HISTORY OF NONI

1993:
After coming across the research of Dr. Heinicke, food scientist John Wadsworth traveled to Tahiti and confirmed the existence of a commercially viable source of noni. He conducts interviews with natives and government officials, and searches libraries for historical documents. He discovers that the ancient claims were true—all research indicates that noni has astounding properties.

1955:
While researching pineapple plants, Dr. Ralph Heinicke discovers the beneficial properties of the noni plant. His research would eventually lead to the founding of an entire industry, one that would improve the lives of millions of people.

1769:
Captain James Cook and his crew discover the paradisiacal islands of Tahiti and make note of the widespread use of noni among the inhabitants.

500 BC – 200 AD:
Noni fruit grows wild and becomes a pillar of the Polynesian civilization. All parts of the noni plant are used—fruit, leaves, seeds and bark. The noni fruit spreads throughout the Pacific.

4000 – 2000 BC:
More than two thousand years ago, the ancestors of the Polynesian people left Southeast Asia in search of new horizons across the sea. In addition to their families, these explorers carried with them sacred plants necessary to sustain life—the coconut, the pandanus, the taro, and the precious noni, which was prized as a secret to health. These "canoe plants" were eventually cultivated in the volcanic islands of Tahiti . With rich soil and clean air, the noni plant thrived. Ancient Ayurvedic texts call noni Ashyuka, which is Sanskrit for "longevity." The texts explain that noni balances the body, stabilizing it in a state of perfect harmony