The statement of East Nusa Tenggara Governor Candidate Viktor Laiskodat (VL) in the debate of NTT Regional Head Election (Pilkada) candidate broadcast by TV station, was criticized some time ago.
The reason, in the event, VL said, to solve the problem of malnutrition can with Moringa leaves. That answer then provoked a lot of public reaction. One of them came from Political Observers Observer University of Pelita Harapan (UPH) Emrus Sihombing.
According to him, the sentence delivered VL enough to disturb the audience. "Moringa leaves used as a way out of malnutrition case it does not make sense. Everyone also knows, it is not possible malnutrition can be overcome only with moringa leaves. This sentence oversimplifies the problem too much, "commented Emrus.
If it is a case of malnutrition can be solved only with Moringa leaves, Emrus explained, there will be no more malnutrition cases on earth. "Until now, there has been no recommendation from a health expert who said that malnutrition can be overcome by Moringa leaves. And it will be different if there is a medical view that says, Moringa leaves can be a drug or media to solve cases of malnutrition, "he said.
Therefore, Emrus deplored the VL statement that was considered not to use a good communication pattern and as a candidate for a candidate in the public eye.
Emrus asserted, VL should suggest a real and rational program that really can overcome the problem of malnutrition. Not even seem to simplify the problem with the leaves kelor.
Previously, when answering the problem of malnutrition in NTT in the prime debate of NTT Pilgub on Thursday (5/4), VL paired with Joseph Nae Soi said,
Moringa leaf is believed to be an alternative food source in NTT. "Actually the problem of malnutrition because the government does not encourage moringa into superior vegetables to provide protein for the child's brain," he said.
VL also deplore the attitude of people who do not really care about alternative food sources. Because, in Africa, Moringa leaves have been proven to successfully alleviate malnutrition. While the people of NTT never want to eat moringa. "In fact it grows wild in NTT," he said.
Meanwhile, from one literature, although leaves, roots, skins to the root of kelor have great benefits for beauty and health, in fact this plant has a negative effect on some people with certain conditions. In fact, although it is worth consuming, the root part is not recommended to be processed into food. Therefore, the section has a toxic substance that is harmful to the body. The poison can cause paralysis to death. In addition, there has been no further research on the extent of effectiveness of moringa leaf in the field of treatment.
Meanwhile, pregnant women are also advised not to consume the root, skin, and flowers. The harmful chemicals contained in these parts may invade the uterus to result in miscarriage.