The noni plant is a small evergreen shrub or tree that grows from three to six meters with powerful antioxidants. The noni plant has a straight trunk, large elliptical leaves, white flowers and produces yellow fruit. The ripe noni fruit is not pleasant to taste.

The history of published medical research on noni phytochemicals numbers only around a total of 110 reports which began appearing in the 1950s (searched in September 2008). Just since 2000, over 100 publications on noni have been published in medical literature, defining a relatively young research field. Noni research is at a preliminary stage, as it is mainly still in the laboratory as in vitro or basic animal experiments.

Noni Super Fruit Phytonutrients And Powerful Antioxidants

Noni super fruit contains phytochemicals for which there are no established DRI values.

• lignans - a group of phytoestrogens having biological activities shown by in vitro experiments
• oligo- and polysaccharides – long-chain sugar molecules that serve a prebiotic function as dietary fiber fermentable by colonic bacteria, yielding short chain fatty acids with numerous potential health properties not yet defined by scientific research on noni
• flavonoids – phenolic compounds such as rutin and asperulosidi acid, common in several Rubiaceae plants
• iridoids - secondary metabolites found in many plants
• trisaccharide fatty acid esters, "noniosides" - resulting from combination of an alcohol and an acid in noni fruit
• free fatty acids - most prominent in noni fruit are caprylic acid and hexanoic acid, responsible for unique pungent (cheese-like) aroma of ripe noni fruit
• scopoletin – may have antibiotic activities; research is preliminary
• catechin and epicatechin
• beta-sitosterol – a plant sterol with potential for anti-cholesterol activity not yet proven in human research
• damnacanthal – a potentially toxic anthraquinone, putatively an inhibitor of HIV viral proteins
• alkaloids – naturally occurring amines from plants. Some internet references mention xeronine or proxeronine as important noni constituents. However, as no reports on either of these substances exist in published medical literature, the terms are scientifically unrecognized. Further, chemical analysis of commercially processed juice did not reveal presence of any alkaloids.

Noni Super Fruit Micronutrients

The main micronutrient features of noni pulp powder include exceptional vitamin C content (10x DRI) and substantial amounts of niacin (vitamin B3), iron and potassium Vitamin A, calcium and sodium are present in moderate amounts.

Potential Benefits of Noni Super Fruit

Noni has been reported to have a range of health benefits for colds, cancer, diabetes, asthma, hypertension, pain, skin infection, high blood pressure, mental depression, digestion, atherosclerosis and arthritis.

Laboratory experiments demonstrated that dietary noni juice increased physical endurance in mice. A pilot study in distance runners showed increased endurance capacity following daily intake of noni juice over three weeks, an effect the authors attributed to increased powerful antioxidant status.

The Secret Ingredent In Noni

According to Dr. Ralph Heinicke, a biochemist who has researched the active compounds in noni fruit, Xeronine is the secret to life, without it life would cease.  Noni has a precursor of xeronine called proxeronine.  This compound initiates the release of xeronine in the intestinal tract after it comes in contact with a specific enzyme which is also contained in the juice.