Benefits of Noni fruit (Morinda Citrifolia Linn)

The noni fruit is known by Several names, Including Indian mulberry, canary wood and the painkiller bush in the Caribbean.


Characteristics: 
- 3-8 m tall tree with a clear main stem. 
- Leaves flat-brimmed, green and yellow. 
- The flowers are leaf-shaped hump diketiak.
- The fruit is bumpy irregular. Length is 5-10 cm. 


Habitat: on calcareous soil height of 1.000m above sea level. 


The content and properties 
- Scopoletin, this compound regulates blood pressure, antibacterial, also regulates the hormone serotonin, which helps reduce levels of anxiety and depression. 
- Morindin, this substance is effective in improving the body's defense system. 
- gum 
- Malic acid 
- Citric acid 
- Antiseptic compounds. 


Research 


Based on research, there are about 61 more efficacious compounds contained in Noni. They work synergistically and mysterious. For example, some compounds that play an active role in the treatment of certain diseases, it does not mean only the compounds that contribute to it. But it is supported also by other compounds. That is why consuming extraction properties of the compounds would be different than if we drank Noni juice as a whole. Say in treating blood pressure. Noni juice can increase blood pressure for people with low blood but on the other hand can lower blood pressure monitor for patients with hypertension. 


The phenomenon will not occur in noni fruit is extracted. According to research dr. Mona Harrison of the faculty of Medicine, University of Bolton, the consumption of fruit juice will help provide hormone megkudu xeronine. Xeronine of Noni works contradictory. In patients with high blood pressure, xeronin lower blood pressure to normal. In patients with low blood pressure, blood pressure increases blood noni. In other words, Noni juice works as an adaptogen, balancing the body's cells function.


The Cons

• Noni juice has high potassium levels and is potentially dangerous for people with chronic kidney disease. There are also reports of some people suffering liver damage from noni juice.

• Noni fruit contains high levels of glucose and is not recommended for diabetics. Large volumes may also cause constipation.

• Noni juice can be pricey and hard to find and you can easily get the same health benefits from more affordable juices such as orange, cranberry and tomato. (There is more vitamin C in a raw orange than in a glass of noni juice.)

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