One of the most popular and beneficial green superfoods is the moringa oleifera, known in popular parlance as "drumstick", "miracle" or "horseradish" tree. The tree is native to the Himalayan foothills of India but is now commonly cultivated in the semiarid, tropical, and subtropical zones of the world.
The moringa tree has a high nutritive value and each part of it is viable for commercial or nutritional purposes. While the benefits of this tree have become known to the West only in the recent past, moringa has been utilized in and around the Indian subcontinent for centuries. Its prolific nutrient composition made it one of the profound medicinal herbs to be used in traditional Ayurvedic medicine.
With that being said, the tea that is made from ground and dehydrated moringa leaves is undoubtedly one of the most nutritious teas that can be consumed.
Moringa tea is credited with the presence of numerous essential vitamins and minerals. The tree itself, specifically the leaves, pods, and seeds, contain a variety of essential phytochemicals such as tannins and flavonoids, which make their way into the moringa tea once the leaves are ground.