💎 Morinda citrifolia

Traditional Herbs from Morinda citrifolia

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• Take 2 ripe noni fruit and 1 tablespoon honey.
• Squeeze the noni fruit, take the water then mix with honey until smooth and strain.
• Drink 2 times a day.

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Boil all the ingredients in 2 glasses of water until it boils and 1 glass of water remains, then strain.

Drink 2 times a day.

What is Morinda citrifolia Looks like??

Parts of Morinda citrifolia that could be used

• Leaves
• Fruit
• Roots
• Stem

Morinda citrifolia Distribution

Noni is a plant native to Queensland (Australia), spread to the Indian Ocean by ocean currents, to the Seychelles, Pacific, Marquesas, Hawaii and Easter Island. Currently found throughout Southeast Asia and introduced in the Caribbean region. This plant has long been known and used as a medicinal plant. The root bark can be used as a red dye in cloth.
Agroecology of Morinda citrifolia
Grows well up to altitudes starting from 1,500 m above sea level, annual rainfall 1,500-3,000 mm/year, temperature 22-30°C. Likes the texture of clay-loamy soil, sandy soil and clay-sandy soil. Noni also requires sufficient sunlight.
Morphology of Morinda citrifolia

• Deep taproot.
• Hairy stems are rectangular, grayish or yellowish brown.
• Leaves are green, elliptical to oblong, the surface of the leaves is slightly rough, the edges of the leaves are flat, the tip is short pointed." ,"The flowers are tuber-shaped, emerge from the leaf axils, bisexual, the crown is funnel-shaped.
• The fruit is compound, the surface of the fruit is uneven, divided into polygonal cells that are spotted and warty.

Cultivation of Morinda citrifolia

• Propagation generatively (seeds) and vegetatively (cuttings).
• Sow the seeds first. After they germinate, the seeds are transplanted into the field with a spacing of 1.2 x 1.2 m.

Morinda citrifolia, more details :

Chemical Content of Morinda citrifolia
Lignans (americanin A), amino acids, flavonoids, tritepenoids, sterols, iridios, chlorophyll derivatives, coumarin derivatives, fatty acids, fatty acid esters, anthraquinones, alkaloids, saponins, polyphenols.
Benefits of Morinda citrifolia
Antiseptic, antioxidant, reduces high blood pressure and fever, improves urination, cures constipation and stomach ache, treats arthritis, kidney inflammation, boils, wounds, headaches, influenza.
Simplisia of Morinda citrifolia

• Harvest noni fruit which is evenly yellowish white in color and the flesh is still hard.
• Wash the fruit thoroughly, drain and cut into thin pieces.
• Slice the fruit thinly, then dry in the sun or use the oven at 40\ u00b0C for 3 hours. Drying until the fruit slices are completely dry. Separate the dried fruit flesh from the seeds.
• Then make powder from the dried fruit flesh using a blender.

Another Facts for Morinda citrifolia :

Synonym of Morinda citrifolia
Morinda angustifolia Roth, Morinda aspera Wight & Arn., Morinda chachuca Buch.-Ham.
Habitus of Morinda citrifolia
Tree. Annual tree, reaching 2-6 m high
Habitat of Morinda citrifolia

• Riverside", "Forest", "Coast", "Grassland