'Kona Noni®'
Immune Enhancer, Detoxifier, Chemical Antidote,
Anti-Depressant, Adaptogen, Balances blood pressure, Anti-tumor,
Pain Reliever
Noni is revered as an immune system modulator- bringing about
homeostasis (balance) to the body by modifying its protective
field. This can also be explained as an immune system adaptogen:
Helping the immune system 'adapt' to stress and making the necessary
adjustments to fight illness and disease.
Polynesians have traditionally used juice from the fruit of the
noni tree to treat everything from high blood pressure to arthritis
and infertility, and it has even been linked to the control of
cancerous tumors. Cancer research on the effects of noni at The
University of Hawaii in the departments of pharmacology and medicine
determined that noni seemed to suppress the tumor growth indirectly,
by activating the host's immune system.
Through out the years, noni has been found to aid or prevent:
Hair loss, Diabetes, Candida, Parasites, Constipation, Autism,
Infertility, E.Coli, Arteriosclerosis, Asthma, Arthritis, Poisoning,
Chronic illness & disease, Cancer, Influenza, Flu, the Common
Cold, Senility, Drug addiction, Epstein Bar, and Kidney problems.
"The Pharmacologically Active Ingredient of Noni",
a research paper published by R. M . Heinicke in 1985, credited
noni's healing properties to the enzyme xeronine. He found
that to get the benefits of the enzyme, noni needed to be taken
on an empty stomach otherwise the enzyme did not survive the digestive
juices of the stomach. He also discovered the powerful anti-fungal
caprylic acid, in noni. Caprylic acid has been found beneficial
in controlling the over growth of yeast in the body.
Noni is known in many countries as the tree of life, because it
offers its fruit, flowers, leaves, roots, bark and seeds, as medicine
to heal our bodies allowing us opportunity for a long and healthy
life.
In 1951, a Filipino research paper listed thirty-two uses for
noni from around the world. Another research paper in Tonga boasts
noni to be the "most widely used medicinal plant of ancient
Polynesia". The Indonesian Journal of Ethnopharmacology,
explains that "Traditional remedies [using noni] have been
selected over generations for efficacy by trial an error".
A 78 year-old kupuna (respected elder) uses noni instead of
insulin for diabetes. Some topical uses for noni include applying
to joint and muscle injuries, rashes, and skin sores such as ringworm.
Herbalists and Native healers still suggest noni juice for ailments
and diseases- from hair loss, tuberculosis, and asthma to premenstrual
syndrome, bee strings, jetlag and detoxification.
Healers from around the world agree that noni is far more potent
when the plants are grown and harvested in the Hawaiian tradition
and the products prepared with respect, and prayer.
References:
Krauss, B., "Medicine and Medicinal Herbs,"
Plants in Hawaiian Culture, University of Hawaii Press,
1993, pp. 103, 252
Heinicke, R.M., The Bulletin, " The Pharmacologically
Active Ingredient of Noni," Pacific Tropical Botanical
Garden, Kauai, HI, Feb. 1985.
Elliott, Stephen and Brimacombe, Joseph " Medicinal Plants
of Gunung Leuser National Park, Indonesia", Journal of
Ethnopharmacology, Vol.19, 1987 Elsevier Scientific Publishers
Ireland, Ltd., pp. 285-317.
Quisembing, E., "Medicinal Plants of the Philippines,"
Technical Bulletin, Vol. 16, 1951, Republic of the Philippines.
Singh, Y. et al, "Folk Medicine in Tonga: A Study on the
Use of Herbal Medicines for Obstetric and Gynecological Conditions
and Disorders, " Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Vol. 12,
1984, pp. 305-325.