MALUNGGAY: it’s like

growing multi-vitamins at
your doorstep.
Malunggay can help prevent:
Anemia
Xerophthalmia
Stroke
Diabetes
Development of tumors
and cancer
Malunggay can also help:
Strengthen the immune
system
Control blood pressure
Relieve headaches and
migraines
Reduce inflammations
and arthritis pains
Heal ulcers
 Can help treat fever
and asthma

Can help heal

inflammation of
tendons and
abscesses

Can help reduce

phelgm and treat
Can prevent
scurvy and catarrhal
intestinal worms,
conditions
eye disorders and
help increase virility
Literature
says… Plus: 4 times the
Calcium in milk

7 times the
vitamin C in
oranges Plus: 4 times the
Vitamin A in
carrot
=
Plus: 2 times the
Plus: 3 times the Protein in milk
Potassium in
banana
Compared to other
5.9 grams
veggies… protein higher
than
75 calories of
energy higher
than

= 12.8 grams
carbohydrate
higher than

3.7 milligrams niacin

higher than most
353 milligrams vegetables
calcium higher
than Top source for
thiamin,
phosphorus and
ascorbic acid!
Leaves are cooked, dried and crushed into a
powder and used as a food additive. It
contains significant amounts of Vitamin A,
Vitamin C, protein, iron and potassium.
 Seeds yield 38 to 40 percent of edible oil for
cooking, lubrication and cosmetics. The seed
cake produced after oil extraction may be
used as fertilizer or as a medium for water
purification.
 Bark, roots, flowers, leaves and seeds are
commonly used in traditional medicine in
several countries. They are used as an
antiseptic, and may be applied to treat
rheumatism, insect bites and other illnesses.
 How to Propagate Malunggay
THROUGH SEEDS
• Mature seeds should be
soaked in water for one day
and planted 1 cm deep and 2
cm apart.
• (3) The seeds, watered
lightly daily, should
germinate within 7-9 days.
Upon reaching 30 cm in
height, the seedlings can be
thinned. Seedlings are ready
to be planted as soon as they
grow between 60 cm and 90
cm tall.
THROUGH CUTTINGS
• Cuttings from healthy
branches with hard wood
may be taken. These should
be 45 cm to 1.5 m long and
10 cm thick.
• The cuttings are left to dry
for 1-3 days in standing
position under a shady
place.
 LEAF AND SEED
PRODUCTION RATE
1. Leaf production stage can be
reached within two months from
the planting of seeds.
2. Within three years of planting, one
tree will be able to produce 300-400
pods per year.
 LEAF AND SEED
PRODUCTION RATE
3. A mature tree will be able to
produce up to 1,000 pods annually.
4. Frequent pruning of the tree’s top
will increase leaf growth and
control its height to make
harvesting easier.
 INCOME, FOOD AND JOB GENERATION
THROUGH MALUNGGAY

Malunggay is profitable and can provide higher

incomes to farmers. If the seeds are sold at P20 per
kilo, it could have an income potential, for seeds alone,
estimated to be between P218,000 and P521,000 per
hectare per year.
INCOME, FOOD AND JOB GENERATION
THROUGH MALUNGGAY

The DA Malunggay program has the potential of

generating an estimated 10,000 jobs per every 3,000
hectares of idle agricultural lands that would be used
for commercial and backyard farming of malunggay.
This presentation is courtesy of DA-
BPI Central Office