About Noni

History of the noni

Noni belongs to the family of Rubiacées. The characteristic of this family is that it counts the greatest number of plants to therapeutic qualities.

Noni grows naturally, in the form of shrub from 9 to  18 feet in height, mainly in the islands of the Pacific. The most beautiful fruits are found on a coral and volcanic ground, very rich in minerals. The higher rate of food and health value is found in French Polynesia, whose geological characteristics are exceptional to the plants growth. The fruit of Noni is presented in the form of a small pineapple of a size from 2 to5 inches, Of green colour transferring with the white yellow with maturity, Noni produces fine white flowers with the petals in the star shape with a  gold center.

The people of the South Pacific have used Noni, (scientifically called Morinda Citrifolia) for thousands of years. The oldest historical trace of the use of the fruit comes from the Indian Sanskrit’s reporting its use in Ayurvedic medicine.

(Ayurvedic medicine is the holistic approach to health care that is based on principles of Ayurveda and designed to maintain or improve health through the use of dietary modification, massage, yoga, herbal preparations, and other measures)

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Noni received several pseudonyms by the Polynesians people such as “tree killer of pains” or “the tree of the gods” and remains, more than ever, present in the traditional pharmacopeia of the inhabitants of these tropical areas. Noni was used also for its food properties in times of famine and for its phyto-therapeutic virtues.