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.

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.