The
list of Noni's positive health benefits is seemingly endless,
and positively amazing. But where does this miraculous, exotic
health tonic come from?
Noni grows in many places around
the greater pan-Asian region. But originally - even before it's
properties were utilized in Polynesian cultures - the plant came
from South Asia.
"Noni" is the common
name for Morinda citrifolia linn, also known as Indian
Mulberry. |
Morinda
citrifolia is an evergreen shrub ranging in size from a small
bush to a tree 20 or 30 feet high. It has rigid, coarse branches
which bear dark, oval, glossy leaves. |
Morinda citrifolia is indigenous to India, Malaysia,
and Southeast Asia.
From it's origins on the Indian subcontinent, this hardy plant
has made it's way around the globe.
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Noni is known for its extreme environmental tolerance. It thrives
in infertile, acidic and alkaline soils and in very dry to very
wet areas.
People who live with noni plants in the area recognize it sight
unseen because of the fruit's pungent smell when fully ripe.
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Approximately the size of a small potato when fully matured,
the noni fruit has a lumpy appearance and a waxy, semi-translucent
skin that ranges in colour as it ripens from green to yellow
to white.
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The fruit is gel-like
when ripened and its flesh is bitter. The fruit features a knobby
texture, and contains numerous black seeds with air sacs which
lend the seeds buoyancy in water.
It is thought that because of their buoyancy the noni fruit traveled
by sea to other parts of the world. The tough sacs also protect
the seeds from harsh conditions such as salt, sand and gravel.
Small white fragrant flowers bloom out of cluster-like
pods which bear creamy white colored fruit. |
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Traditional
Noni Juice is made in Thailand |
from
100% Noni fruit, Morinda citrifolia. Traditional Noni Juice
is completely natural - it contains no alcohol, sugars, additional
water or other additives of any kind. It is the finest product
of its kind anywhere in the world today. |
