Did You Know About Noni Fruit.

Noni , Morinda citrifolia.

Noni ( Morinda citrifolia ) or keumeudee ( Aceh ) ; pace , kemudu , kudu ( Java ) ; cangkudu ( Sunda ) ; kodhuk ( Madura ) ; Tibah ( Bali ) from the Southeast Asia region , belonging to the family Rubiaceae . Another name for this plant is Noni ( Hawaii ) , nono ( Tahiti ) , Nonu ( Tonga ) , ungcoikan ( Myanmar ) and ach ( Hindi ) .
This plant grows in the lowlands up to an altitude of 1500 m . Noni tree height reaches 3-8 m , has a white flower head . The fruit is a fruit compound , which is still young and has a shiny green spots , and when the old white with black spots .
Traditionally , the people of Aceh are using Noni as a vegetable and salad . The leaves are also used as an ingredient nicah peugaga which often appears as a compulsory menu iftar . Therefore , noni is often planted near the house in the countryside in Aceh . In addition noni is also frequently used as a medicine .

The origins of the Noni Fruit .

The origin of noni can not be separated by the presence of Polynesian peoples who settled on the islands of the Pacific Ocean . Polynesian nation is believed to come from ( South East Asia ) . In 100 BC, the famous dare wander .
For no apparent reason they crossed the ocean to leave their homeland . There is an impression that the travelers in disappoint by one thing and mean distance himself from his previous life. After long wandering, they came around Polynesia, which is around the South Pacific islands . The adventurers immediately fell in love at the sight of the beautiful scenery , beach conditions , and islands .
Interestingly , they seemed to have been preparing to move to another island . This can be evidenced by the number of plants and animals that participated brought , as it is considered essential to sustain life . Some native plants , such as bananas , taro , sweet potato , breadfruit , sugarcane , and noni , carried. Among carried it , still there in the form of cuttings and shoots . One of the plants , ie, noni , are considered sacred items . Since 1500 years ago the islanders are now called the Hawaiian noni know as noni . They suspect the Morinda citrifolia plant latin name has many benefits . They saw it as a Hawaiian magic plant , because the fruit is believed to cure various diseases .

Common traits .

Tree .

Noni tree is not so great , height between 4-6 m . crooked stem , branchy stiff , rugged , and has a taproot embedded in the . The bark is grayish brown or yellowish brown , parted in shallow , not furry , four bersegai its subsidiaries . Canopy evergreen throughout the year . Morinda citrifolia is easy to split wood after drying . Can be used to support a pepper crop .

Leaves .

Thick -leaved shiny . Noni leaves located opposite each other . Large leaf size , thickness , and single . The shape is oblong - lanceolate , measuring 15-50 x 5-17 cm . average leaf edge , short pointed tip . Peg -shaped leaf base . Veins pinnate leaves . Hiaju color shiny , not hairy . Short leaf base , measuring 0.5-2.5 cm . leverage leaf size varied , wide triangular . Noni leaves can be eaten as a vegetable . High nutritional value because it contains vitamin A. that he can cure hemorrhoids .

Interest .

Flowers are arranged compound , rounded knob -type inflorescence , sessile 1-4 cm , armpit leaves grow in opposite leverage with leaves that grow normally . Pansy flowers , petals white , funnel-shaped , length can reach 1.5 cm . Stamens plugged in the mouth crown . Anthers two air nipples . The flower blooms from the petals shaped like bunches . The flowers are white , fragrant .

Fruit .

Fruit compound , formed from the ovaries would - fused and knob on the inside ; fruit development stages following the expansion process of the flower head begins from the tip toward the base ; diameter of 7.5-10 cm . Compound fruit surface as divided into polygonal barriers ( polygons ) speckled and warty , which comes from the rest of the single ovary . Green color when pomace , before cooking became yellowish white , and finally pale white when ripe . Soft flesh of the fruit , the fruit is composed of pyramid-shaped stone with white flesh , formed from the mesocarp . Meat fruit contains a lot of water that smells like rotten cheese or goat odor arising from mixing between capric acids ( fatty acids with ten carbon atoms ) , C10 ) , caproic acid ( C6 ) , caprylic acid ( C8 ) . Allegedly the last two compounds are active antibiotic .

The content of noni .

Nutrients : whole noni fruit is nutritionally complete foods . Nutrients the body needs, like proteins , vitamin , and essential minerals , are available in sufficient quantities in the noni fruit and leaves . Selenium , a mineral found in noni is a great antioxidant . Various types of compounds contained in noni : xeronine , plant sterois , alizarin , lycine , sosium , caprylic acid , l-arginine , proxeronine , between multiple quinines , trace elemens , phenylalanine , magnesium , etc. .
Terpenoids . This substance helps in the process of organic synthesis and recovery of body cells .
Bakteri.Zat an anti - active substances contained in Noni juice that can kill bacteria that cause infections, such as Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Protens morganii, Staphylococcus aureus , Bacillus subtilis , and Escherichia coli . Anti-bacterial substance that can also control bacterial pathogens ( lethal ) such as Salmonella Montivideo, S . scotmuelleri, S . typhi, and Shigella dusenteriae, S . flexnerii ,
S . pradysenteriae , and Staphylococcus aureus .
Scolopetin . Scolopetin compound as a very effective anti- inflammatory elements and anti - allergic .
Anti-cancer substances . Anti- cancer substances found in noni most effective against abnormal cells .
Xeronine and proxeronine . One of the important alkaloids terdapt in the noni fruit is xeronine . Noni fruit contains very little xeronine , but many contain material forming ( precursor ) xeronine aka proxeronine in large numbers . Proxeronine is a type of nucleic acid like other colloids . Xeronine absorbed by the body's cells to activate proteins that are not active , set the structure and shape of the active cell .
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