14/09/2020
THE ANTI-CANCER POWER OF NONI
It is time for the healthy properties and positive biological effects of Morinda Citrifolia (Noni), against cancer and other ailments, to be recognized, accepted and applied by the medical community.
This article is an excerpt from the work carried out by doctors, Dr. Rakesh Kumar Gupta from the Department of Biochemistry, National Medical College of Nepal, and Dr. Amit Kumar Patel from the Blood Bank, Apollo Hospital, New Delhi, India. Work published in the Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, Vol 14, 2013.
Morinda citrifolia (Noni) is one of the most important traditional medicinal plants, used by the ancestors of the Polynesians for more than 2,000 years.
In Morinda Citrifolia, also known as Blackberry or Noni, a number of important chemical compounds have been identified in the leaves, roots, and fruits of the Noni plant. The juice or juice of the fruit is in great demand in alternative medicine for different types of diseases such as arthritis, diabetes, high blood pressure, muscle aches, menstrual difficulties, headache, heart disease, AIDS, gastric ulcer, sprains, mental depression, senility, poor digestion, arteriosclerosis, blood vessel problems, and drug addiction. Several studies have also shown anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and apoptosis-inducing effects in various types of cancer.
Morinda Citrifolia and its various chemical composition compounds identified in the leaves, fruits and roots of the plant are: Scopoletin, Octanoic Acid, Potassium, Vitamin C, Terpenoids, Alkaloids, Anthraquinones (such as Damnacanthal, Morindone, Rubiadin and Rubiadin Ether -1-Methyl, Anthraquinone Glycoside), Linoleic Acid, Alizarin, Amino Acids, Acubin, L-Asperuloside, Caproic Acid, Caprylic Acid, Ursolic Acid, Rutin, Carotene, Vitamin A, Flavonoids, Glycosides, Iridoid Glycosides and a Putative Prexeronine). Predominantly, the fruit contains fatty acids; while the roots and bark contain anthraquinones in higher concentration.
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