NONI MEDICAL RESEARCH INFORMATION

Scientists have shown that this amazing Noni plant can help support the immune system and assist hormones that coordinate bodily functions, as well as help cells absorb nutrients.

In published research by Dr. Ralph Heinicke Ph.D., a scientist and biochemist, he stated that, in 1950, while he was doing research on the health effect of an enzyme in pineapple (bromelain), he discovered an alkaloid, which he named xeronine. Dr. Heinicke and other researchers have since discovered xeronine to be an essential element for human health because it is required for proper cellular communication and protein structure. The increasing use of artificial fertilizers in growing our food, as well as the increased pollution in our environment also negatively affects our intake of xeronine. Fortunately, Dr. Heinicke has found Noni to be one of the richest sources of proxeronine available.

According to Dr. Heinicke's research, without xeronine our body's cells become weak and cause weak tissue. Weak tissue causes weak organs. In turn, weak organs can lead to numerous health problems. As we get older, our bodies produce less xeronine than is essential for our bodies to function optimally.

Dr Ralph Heinicke is also author of the book “The Xeronine System”. Proxeronine is a precursor to a very important part of our immune system. Dr Heinicke calls the French Polynesian soil the “richest source in the world for proxeronine”. Dr Heinicke also owns the patent on the equipment used to test for levels of proxeronine in nature. At the time of his discovery Dr. Heinicke lived in Hawaii, tested the soil and found it to be devoid of the constituent proxeronine. It is common knowledge that the ground in Hawaii was long ago depleted due to intensive commercial cultivation.

Although there has been no definitive research to prove it, Dr Heinicke as well as other researchers believe that when proxeronine is present in the body, the proxeronine accelerates the body’s ability to make sick cells better and to keep cells from getting sick in the first place.

According to the International Noni Communication Council, and Dr. Neil Solomon, the Council's physician, noni is dosed in four phases: a test serving used over three days, a loading serving used for one month, a therapeutic serving, used for two to six months, and a maintenance/prevention serving for month seven and beyond. Depending on your age, Solomon lists the number of ounces per day a person should use in each phase.

Noni advocates say it can be used for several conditions and to achieve many goals: increasing energy, lessening allergy symptoms, improving asthma, losing weight, improving arthritis and diabetes, decreasing pain (including headache pain) and to lessen symptoms of cancer, fibromyalgia, multiple sclerosis and stroke.

Substantial research has been done by modern scientists that has led them to respect Noni’s unique healing properties through its high quantities of phytonutrients and enzymes.  Beginning in the 1950’s, Noni has been researched at leading institutions in France, the Netherlands, Germany, Ireland, Taiwan, Japan, Austria, Canada and Hawaii. 

In 1993, a Japanese research team reported in The Cancer Letters that Noni was the most effective of 500 tropical plant extracts at preventing the growth of tumors.  Studies have shown that Noni stimulates the production of T-cells in the immune system.  Other studies have shown Noni to have very effective anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antibacterial properties.  One study at the University of Hawaii isolated one of the 140 compounds, scopoletin, and showed that it lowered high blood pressure, relaxed spasms, reduced inflammation, killed bacteria and fungi and prevented growth of tumors.  Perhaps two reasons for Noni’s wide range of effectiveness is ability to regulate cell function and cellular regeneration and its role as an adaptogen—helping the body to restore its organs to normal function, or homeostasis.

“. . . 78% of the more than 15,000 noni users reported that it helped in some way, including fighting cancer, heart disease, digestive disorders, diabetes, autoimmune disorders, stroke and weight problems.”

Neil Solomon, M.D., Ph.D.
Author and Lecturer

“Noni, an ancient remedy, is finally being validated by breakthroughs in modern technology.”

Mona Harrison, M.D.
Former Chief Medical Officer, D.C. General Hospital

“The following body systems have all been effectively influenced by noni: circulatory, digestive, respiratory, skin, endocrine, immune, nervous and skeletal.”

Rita Elkins, M.H.
Author and Lecturer
“Noni, Morinda citrifolia”

“New studies show this Hawaiian juice soothes even the worst aches and pains, helps lower high blood pressure . . . and early studies indicate it may even have the ability to cure cancer.”
- Woman’s World Magazine, 5/9/00

“An increasing body of research validates the wondrous workings of this ancient panacea from the tropics—but there is an enormous range of potency among different products.”
- Alternative Medicine Magazine, 01/01

“Scientific research now shows that constituents in noni fruit have the ability to stimulate a natural immune-building response, purifying blood, regulating cell function, regenerating damaged cells and inhibiting tumor growth.
 - Delicious Living Magazine, 05/01

Current Noni Research

Dr. Ralph Heinicke and Afa Palu are working on the extraction and structure of Proxeronine and Xeronine from Noni .

Dr. Anne Hirazumi Kim is doing follow-up work on Noni and it's effect on Lewis lung carcinoma cells.

Dr. Mian-Ying Wang is working on the first human clinical trial involving Noni juice at the University of Illinois, Rockford. The study is on the "Chemopreventative Effect of Noni Juice in Human Smokers."

Dr E. Furusawa at the University of Hawaii has researched the effect of
Noni Juice and chemotherapy drugs on the sarcoma 180 line of cancer cells.

Individuals have discovered the ability of Noni to inhibit the COX-II enzyme while allowing the COX-I enzyme to continue to function.

Scientists are also investigating the antibacterial, antifungal, and antiparasistic properties of Noni Juice .

Dr. C. Ho at Rutgers University is researching new novel compounds in noni.