Moringa oleifera Lam.

Kelor or moringa (Moringa oleifera) is a tree 7-11 meters tall of the Moringaceae family, originating from the foothills of the Himalayas in northwestern India, now spread to East Africa and South America. Its nutrient-rich leaves are commonly eaten as a vegetable, while its seeds purify water and its bark produces fiber for rope. Kelor is traditionally believed to be anti-inflammatory and help address anemia and gout.

Grows at elevations of less than 600-1,000 m above sea level, and thrives in tropical and subtropical regions with rainfall between 250-3,000 mm/year, temperature range 25-48°C. Drought-tolerant and can survive up to 6 months.

• Roots taproot, white in color.
• Stem woody (lignose), upright, dirty white, rough surface. Sympodial branching, branch direction upright or slanted, tends to grow straight and elongated.
• Leaves compound, pinnate venation, long-stalked, arranged alternately.
• Flowers compound, panicle-shaped, located at leaf axils, 10-30 cm long, green sepals, small stamens and pistil, white petals.
• Fruit green when young and brown when mature.
• Seeds round, blackish-brown in color.

Propagated vegetatively, using tree stems 1 year old, with a large stem diameter. While generatively, through healthy seeds, not wrinkled and undamaged.

Ascorbic acid, flavonoids, phenolics, carotenoids, amino acids (amino acids in the form of aspartic acid, glutamic acid, alanine, valine, leucine, isoleucine, histidine, lysine, arginine, phenylalanine, tryptophan, cysteine and methionine), phenols.

Antihypertensive, anti-inflammatory, anticancer, antitumor, antidiarrheal, antiallergic (asthma), anemia, gland swelling, infected wounds, skin diseases, treats gout and snake bites.

• Wash moringa leaves thoroughly and drain. Sort out any other unwanted material.
• Arrange on a special rack and dry in a closed drying room at a low temperature of 30-35°C.
• Until the moisture content reaches below 5% over 2 days, turning the moringa leaves every 3 hours.
• Separate from the leaf stalks and grind into powder.
• Store the dried material in a tightly closed container.

Keloro (Bugis), Murong (Sumatra), Maronggih (Madura).