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Tree or bush that grows in Southeast of Asia and was introduced in India and Polynesia.
Evergreen bush covered with a smood pale bark
The leaves are elliptical, opposite with big interpetiolar stipule
These leaves have very well marked pinnate nervation
The flowers are small, white and tubular shaped structure
They are hermaphrodites, gamopetalous with free five lobes
They have a pistil with external stigma bilobate. Superior ovary
It contains 4 or 6 stamens slightly separate from the corolla’s base
The fruit is multiple, syncarpous with 4 to 15 centimetres in diameter
It has an ovoid shape with an irregular surface. It color is between yellow and white covered with small protuberance
It contains many seeds equipped with an air sack. The role of this air sack is to favour their distribution by flotation
This plant can be founded in forest, as well as an open rocky or sandy shores
It contains different type of chemical substance such as serotonin, ascorbic acid etc..
From the root of Morinda citrifolia we can extract some inks like red ink, yellow ink and purple ink.
In Asia and the Pacific the leaves, the flowers and the fruit are used as a tonic, antipyretic and respiratory tract’s decongestant
In some Pacific islands,where people is hungry, noni (plant’s common name) is part of the native diet but in other countries doesn’t eat it due to its awful smell
Morinda citrifolia contains serotonin which gives antioxidant, analgesic and sedative characteristics
Although it hasn’t demostrated yet Morinda citrifolia may have antibacterial and antitumoral characteristics
Morinda citrifolia juice also can have immunomodulatory characteristics because it has the ability to improve the immune system
Morinda citrifolia juice is marked around the world. It is known to cure a lot of diseases but nowadays it hasn’t demonstrated cientificaly