa in my food because it is in abundance both fresh and dry in my area. Unfortunately, I cough more than usual cough of a sacoid patient. Please advice me.
Hi Janet,
Unfortunately, we cannot provide medical advice since we are not doctors. We recommend that you consult your medical provider about this question.
I have more of a question, I have a liver shunt am I able to take Moringa?
hey there! It is so amazing that Moringa has all these health benefits but in the area where I live,the original tree leaf is not in much of use…but we have got it like in a Lipton type …I wonder if this will serve the required purpose ?
I want to say big up to the miracle tree, am hiv+ and my viral load was uncontrollable and had a problem with the liver due to arvs. My gran gave me moringa , guess what? My viral load is below 70 and my liver back to shape. Its for keeps
Hi, which brand of moringa you eat and how much per day? How do u take it,a s a tea drank before meals on empty stomach or mix the powder with food? could u please elaborate ur protocol?
Connie
Which form of moringa did you use?
I have liver health issue and I am going to begin using it in tea form.
so can i also have moringa cause i have a liver problem
Does morninga tea affect the absorption of the antidepressant Effexor XR which is metabolised in the liver
Where can I buy moringa
i have a tender liver, how often can i take moringa?
Pls how can i use moringa to treat hepatitis B
Thanks for these useful tips. For having a healthy liver we must follow these tips.
Hi Marina! Thanks for reading and we’re so glad you found the insight helpful!
Can I use moringa seedc to cure hepatitis
Hi there! We recommend always seeking professional medical advice, for concerns like hepatitis. There are studies that suggest that moringa may reduce the risk of contracting hepatitis, but it is not a cure. Here’s the research article if you’d like! https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22757719/
I am reading that moringa powder does not have all eight (8) vitamin b, just five (5). How do I supplement the missing three (3)?
Thanks for sharing this article with all of us. In this article, there are all the points mentioned perfectly and helped all of us to understand effective ways to improve liver function. This article is very useful and informative.
how many teaspoon to get the benefits of moringa?
Wow thank you so much, this will help me go a long way in treating my hep B
I landed up on your blog from Google. Thanks for sharing this article. Looking forward to reading more from you.
No Doubt Moringa is a super food. With so many nutrients, Moringa is considered an ideal solution for malnutrition, especially since it is a hardy plant and can be grown easily even in arid conditions.
I am Jacqueline Grimes. I want to appreciate God for the tree of life. This tree of life has done something great for my sister. My sister had fibroid and a doctor prescribed that she takes in moriga for three days. And after that she will not go under operation. We did exactly what the doctor told us. Now the problem has left my sister…
Hi..I’m Harly as Biochemist I have experienced about leaf extract of Moringa oleifera (Mo). My research show that Mo can reduced skin aging on rat inducing by ultra violet betha light. Mo has antioxidant properties also anti inflammation. I think Mo one’s of key dietary nutrition and help our health.