Moringa Seed Description
Description
Using natural materials to clarify water is a technique that has been practiced for centuries and of all the materials that have been used, seed powder of the Moringa tree have been found to be one of the most effective.
Comments
With a 60% protein content, the seed press cake left over from crushing seeds to obtain oil can be used as soil fertilizer, fuel for cooking, and to clear dirty water.
Using natural materials to clarify water is a technique that has been practiced for centuries and of all the materials that have been used, seed powder of the Moringa tree have been found to be one of the most effective.
Comments
With a 60% protein content, the seed press cake left over from crushing seeds to obtain oil can be used as soil fertilizer, fuel for cooking, and to clear dirty water.
Benefits & Drawbacks
Advantages
Moringa treatment does not remove 100% of water pathogens. It is acceptable for drinking only where people are currently drinking untreated, contaminated water.
- Moringa oleifera trees are hardy and drought-resistant, fast-growing, and a source of large numbers of seeds.
- Moringa oleifera seeds are nontoxic and effective coagulants useful for removing turbidity and bacteria from water.
- The cost of seed treatment is very low, in most cases negligible.
- Plant seeds may not be readily available.
Moringa treatment does not remove 100% of water pathogens. It is acceptable for drinking only where people are currently drinking untreated, contaminated water.
Costs
The main cost appears to be the labor in acquiring
the plant seeds.
