Efficacy Noni for Health

Beneath noni ugly and smelly, it turns Noni has many benefits for health. Noni plant is an annual plant (perennial) which shaped shrubs, with a height of between 3-8 m. Stems of plants hard and woody grow up and have a lot of branching. Branches grow horizontally with the direction of exit crop canopy. Leaves including single leaf, consisting of one leaves each of the petiolus. Leaf-shapedoval, with a length of 10-40 cm and a width between 15-17 cm, depending on the level of fertility of crops.

The most important part of the plant in everyday life leaves and fruit. Noni leaves have a flavor somewhat unpleasant or slightly bitter, but it has vitamins A high similar to the leaves of beans, cinnamon leaf, cassava leaves, carrots, and papaya leaves. results of research shows that the important substances contained in the fruit noni consisting of terpenoids, dyes, anti-bacterial, acid glucuronide, gum arabic, galactose, arabinose, rhamnos, nutrition, scopoletin, anti-cancer agent (damnacanthal) and xeronine and proxeronine.

The young leaves of Morinda citrifolia efficacious as anti-cancer, emetic drugs bile, kidney disease, hypertension, injuries, colds (as a poultice on the stomach), dysentery, diabetes mellitus, coronary heart disease, high cholesterol and increase stamina. And young Noni fruit can be make a fruit salad.

Noni plant can grow well in low-lying areas with an altitude of 0-500 m above sea level, the air temperature is between 22 ° C -30 ° C, but still can grow up to a temperature of 32 ° C. Humidity air between 50-70%, rainfall between 2000-3000 mm / year, and enough sunlight. Noni tolerant shade or shady circumstances, making it suitable planted in yard. Noni requires a pH between 5.5-6.5 with structure fertile, many containing humus, have aeration and good drainage. The type of soil that is suitable for growth.