NONI.. Anybody know about this??

Today,my posting is all about Noni Fruit.The kind of fruit that generated income for certain those people..Like me...haha.. Noni is A.K.A MENGKUDU in local name.
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History of Noni

Thousands of years ago, ancestors of the Polynesian people migrated from the South East Asia, to the Pacific islands, which include a Hawaii, and Tahiti Island. They brought with them the most essential items, which were necessary for their new civilization, among them, a plant that they considered sacred because of its healing power; the plant is now called Morinda Citrifolia or Noni. It is South East Asia where Noni originates but its scientific discovery was pioneered in Hawaii, USA.

Noni in traditional medicine

In traditional plant-based medicine, the fruit, flower, leaves, bark and root of morinda citrifolia have all been employed for diverse medicinal purposes. In Polynesia, noni leaves have a long history of topical use in poultices and mixed with oil, for the treatment of rheumatic pain, inflammation, neuralgia, ulcers, gout, cough and cold, boils and ringworm. The fruit too was prepared for topical use, sometimes juiced and mixed with salt or sliced and applied to boils. In Hawaii, noni fruit was crushed and mixed with other plants including awapuhi (Zingiber zerumbet) and awa (Piper methysticum), and applied to bruises, sprains and swollen limbs. The leaves of the tree were mashed with other plants and applied to deep wounds.

In traditional medicine, noni fruit was used relatively little compared with other parts of the plant. But it was used. In Hawaii, a digestive was made combining crushed noni fruit with cane juice. The fruit was also part of formulas for cleansing, which also included taro, cane juice and other plants. By the 1930’s noni fruit was used more widely for internal purposes, including intestinal worms, weakness and respiratory disorders. Since that time the juice of the ripe fruit has become increasingly popular as a folk remedy purported to stabilize blood sugar in cases of adult diabetes.

Noni Medicinal Value

Medicinal value found throughout the plant. Leaves, flowers, roots, barks and stalks traditionally used to treat various diseases. Fruits store the essence of the plant Noni fruits contains 140 plus nutraceutical compounds and other medicinal active constituents

. Alkaloid - Xeronine - Better absorption of nutrients
. Anthraquinones - Anti-bacterial agents
. Anti-oxidant - Damnacanthal is an anti-cancer agent
. Phytonutrients - detoxifying agents
. Minerals, Vitamins, Enzymes

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