KELOR OF MIRACLE TREE
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I WAYAN WIRAWAN
Kelor (Moringa oleifera) is a plant native to
Asia which is believed to originate from the Indian mainland and beyond. Kelor
plants are also often called miracle tree because they have high nutritional
content and have high efficacion in herbal medicine. In Bali, Kelor leaves used
as vegetables. In addition to vegetables, Kelor plants are also potentially used as animal
feed. Kelor plant as an animal feed has
various advantages including: kelor has a balanced essential amino acid content
in leaves, complete vitamins, and high mineral content. Kelor plants are plants that easily adapted to the
growing environment. Kelor can be found
in various places, such as fields, gardens, yard, and also in the area of the
temple area or holy sites. Kelor is
often functioned as a hedgerow plant because it is easy to grow and has
straight stems, woody with slightly dirty white. Kelor seed soup mixed with a
little pepper and ginger can be used as a medicine for men suffering from
erecty dysfunction. The results of research Suarni(2016) state that kelor leaf flour can be used as a substitute for
commercial feedd as much as 45% to improve the reproductive ability of
livestock.