Caution about noni fruit

Noni juice contains high potassium is about 56 meq / L. It amounts, as well as orange juice and tomato juice. And it was reported about people with chronic renal failure, reported that noni fruit make the body with high potassium until dangerous after they eat it. It should not be eating in patients with kidney disease.

The Noni fruit juice should not be eating in patients with kidney disease.

Unlike garlic, it has been reported in the epidemic that people who eat garlic as colon, esophagus and stomach cancer less than those who do not eat and extract of garlic can inhibit cancer cell several types.

The Noni fruit contains vitamin C

This fruit is a fruit that is useful. It contains vitamin C, potassium, vitamin A is high and contains anti-oxidant that helps retard aging and anti cancer. In principle, it will prevent cancer.bThis is similar to other fresh fruits and vegetables. The noni fruit juice has inhibitory effect on Lewis lung carcinoma. However, this cancer is very rare. This fruit juice is not harmful to eat, except for patients with kidney disease.

Ture research is available about Noni fruit

The report is published truly, when searching in the medical library and from a Medline search. It is only about 20 reported worldwide. It is a report that contains the interesting as following

Noni fruit contains Polysaccharide

- In the noni fruit contains Polysaccharide (noni PPt) that affect of cancer cells, which it is actually in against Lewis lung carcinoma and extend the life of mice with cancer was real. However, it not studies in humans (Phyto ther Resp 1999).

- It may have anti-tumor effects from a substance Anti oxidant by reducing DMBA-DNA adduct formation and other mechanisms. However, no reports in humans that people who eat this fruit is less cancer than those who do not eat or treatment of cancer.

Noni fruit and malaria

It has been reported to treat patients with symptoms and vomiting after recovering from malaria by comparing with metoclopamide and Chinese tea, found that this fruit juice is not as good as metoclopamide to anti-vomit, but it is more effective than in the control group. This experiments use dried the noni fruit mix with water. It was not use fresh fruit juice.

Noni fruit can cure various diseases true or not?

The noni fruit has the value of food. It contains vitamin A, vitamin C, , and high potassium. In addition, it looks like a lot of vegetables that contains anti-oxidant, which slow down the aging of cells and anti-cancer.

There is not much research on the noni fruit

There is not much research on Noni fruit. Researches about it most are faculty of Medicine in Tahiti. However, these studies have not confirmed clinically. This may be called bias, because it is a supports the business of his country. These studies will be accepted only when the design of trial is good and has been published in medical journals reliable including the experiment repeated that results are real.

The noni fruit can cure diseases

If you browse the website, it is reported individually that say this fruit can reduce high blood pressure, add the energy, fresh, help reduce inflammation, pain and cold, cancer treatment, AIDS, and reduce blood cholesterol.

These are an individual reports sporadic, some doctors or nutritionist. This is not a recognized medical. It does not have a research lab exact any. Information of site is prepared for business, because it is website that carries the product.

The discovery of key compounds in Noni fruit

Dr. Ralph Heinicke, American biochemist is famous. He researched and found an enzyme in pineapple, which it's a kind of alkaloids, is Xeronine.

The noni fruit contains Xeronine

Since 1950, and has been studied continuously ever since until can be found that noni fruit contains this substances more than ten times in a pineapple. After that he continued to do research until know the incredible benefits of this fruit and medical benefits.

The research of the noni fruit and medical benefits as follows

1. It's enhance biochemical reaction in the cell, restoration of degraded cells, repair cell damage and eliminate toxins in the cells.

2. It helps synthesize proteins in the body, the hormonal system in the body and a positive effect on the gland in the body to function better

3. It has antioxidants that help slow the deterioration of the body and gainst cancer

4. Lower glucose levels in diabetic patients

5. Reduce high blood pressure

6. Enhance immunity by stimulating the white blood cells and against cancer and more germs

7. Reduction and relief of inflammatory cells

8. Reduce and relieve allergies

9. The noni fruit contains vitamins, minerals, amino acid that as nutritional supplements and increase energy in the body

10. Help heal the wounds and make wounds heal faster

Research related to Noni fruit

Research from one of the Faculty of Pharmacy indicates that noni fruit can help boost immunity and anticancer by it has a chemical stimulus to creation of white blood cells. Which act to eliminate bacteria in the body and can inhibit the growth of cancer cells to spread, but it does not cure cancer. There is also an analgesic and stimulates enzymes in the intestine to function better.

Technical Data Institute of Thai Traditional Medicine indicates that noni fruit can be classified by the properties as the two types.

- Noni fruit raw

It is spicy. It is useful to treatment of flatulence and gas in the stomach, dialysis, and vomit or as a candy to heal tender gums, hoarse voice and aphthous

- Noni fruit ripe

It has a pungent odor. It is useful to care the intestine.

From the Library of Medicine and Medline search, it was reported that Noni contains polysaccharide, which affects the cells of Lewis lung carcinoma and extend the life of mice with cancer. However, it isn’t studies in humans. It may have anti-tumor effects from the antioxidants by reducing DMBA-DNA adduct formation and other mechanisms.

Benefits of Noni fruit

The noni fruit has been used as an herb in the past by using fresh and raw or half-baked, which properties in the treatment of nausea and vomiting. It has active substance as Asperuloside.

From information about this fruit in university in thailand said that it contains more than 140 sensitive species inclubing proteins and complete amino acid. There are also other substances such as vitamins and minerals.

The noni fruit has Proxeronine and Xeronine

But the key is that it offers the benefits from substance Proxeronine, Enzyme Proxeroninase and Xeronine in repair in cells of all organs throughout the body by binding to the amino acids in proteins and enhance the quality of the protein. This will accelerate the recovery of damaged cells throughout the body including the pancreas. Noni fruit can help lower blood sugar levels of diabetic patients because the restoration of the pancreas.

The noni fruit help sleep comfortably

It's also a precursor of the Hormone Melatonin that allows sleep to be balanced, sleep comfortably and full energy. Noni fruit contains the active ingredient in combination with endorphin (Endorphin Receptor is substance that makes happy, relax, emotionally refreshed and energy).

The noni fruit can stimulates the white blood cells

It stimulates the white blood cells, immunization (Antibody), and increased resistance to the disease to combat the disease and anti scopoletin cancer. It can expand the blood vessels and increase the potential of serotonin in the body to control the contraction and expansion of the arteries to help lower blood pressure including prevent infection in the digestive tract and reduce cholesterol levels.

Noni fruit with advertising part2

From the properties of the noni fruit in treating folk plus experience accumulated with the same passed down and scientific research are also considered to be fundamental properties of this fruit. This may result to make it has become the drug of choice has been very popular.

The Noni fruits are widely whether in America, Europe, Australia or Asia.

We will find advertising for juice or Noni capsules that are widely whether in America, Europe, Australia or Asia. In addition to the diseases mentioned by the website of India, it also has discussed ability to treat tumors and other cancers.

The Noni fruit can cure some diseases

From a long history of using this fruit to treat disease, it is probably the reason that this fruit can cure some diseases, but in a clear scientific have to wait to proof in the days ahead. It is an alternative treatment that depending on the judgment of the treating doctors and patients.

Noni fruit with advertising part1

Today, The noni fruit has become the drug of choice has been very popular. This may result from the properties of it in treating folk plus experience accumulated with the same passed down and scientific research are also considered to be fundamental properties of Noni juice or fruit. It expanded to the treatment of various diseases such as the website of the India about this fruit said it helps to reduce toxins in the body, make the cell to younger, the body is functioning normally.

Noni fruit can help control weight

This fruit can prevent bacteria and viruses, reduce pain, better absorption of food and medicine and strengthen the immune system. The noni fruit also helps control weight, makes sleep comfortably, control cells for the better and repair cells are degraded. It also helps the body heal itself better, reduce stress, makes calm mind and serenity, helps the digestive system work well and a good memory and concentration. Including, Noni fruit also helps to keep skin, hair and scalp. This fruit can reduce the risk of diseases associated with aging such as heart disease, sclerosis, diabetes and paralysis.

Comments and suggestions about Noni fruit

Although it is a study of causing biological effects (bioactivity) of each of many phytochemical listed above of the noni fruit. However, there scientific research are only the beginning, it is too early to draw definitive conclusions in part of the health benefits of the noni fruit or juice of this fruit. In addition, almost all types of these compounds are available in plants many of those used as a food. Thus, it is not the only substance of Noni.

Noni fruit is used in folk medicine of polynesian

Although scientific studies or information about the health benefits of this fruit occurs widely and have not found any clear evidence. However, it is used in folk medicine of polynesian, which they are found the medicinal properties of Noni fruit that taken from South East Asia for over 2000 years old. China, India, Japan, Indonesia, etc. use this fruit (bark, roots, leaves, flowers) in the treatment of various diseases such as gum disease, eye diseases, skin and respiratory system, constipation, abdominal, pain or diarrhea, etc.

Nutritional value of the Noni fruit part2

This is example of phytochemical in the noni fruit, which currently no set standard of consumption (Dietary Reference Intakes, DRI)

- Scopoletin
This substance may be the antibiotic, which research on it is in the beginning.

- Beta-sito sterol
It is steroid in plant. It has the potential to reduce cholesterol, but it does not research to proven in humans.

- Clamma canthal
It is one of the anthraquinone. It has the potential to inhibit protein of HIV infection.

- Alkaloids
It is an amine that occurs naturally in plants. It is makes plant with a bitter taste and makes taste of the noni fruit unappetizing. Some resources on the Internet discussed 2 substances called xeronine or proxeronine that it is an important component of this fruit, but it did not find published of these substances in medical journals. Therefore, these substances are not acceptable in science.

Caution about the Noni fruit

1. Patients with kidney disease should not eat, because this fruit has very high potassium. It can be dangerous.

2. Pregnant women should not eat, because this fruit has affected to blood and menstruation.

Chemicals: Substances of Noni contains Asperuloside, caproic acid, caprylic acid and glucose.

Nutritional value of the Noni fruit part1

The noni fruit contains chemicals that are commonly referred to as the phytochemical, is abundant, which has been studied extensively and research since the 1950s.

Noni fruit contains phytochemical

Example of phytochemical in the noni fruit, which currently no set standard of consumption (Dietary Reference Intakes, DRI) as follows

- Long molecule sugar It is a type of Oligosaccharide or Polysaccharide that bacteria in the intestine are degradation into short fatty acid molecules. It has a high possibility that the benefits to human health, which must be proven by scientific research to clear up.

- Types of glycosides It is a phenolic compound that is sugar for example Flavonoids such as rutin and asperulosidic acid, which of these does not have a clear studies the properties of it as well.

- Trisaccharide fatty-acid esters or noniosides It is caused by a combination of alcohol with the one of acid type in the noni fruit. It is a chemical that make this fruit is the smell and the taste to we do not like.

Benefits of Morinda citrifolia (Noni fruit) to modern and nutritional value

Taking advantage of the Noni fruit in modern

This fruit is present in the alternative medicine is widely used in the treatment of various diseases. (Complementary alternative medicine, CAM) such as alcoholism or drug abuse, Allergy, arthritis, asthma, Ulcers and blood vessel disease, including cancer.

It can be treated allergic substance, diabetes and chronic fatigue syndrome. This may include disorders of the gastrointestinal tract and growth of cells outside the uterus disease (endometriosis).

The Noni fruit used to treat diseases

It also is used to treat diseases that occur with the elderly such as gout, high blood pressure, low immunity, iinflammation, debility and sclerosis disease.

The noni fruit can also be used to treat pain, swelling or pain in muscles and joints. This fruit can cure chronic diseases such as sinus and polio. Not only are human, it is also used as veterinary medicines as well.

Nutritional value of the Noni fruit

Research at the University of Hawaii shows that nutritional value of this fruit (powder), as allow

Percent elements per weight noni powder 100g

Protein                    5.8
Fat                          1.2
Moisture                  9.3
Total dietary fiber     36
Carbohydrate           71

Weight mg per noni powder 1200 mg

Protein                    69.6
Fat                          15.5
Carbohydrates        843
Fiber                       419
Calories                   3
Vitamin A                2.26 IU
Vitamin C                9.81
Niacin                     0.048
Iron                        0.02
Calcium                   0.88
Sodium                   2.63
Potassium               32.0

It is noteworthy that it contains high levels of carbohydrates, fiber and potassium, but it is relatively low in fat.

Benefits of Noni fruit to herbal traditional part2

Fruit of Morinda (Noni fruit)

- Vapors from Noni fruit to treat stye

- Raw fruit can be used treatment sore or scaly lesions around the mouth or inside the mouth.

- Ripe fruit used of eating or crushed is used to relieve sore throat or use of skin to kill germs. It can eat to kill the parasite in the body, wound healing, inflammation of the mouth and gums, dental pain, stimulate the appetite and used for animal feed.

- Used to make a poultice to cure the acne cure TB disease, joint pain, sprain, deep bruise. - Oil extracted from Noni fruit to treat abdominal pain - Extract from this fruit to treat high blood pressure

Trunks

- The shell can be used as an herb to cure jaundice.

Seeds

- The oil extracted from the seeds used to treat lice and insects.

All parts of Morinda citrifolia (the noni fruit)

- It can be used as a laxative

Benefits of Morinda citrifolia (Noni fruit) to herbal traditional part1

All past of Morinda is beneficial, both in leaves, flowers, seeds, fruits, stems or roots. Benefits of Morinda citrifolia (Noni) in traditional various aspects

Leaves of Morinda (Noni fruit)

- Fresh leaves can be used to wrap meat and part of cooking or used as feed for livestock such as silk worm rearing. It can cure ulcers and headache or fever.

- It can be used as an herbal poultice to treat malaria, analgesics, and treatment of tuberculosis, sprains, joint pain and venom from insect bites.

- The noni fruit leaf extract can treat high blood pressure, upset stomach, diabetes, decreased appetite, urinary tract infections, hernia and vitamin A deficiency. Roots

- Used for carving.

- Juice from the root is used cure severe inflammation Flowers

- It can be used to treat a stye

The culture of eating Noni fruit

We can find a lot of the noni fruit in Asia, India and the islands in the Pacific and East Indies Islands.

Sometimes, it is called that cheese fruit or vomit fruit. It is like an egg and it looks like it has eyes all around. The length of Noni fruit is about 4-7 cm.

Noni fruit looks like it has eyes all around

When this fruit is immature, it is green. Then it changes to yellow and almost white, when ripe. This fruit has a strong smell and bitter taste, but it has been very popular in the consumer either raw or cooked.

Some islands in the Pacific Ocean, this fruit are the staple food they eat. Southeast Asians and Australian Aborigines consume the fruit raw, dipped in salt or mixed with curry powder. The noni fruit seeds can be eaten, when roasting until done.

Morinda citrifolia (Noni fruit)

Morinda citrifolia, known commercially as noni and it has many names, such as great morinda, Indian mulberry, beach mulberry, Tahitian noni or call in local languages such as noni (Hawaiian), nono (Tahiti), meng kudu (Malay), and ach (Hindi). It is a shrub or small tree in the family Rubiaceae. It is a fruit native of Southeast Asia, but they are propagation until spread all over India and the islands in the Pacific Ocean.

Noni fruit is fruit from Morinda citrifolia

Morinda citrifolia can grow in the jungle or along the coastal rocks or sand. It is mature when it reaches 18 months and fruits, which has combined weight about 4-8 kg per month throughout the year. Fruit of Morinda called the noni fruit. It is a plant tolerance to saline soils and drought conditions. This make it can spread to the general condition.

Noni fruit is unique that can be observed easily

Morinda may be as high as 9 m. Leaf and fruit are unique that can be observed easily. Its leaves are large look common and deep-leaf veins and they are dark green and glossy. It has flower and fruit throughout the year. Its flowers look small and white. Noni fruits are pungent odor when ripening.