Traditional Uses:

Polynesians picked the noni fruit before it was ripe, and place it in a jar in the direct sunlight. When fully ripe, the noni fruit was mashed into a puree and the juice was extracted through a cloth. The juice was then ready for use. People traditionally took the juice during times of rest, when the body was under the least amount of stress. Noni was also served as a food dish.

Traditional Medicinal Uses:

• Ripe fruit is used to draw out pus from an infected boil (Hawaii)
• The green fruit, leaves and the root/rhizome have traditionally been used to treat imenstrual cramps and irregularities, among other symptoms, while the root has also been used to treat urinary difficulties.
• The fruit can be used to make shampoo (Malaysia, Hawaii) and to treat head lice (Hawaii).
• Parts of the fruit are used as a tonic and to contain fever (China, Japan, Hawaii)
• The leaves, flowers, fruit, and bark can treat eye problems, skin wounds and
  abscesses, gum and throat problems, respiratory ailments, constipation, and
  fever (Pacific Islands, Hawaii)
• Used to treat stomach pains and after delivery (Marshall Islands)
• Heated leaves applied to the chest relieve coughs, nausea, and colic (Malaysia)
• Juice of the leaves is taken for arthritis (Philippines)
• The fruit is taken for lumbago, asthma, and dysentery (Indochina)
• Pounded, unripe fruit is mixed with salt and applied to cuts and broken bones
• Other exotic diseases treated with the plant include diabetes (widespread) and
  venereal diseases.

· F   For over 2000 years the benefits of noni juice have been praised by the Polynesians people who used it to treat numerous diseases including Diarrhea, Coughs and Colds, Eye infections, Rheumatism and Tuberculosis to name a few.

Only in the last 10 years has Noni become better known to the western world with thousands of users reporting positive results.

A survey performed by Dr. Neil Solomons of 20,000 Noni users came up with some interesting results.

Solomon, Neil, M.D. Ph.D. TAHITIAN NONI™ JUICE. UT: Direct Source Publishing, 2002

TAHITIAN NONI™ Juice is a registered trademark of Tahitian Noni International www.tni.com.

Morinda citrifolia widespread success is based upon the theory that it acts as an Adaptogen. In essence, Morinda citrifolia contain a natural food supplement that helps “Sick” cells return to normal. If the body is releasing too much or too little of natural substances, the result is weakened or sick cells. An Adaptogen helps regulate the amount of the substance the body releases.”

It is commonly known as Great morinda, Indian mulberry, Beach mulberry, Tahitian Noni, or since recently: Noni (from Hawaiian), Nono (in Tahitian), Mengkudu (from Malay), Nonu (in Tongan), and Ach (in Hindi), is a shrub or small tree in the family Rubiaceae.

Morinda citrifolia is a small, flowering shrub native to Southeast Asia but has been extensively spread by man throughout India and into the Pacific islands as far as the islands of French Polynesia, of which Tahiti is the most prominent. It can also be found in parts of the West Indies.

It grows to a height of up to 10 feet high, and the leaves are dark green and oval shaped. The flower heads grow to become mature yellow fruit that have a strong odor.

The fruit is one such that more than suffices the requirements of a Nutritional Supplement of great advantage. Though in the ancient cultures this fruit was widely used for its health restorative properties, over the years us popularity diminished due to the unpleasant smell that eminates from the ripened fruit and so humanity lost for a while the amazing gift of Health and Well Being that Nature had endowed it with in the form of Morinda citrifolia.