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Noni was found in 20th century by the researcher. It is an unique tropical fruit known by the name of Noni hailing from the Pacific Islands area is known to be an immensely beneficial food for the human race and mostly grows in the part of India, Asia, and the South Pacific. Morinda Citrifolia is the botanical name of this fruit. The appearance of fruit is like a green grenade which is covered with reddish brown seed pits which give it a lumpy texture. firstly fruit starts green, turns yellow, ripens to whiteness and at last it falls from the tree. the skin of noni is just same as pomegranate and the size is same as medium avocado pear. The shrub shows fruit some 10 months after planting. It reaches maturity in about 18 months and then yields between 4 to 8kg of fruit every month, all year round.
Noni , has been extensively used in folk medicine by Polynesians for over 2,000 years. Noni contains over 150 nutraceuticals and some them are: anthraquinones, beta-carotene, calcium, linoleic acid, magnesium, pectin, potassium, proline, protein, proxeronine, proxeroninease, scopoletin, beta-sitosterols, sterols, phenylalanine & tyrosine, ursolic acid, all the B vitamins & antioxidants like vitamin C, proanthocyanadins & anthocyanadins. As it contains various beneficial qualities it is used to treat various problems such as pain, inflammation, burns, skin problems, intestinal worms, nausea, food poisoning, fevers, bowel & menstrual problems, insect & animal bites etc. Now a days it is used for making juice which is known as noni juice and it is very helpful for the health and also used for making various medicines. Noni is made up of strong antioxidant, anti-coagulation, anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer properties.
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