NONI INDIAN MULBERRY

NONI, INDIAN MULBERRY (Morinda citrifolia L.) +++

Activities (Noni) :
Analgesic (1; HAD); Antiarthritic (1; TRA); Antipyretic (f; DEP; WOI); Antirheumatic (1; TRA); Antitumor (1; ABS); Antipyretic (f; HHB); Antispasmodic (1; HAD); Ascaricide (1; TRA); Deobstruent (f; DEP; KAB); Depurative (f; PH2); Diuretic (f; HHB); Emetic (f; KAB); Emmenagogue (f; DEP; KAB); Emollient (f; KAB); Fungicide (1; ABS; FNF); Hypotensive (1; HAD); Laxative (1; FNF; KAB; SKJ; WOI); Litholytic (f; HHB); Sedative (f; KAB); Stomachic (f; KAB); Tonic (f; DEP; HHB; WOI).

Indications (Noni) :
Arthrosis (1; JFM; TRA); Ascaris (1; TRA); Asthma (f; HAD; HHB; KAB); Cancer (1; ABS; HAD); Cold (f; IED); Colic (f; HHB); Constipation (1; FNF; KAB; SKJ; WOI); Cramp (1; HAD); Diabetes (f; PH2); Diarrhea (f; HHB; KAB); Dysentery (f; HHB; SKJ; WOI); Dysmenorrhea (f; HHB; WOI); Dysuria (f; HAD); Enterosis (f; JFM); Fever (f; DEP; HHB; PH2; WOI); Fungus (1; ABS; FNF); Gallstone (f; HHB); Gastrosis (f; JFM; PH2); Gingivosis (f; DEP; WOI); Gout (f; HHB; SKJ; WOI); Headache (f; IED; JFM); Heart (f; JFM); Hepatosis (f; JFM); High Blood Pressure (1; HAD); Infection (1; ABS; FNF); Insomnia (f; KAB); Leukorrhea (f; SKJ; WOI); Mycosis (1; ABS; FNF); Nervousness (f; KAB); Neuralgia (f; IED); Pain (1; HAD; IED; JFM); Pharyngosis (f; WOI); Rheumatism (1; JFM; TRA); Sapremia (f; WOI); Sore (f; DEP; HHB); Sore Throat (f; SKJ); Stomachache (f; PH2); Stone (f; HHB); Tumor (1; ABS); Ulcer (f; WOI); Wound (f; DEP; HHB).

Dosages (Noni) :
2–4 tbsp (COM = Commercial); PH2 says the fruits are inedible; ripe fruits, which smell of Roquefort cheese, are said to be a great favorite with Burmese (DEP); I side with the latter, the stinking fruits are widely considered edible among rural peoples.

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Noni) :
Not covered (AHP; KOM; PHR). “Health hazards not known with proper therapeutic dosages” (PH2) (but PH2 designates no specific quantified dosage! JAD). I could do it the lazy way and just say, “None reported.” And since it is a food species, I could live with this. TRAMIL notes that fruits and leaves are edible. Tests for uterotonicity were negative. Leaf EO (of Morinda lucida) kills aflatoxin fungi at 1000 ppm.