WEF Lists Health Benefits of Moringa, Twitter Responds With “Tell Me Something I Don’t Know”
You might not be aware of the name “moringa”, you must be aware of the name drumstick. We as Indians refers to moringa as a drumstick, which is one of the most commonly used vegetables, especially for Bengali and South Indian dish. You’ll find drumsticks in various Bengali and South Indian curries.
Recently, the World Economic Forum shared a video that talks about various health benefits and medicinal properties of this Moringa. Erik Solheim retweeted the video with a caption that reads,
“The moringa tree from India is a disease fighting super hero.
It can purify water, be used as bio fertilizer and help treat serious diseases. It may be a future super food. Amazing! 👍”
This Is What Erik Solheim Tweeted:
https://twitter.com/ErikSolheim/status/1094458184100499456
This tweet has gone viral in India with netizens started responding to the same in the most epic way. People soon started talking about how Indians have been using moringa for ages. The reactions to Erik’s tweets are funny as well as true. We bring you some of the selected Tweets about the same.
https://twitter.com/JosephPrigith/status/1094635392597479431
We call it shevaga शेवगा, it's pods r used in curry. Quite commonly used, specifically middle and southern India.
— संदीप पुराणकर (@OffGrid84) February 10, 2019
Well South Indians have been having this for ages. popularly called Drumstick btw.
— Ratan Bhardwaj (@ratanb) February 11, 2019
https://twitter.com/kutty983/status/1094497057979551744
It just had to from a White and someone from Western country for the acceptance..or else there are many literatures, and many modern findings in Ayurveda about it..thank you for sharing for it to get accepted 🙂
— Niraj Shah (@ImNirajAS) February 11, 2019
Thamil Eelam Tamils survived with this nutritious tree. So many days just rice and stir fries moninga/ as in Tamil murungai leaves with grated coconut. Caterpillars also love the trees too
— Sasika Sivakumar (@sasi_mullai0) February 10, 2019
https://twitter.com/reachaj1/status/1094467092252971008
In my native language Bengali (India,West Bengal, Kolkata)..We call it "Sojne".. Consuming it's flower also prevents Measles and Chicken Pox
— Kaushik Maity (@kush_mariner) February 10, 2019
https://twitter.com/edward_joy1/status/1094834322069250048
Amy Tamil kid will also tell you that one must be careful. Ghosts reside in those trees! 🙂
— Aswath Rao (@aswath) February 10, 2019
What do you think about this? Were you aware of these benefits of Moringa? When are you planning to have it next? Tell us your thoughts in the comment section down below. Stay tuned to this space for more viral stories.
