Benefits of Noni Juice
Noni fruit, a present of nature is one such treasure which has been used by the people of Pacific Islands to cosset to their health needs for thousands of years. Noni Juice is juice obtained from a mulberry plant found in Hawaii, Tahiti and other tropical regions. The noni plant is a tiny evergreen shrub or tree which develops from three to six metres. The noni plant has a shooting trunk, large elliptical leaves, white tubular flowers and ovoid yellow fruits of up to 12 cm in diameter.
The ripe noni fruit has a not so pleasing taste and odour. The noni have the antibacterial compounds in the fruits (acubin, L-asperuloside and alizarin) and roots (anthrauinones). Noni conatins scopoletin which forbids the growth of Escherichia coli. Noni juice contains a whole slew of cancer fighting nutrients.
It eradicates cancer cells (the anthraquinone damnacanthal and the trace element selenium), it stops the spread of cancer (beta sitosterol, noni-ppt and limonene). Noni fruit juice is a natural food so it falls in the classification of health drinks. It eases in weight loss, decreases stress and increases overall feeling of well being. People suffering from long-term chronic diseases sometimes noni juice as a last resort.
Noni seed oil is plenteous in linoleic acid that may have useful properties when applied topically on skin, e.g., anti-inflammation, acne reduction, moisture retention. Noni juice is passed through quality guarantee system. Fruit are examined by trained harvesters, and finished product is tested in analytical lab where test is done with the help of more than 400 different elements.
Noni juice has pleasant taste. Its taste is somewhat bitter taste of grape or blueberry. It helps in increasing mental pellucidity by removing stress, sleep disorders and depression. Thence it gives benefit to mentally challenged people too. Antibacterial, antifungal and antiparasitic: With the occurrence of active compounds like anthraquinones, scopoletin and terpenes. Noni is efficient against bacteria and fungus. Noni juice has shown parallel results to the newer over-the-counter anti-inflammatory drugs, called non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs).
Noni juice comprises noni-ppt, which has shown anti-tumor activity. Extracts of damnacanthal, one of the anthraquinone compounds have been shown to kill the parasite accountable for malaria called Plasmodium falciparum.
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