MALUNGGAY AS TEA (INVESTIGATORY PROJECT)

Chapter I
INTRODUCTION
Background of the Study
“Malunggay” in Philippines, “Sajina” India, “Shojne” in Bengal,
“Munagakaya” in Telugu, “Shenano” in Rajasthani, “Shevaga” in Marathi,
“Nuggekai” in Kannada, “Drumstick Tree, Horse Radish Tree, Ben Oil Tree” in
English, “La mu” in Chinese.
Malunggay Tree (Moringa Oleifera), is a popular plant known for
nutritional value as well as a herbal medicine. Malunggay is a plant that grows
in
the tropical climates such as the Philippines, India and Africa. Malunggay is
widely used as vegetable ingredient in cooking, as herbal medicine for a
number of illness and other practical uses. A Malunggay plant can grow to as
high as 9 meters with erect white trunks. The compound leaf has about 3 to 9
leaflets. Malunggay has white fragrant flowers that produce long pods with 3-
angles winged seeds malunggay leaves. Malunggay may be propagated by
planting
its seeds about an inch in the ground or matured malunggay stem cuttings of
about 3 feet in length may also be planted into the ground. Planted malunggay
cuttings grow faster compared to planted seeds.
Moringa is an important food source in some parts of the world
because
it can be grown cheaply and easily, and the leaves retain lots of vitamins and
minerals when dried. Moringa is used in India and Africa in feeding programs to
fight malnutrition. The immature green pods (drumsticks) are prepared similarly to

green beans, while the seeds are removed from more mature pods and cooked
like
peas or roasted like nuts. The leaves are cooked and used like spinach, and
they are also dried and powdered for use as a condiment.

Statement of the Problem

This study aims to make malunggay as Tea. It has specific questions to be
answered:
1. Can a malunggay extract be a Tea?
2. Can people use this Tea?
3. Is it suitable in replacing the commercial one?

Research Hypotheses
This study attempts to prove the following hypotheses:
1. Malunggay extract can be a Tea.
2. People can use this Tea.
3. Malunggay Tea is suitable in replacing the commercial one.

Significance of the Study

This study entitled “The Feasibility of Malunggay (Moringa Oleifera)” as Tea will
benefit the following:

Person who is malnourish.

It used to combat malnutrition, especiallyamong infants and nursing mothers

vitamins A, B and C, calcium, iron andprotein.

Person who is afraid to have cancer.

It has been shown in studies tohave an anti-tumor capacity. Moringa contains

benzyl isothiocyanate. There are many studies that have shown this chemical and
compounds derive thereof to have anti-cancer and chemo protective capabilities.
They don’t need to spent a lot of money.
Researchers

The findings of this study will help them and may serve astheir references if
ever they will conduct studies related to their topic.

Scope and Delimitation This study is about the possibility of malunggay

leaves extract used as Tea.

Definition of Terms

The following terms are defined in the context of the study:

Extract. Substance in a liquid state.

Medicine. Substance use in treatment of diseases.

Vitamins. Important substances needed in the body.

Herb. Medicinal Plant.

Tea. An aromatic beverages prepared from tea leaves by infusion with boiling
water.

Chapter II

REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

Malunggay, moringa oleifera has been used as herbal medicine in many cultures
for hundreds of years. Malunggay is known as a very nutritious plant where it is
used to combat malnutrition in third world country especially for infants and
nursing mothers.(http:www.medicinalhealthguide.com/articles/malunggay.htm)
Meanwhile, malunggay grows widely in hot tropical climate and is wonderful
herb known all over the world. It may provide the boost in energy, nutrition, and
health you’ve been seeking. There are 13 different species of malunggay plant
and the best known species native to the Philippines.

Moringa leaves contain more Vitamin A than carrots, more calcium

thanmilk, more iron than spinach, more Vitamin C than oranges, and more
potassiumthan bananas, and that the protein quality of Moringa leaves rivals
that of milkand eggs.

(http://moringablog.info/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Moringa-oleifera-medisch.pdf)

Chapter III

METHODOLOGY

The design of the researchers is to convince people to make a

Homemade Moringga Tea which consists anti-oxidant, to help protect cells from
damage and lastly it is cheap but very safe to drink than the commercial one.

The following materials are utilized during the conduct of the experiment:

Pan

Large Flat Container

Tea bags

Teaspoon

Strainer

The following procedures are followed during the conduct of the experiment:
1. Collect and harvest fresh leaves of Malunggay. Pick the greenest mature
leaves and make sure to remove those that have signs of yellowing. It is up to
you to harvest as much or as little as you want.

2. Place the harvested leaves in a clean dry pan. Shake the leaves to remove
dust or cobwebs. The carefully pick and remove impurities such as dirt, twigs and
small insects like ants.

3. After sorting and cleaning your harvest, transfer the leaves into a larger flat
container for air-drying. Place the container in a shaded and cool area. It takes
about three days.
4. Place the pan over low fire and allow it to get warm for about one to two
minutes. Pour the dried leaves into the pan and continuously turn them over for
about three minutes. Quickly remove the completely dried leaves from the pan
and place them in a clean open container to cool.

5. You can buy small Tea bags and pack each bag with two teaspoonful of the
dried leaves.

CHAPTER IV

PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA

This chapter contains the presentation, analysis and interpretation

of data gathered from the observation performed in the study.
The table below shows the number of experiment we conduct and
its observation.

Table I. The number of experiment we conduct

Experiment Observation
Experiment 1 The taste of the Tea was bitter and
the dried leaves were floating in the
water.
Experiment 2 There are still some dried leaves
floating in the water.
Experiment 3 The taste and the color was enough
to be a Tea.

Therefore, we concluded that the experiment 3 will be our final

product.
Thus, based on the table shown above, we can determine the
exact Tea that we can offer to the people
Table II: The people who agree and disagree of the product.

Agree or Disagree in terms of

Number of Person its good quality
Person 1 Agree
Person 2 Agree
Person 3 Disagree
Person 4 Agree
Person 5 Agree
Person 6 Disagree
Person 7 Agree
Person 8 Agree
Person 9 Agree
Person 10 Agree

Thus, the table II above shows that there are 2 out of 10 people who
disagree of this product were they choose the commercial one. But on the other
hand, there are 8 people who choose of this product because its taste and
health benefits

Chapter V

SUMMARY, FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

This chapter concludes the study with the summary of the observation.
It also considers the research findings, the conclusion inspired from the findings
and recommendations.

In this study, “ The Feasibility of Malunggay as Tea”, weinvestigate the

possibility of malunggay as tea. It contains protein, vitaminsand minerals. In this
experiment, we found out that the malunggay leavescan be a Tea. Furthermore,
moringa leaves have not been found to betoxic. Absolutely no adverse side
effects from this study “The Feasibilityof Malunggay as Tea”.
We conclude that Malunggay as Tea is good to our health and thisTea is more
affordable than the commercial one.

This study shows how possible can a Malunggay leaves as Tea.Thus,

we are encouraging the next researchers to study more about“Malunggay”
and possibly make another product out of it.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Internet sources:

https://leafpower.wordpress.com/http://excribo.hubpages.com/hub/How-to-Make-
Malunggay-Tea-Home-Made-Moringa-Tea Page | 12

Appendices

Experiment 1:
Experiment 2:

Experiment 3:
CURRICULUM VITAE: