Noni As Good Herbs for Health

NONI AS GOOD HERBS FOR HEALTH For prostate and sex healing

PROFESSOR Tareq alasadi Wasit university,IraqI INTRODUCTION Noni health benefits come from the fruit that is produced by the Morinda citrifolia tree, which is a native of Southeast Asia and Australasia. While noni is the name attributed to the fruit in Hawaii, in other locations it is also known as dog dumpling, cheese fruit, and great morinda. The fruit transforms from green to yellow and then almost white as it ripens. Once ripe the fruit has a strong smell and bitter taste. Some people eat the fruit raw or cook it with curry, and the seeds are edible when roasted .Composition of Noni Morinda citrifolia pulp powder has been analyzed, and 100 grams has been found to contain 71 percent carbohydrates, 5.2 percent protein, 1.2 percent fat, and 36 percent fiber. (Nelson 2006) The pulp contains the majority of the macronutrients as well as the vitamins and minerals, including vitamin C, niacin, iron, and potassium. The fruit also contains moderate amounts of calcium, vitamin A, and sodium. M. citrifolia juice has low amounts of macronutrients, and contains only about half the vitamin C as a (raw navel orange. (Nelson 2006 Noni also contains various phytonutrients, including lignans, ,polysaccharides, flavonoids, fatty acids, catechin, damnacanthal Noni Health Benefits and Cancer A study that involved researchers from both the United States and China examined the roots of M. citrifolia and discovered three new anthraquinones and also isolated 15 known compounds. Use of spectroscopic methods showed that six of the known compounds and two new ones demonstrated an ability to significantly inhibit (proliferation of human colon and lung cancer cells. (Lv 2011 A study conducted at Mahidol University in Bangkok explored the antioxidative and anti-proliferative activities of noni leaf extract obtained using several different methods. The noni leaf extracts were compared with rutin, scopoletin, and damnacanthal against :four human cancer cell lines ,epidermoid cervical ,breast , ;and liver and one African green monkey kidney cell line. Overall, noni leaf extracts demonstrated both antioxidative and anti-proliferative properties, leading the study’s authors to conclude that noni leaf extracts “may have benefit as a food supplement for chemoprevention against epidermoid and cervical cancers.” Damnacanthal also was effective in killing all cancer cell lines. ((Thani 2010 Other Noni Health Benefits Because noni is used traditionally to treat diabetes and liver diseases, researchers set out to determine a scientific basis for these claims using diabetes-induced rats. Twenty-four rats were divided into four groups: control, diabetic experimental, diabetic standard, and diabetic untreated. The diabetic experimental rats were given noni juice (2 mL/kg) twice daily for 20 days, while the diabetic standard rats received a hypoglycemic drug, glibenclamide. Both of these groups had a significant reduction in blood glucose levels when compared with the untreated diabetic rats. Histological examination of liver tissue from the untreated diabetic rats showed significant fatty degeneration compared with the other three groups of rats. The authors concluded that their findings proved noni has hypoglycemic and liver-protective (properties. (Nayak 2011 Another study examined more than a dozen different compounds isolated from noni, including two anthraquinones, six saccharide fatty acid esters, and various glycosides. The investigators found that several of the compounds demonstrated anti-inflammatory (properties when tested in mice. (Akihisa 2007 A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial looked at the efficacy of noni in preventing postoperative nausea and vomiting in patients considered to be at high risk for these symptoms after various surgical procedures. One hundred patients (aged 18-65 years) were randomized to receive 150, 300, or 600 mg of noni extract or a placebo orally 1 hour before surgery. Significantly fewer patients who took 600 mg noni extract experienced nausea during the first six hours postsurgery compared with the placebo group (48% vs 80%, respectively). The incidence of nausea and vomiting occurring during other lengths of time did not differ significantly for all three doses of noni compared with placebo. The authors concluded that 600 mg (which is equivalent to 20 grams of dried noni fruit) “effectively reduces the incidence of (early postoperative nausea.” (Prapaitrakool 2010 How to Use Noni Noni is available as juice, capsules, tablets, and tea. Because the juice is very bitter, many people prefer the capsules or tablets. The suggested amount of noni juice for noni health benefits ranges widely from one to 30 ounces per day, depending on a person’s needs. Consult a knowledgeable healthcare professional .about the recommended dose of noni for you :References for Noni Health Benefits Akihisa T et al. Anti-inflammatory and potential cancer chemopreventive constituents of the fruits of Morinda citrifolia (noni). J Nat Prod 2007 May; 70(5): 754-57 Lv L et al. Chemical components of the roots of Noni (Morinda citrifolia) and their cytotoxic effects. Fitoterapia 2011 Jun; 82(4): 704-8 Nayak BS et al. Hypoglycemic and hepatoprotective activity of fermented fruit juice of Morinda citrifolia (noni) in diabetic rats. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med 2011; 2011:875293 Nelson, Scot C. (2006) “Nutritional Analysis of Hawaiian Noni (.(Noni Fruit Powder)” The Noni Website Okusada K et al. (2011). “The antinociceptive and anti- inflammatory action of the CHCl3-soluble phase and its main active component, damnacanthal, isolated from the root of .Morinda citrifolia.” Biol Pharm Bull 2011; 34: 103-7 Prapaitrakool S, Itharat A. Morinda citrifolia Linn for prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting. J Med Assoc Thai 2010 Dec; 93 Suppl 7:S204-9 Thani W et al. Anti-proliferative and antioxidative activities of Thai noni/Yor (Morinda citrifolia Linn) leaf extract. Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health 2010 Mar; 41(2): 482-89

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