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The noni plant is a small evergreen tree found growing in open coastal regions at sea level and in forest areas up to 1,300 feet above sea level. The plant is often found growing along lava flows, thus in abundance in Hawaii. The noni plant is native to Asia, Australia and some Pacific Islands and was brought to Hawaii as an herbal plant by early Polynesians.* |
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Noni is receiving more and more attention from modern herbalists, medical physicians, and biochemists. Scientific studies within the last few decades lend support to the Hawaiian and Polynesians' claims of its unusual healing power. Some of the health-related ingredients of noni fruit that have been isolated are Morindone, Morindine, Acubin, Terpene compounds, L. Asperuloside, various Anthraquinones, Alazarin, Caproic Acid, Caprylic Acid, Scopoletin, Damnacanthal, and Alkaloids. Even though the noni fruit has only negligible amounts of the beneficial alkaloid xeronine, the juice does contain very large amounts of a precursor to the essential alkaloid called proxeronine. Proxeronine is a colloid that, unlike most colloids, contains neither sugars, amino acids, nor nucleic acids and thereby has been overlooked by most biochemists. This compound initiates the release of xeronine in the intestinal tract after it comes in contact with a specific enzyme which is also contained in the noni juice. This particular chemical combination is believed to significantly affect cellular function, which can determine a whole host of physiological reactions. The enzymatic reactions that occur with taking noni juice on an empty stomach are believed to set cellular repair into motion. |
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Wan MY, Su C.Cancer preventive effect of Morinda citrifolia (Noni). Ann N Y Acad Sci.2001 Dec;952:161-8. |
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