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Moringa oil with BlueGoldWorks

Moringa water treatment from BlueGoldWorks? Elephants, giraffes and springbok love eating the fruit and leaves of the Moringa ovalifolia. It has medicinal antibiotic properties and is good to treat stomach ailments and to detox your body. One can Almost eat all parts of the Moringa tree. It is a significant tree due to its many nutritional and medicinal properties. The leaves can be used in salads or eaten like spinach. The preparation and taste are similar to peas. The root of this tree has a horseradish like a flavour. The plant is full of essential nutrients, including vitamins A, B, C, D, E. You also find minerals like calcium, iron, magnesium, potassium and selenium. A 100grams of Moringa Leaves equals the Same amount of Vitamin C as an orange.

Blue Gold Works Inc. (BGW) is a for profit company that harvests and sells products derived from the Moringa tree, grown sustainably by African farmers. BGW sells organic oil and honey to premium skin care brands and also produces water filters from the waste stream of the oil production. The water filters are sold to local female “waterpreneurs” in Africa who deliver drinking water-as-a-service in their communities. Our Management Team consists of professionals drawn from a variety of industries. Our Advisors add scientific and financial expertise and our Partners are field practitioners. See more info on Water treatment filters.

In villages from Sudan to the Himalayas, seeds of the Moringa Oleifera tree have been used for centuries to purify water. Recently, research has shown this inexpensive, plentiful, biodegradable substance capable of much more. BGW allows women waterpreneurs in Africa using our plant-based filter to treat and sell drinking water that is safer, less expensive, and more convenient than all competitors. We make money by professionally managing the supply chain of added-value Moringa products (organic Moringa oil and monofloral honey) from our African farming cooperatives to Western premium skin care brands.

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The seeds can even be crushed and added to murky water to purify it, as it acts as a natural binder. This Binder either moves the undesired particles to the bottom or allows them to float to the surface. On the surface, it is easy to remove. It is only about 2 to 3 seeds per litre of water. The San people used the Moringa tree as a supply for water, especially in the desert regions of Southern Africa. They would make a small hole in the bottom of the tree trunk. Just big enough to fit in a piece of reed. After a while, the tree sap would start to flow. The san collected the watery liquid, in ostrich shells, it is quite bitter, but in time of no to very little water available, this was good enough to keep them going! They would then reseal the hole with a piece of clay made from the tree sap and some soil which prevents the tree from rotting and move on to their next destination. See more details at this website.