Everyone of us, especially we Filipinos, know what malunggay or kamunggay is. We always see this green leafy vegetable in our backyard, in supermarkets, public markets, and even in yards on the streets.
But do you know what this vegetable can do to our body? Well, I tell you: A LOT.
Apart from the common knowledge that malunggay increases digestion and has anti-biotic elements, malunggay is a miracle food and medicine. Malunggay commonly can cure infected and inflamed wounds very effectively. It also has vitamins and nutrients that cannot be replaced by any other fruit, vegetables, or any multi-vitamin food supplements. Malunggay is a herbal medicine and main source of vitamins in one.
But do you know that a malunggay leaves not only can be eaten as food? It can also be drunk. No, not as a tea, but as a juice. The leaves can be extracted and drink as beverage. I have actually tried it. I got two bunches of malunggay leaves with the stalks and placed them inside my juicer. And guess what? Ugh! I drank it. Oh oh yah! How did it taste? Ahmm, ok that’s what I’m going to say now. Ha! It was awful! Really.
You know why it’s awful? Because what I got was only the syrup after juicing them all from the juice pan. It was really weird that the leaves can produce a sticky green substance. Parang lumot. Talaga, as in. ngek; but I did drink it.
According to some health experts, the juice of fruits and vegetables can produce more vitamins and minerals than the solid vegetables and fruits eaten as food, cooked or raw. Because the juice will go directly into our body immediately, unlike the food it goes to a process of digestion, and cannot get the more vitamins that our body needs.
I just added water, sugar and ice cubes, then there I drank it like it was alcoholic liquor. I drank it because I knew malunggay juice has 10 times the beta carotene of carrots, 5 times the vitamin C of calamansi, and has all the anti bacterial, anti oxidants, other vitamin and minerals.
It really tasted a bit hot as though you eat a tiny green chili pepper. I don’t know, but it was just hot. And my stomach ticked a bit. I don’t know if I’m going to drink that green substance again. I think I won’t do it anymore because it really tasted like poison. I better settle back to my favorite carrot juice.
Meanwhile I have to look for malunggay tea na lang. Or just cook them into a boiling tinolang manok or isda. That way malunggay is so oh yummy yummy to eat with the soup. Hoowah! 
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Pinakita ko pala to sa kapatid ko, ok kasi ung juicer na kaya gawin liquid yung mga dahon. Pinapatanong kung anu brand ng Juicer mo at magkano?
Ay indi ko alam eh; kasi binigay kasi yan ng pinsan ko; hehe; hayaan mo’t itatanung ko sa kanya kung magkano bili niya; wait titingnan ko ang brand ha? hehe
Very nice to Nonoy, kht hndi maganda lasa basta para sa health titiisin ko hindi na lang ako hihinga sa ilong para diretso inom. haha. Ok pala ang juicer kaya gawin liquid kht vegetables, makabili nga rin.
haha! Oo; ako rin nga; indi rin me huminga nung ininum ko yan. hehe:-)
Nonoy, how are you now?! Parang gusto ko i try yang Malunggay Juice, mukhang healthy! Hehehe! Favorite ko ang malunggay sa ginisang Munggo, na may chicaron! I’m not sure kung kakayanin ko yung lasa kapag ni juice ko na… Nung nilagay mo ba sa juicer eh kasama yung tangkay or just leaves?! Iniisip ko kung hahalo ko sa ibang fruits, baka sakaling medyo gumanda ang lasa. Parang Green Barley, pangit ng lasa nung puro, kaya maganda ihalo sa ibang fruit juice. Sorry bihira na ako makapasyal dito… Take care always! God bless! =)
Sinamahan ko ng konting stalks Jomi, para lumabas rin yung juice; hehe; oo maganda ihalo sa ibang fruit juice yan; Take care and God Bless you too Jomi.
Favorite ko rin malunggay pero niluluto sa gata but too bad it’s been ages since the last time na nakakain ako. Dito no way talaga na makahanap ako niyan sigh! Kumusta ka na Noy?
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hello noy, how are you today? landing here with love. good morning to you my friend. link me back please. thanks…
hello kuya noy? si halojin po ito! hehe ayos yan malunggay juice na yan! napaka buti sa katawan..
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Sure. cge add kita maya.
Done.:-) http://cebuanddavao.com/blogroll/
WELCOME BACK ME BEY!!!! MAS CHALLENGING GAWIN ANG AMPALAYA JUICE CGURO BEY? WAT YO TENK?
hahaha! Oo nga bey; masusubukan talaga ang tapang ng sikmura; Ang pait!
health information treasure ideas…well that’s a good way to start. it adds 5 years of your life….estimate lang…
haha; Totoo; +5 years talaga to pra sa lahat ng iinum neto.hehe:-)
i love malunggay sa sinigang na isda hahaha.
di pa ko nakatikim ng juice nya
hehe; o nga;masarap sa sinigang ang malunggay.:-)