Noni fruit or Morinda citrifolia is a smelly fruit that grows in many tropical countries such as Tahiti, Indonesia, Malaysia, Hawaii, Haiti, Caribbean, Cuba, and more. In different countries, you will find them call the fruit differently such as noni in Hawaii, mengkudu in Indonesia and Malaysia, and cheese fruit in Australia.
Although the fruit has a bad smell and the taste is not good, Noni fruits contain anti-cancer substance “damnachantal”. Even more, many studies found various useful substances inside the fruit that could help people get better health. The examples are anti-bacterial, antioxidant, vitamin C, scopoletin, alkaloid xeronine, essential oils, and nutrient. Many cancer patients such as lung carcinoma and liver cancer already proved that noni is a real help to fight cancer.
Noni fruit has been used as a supplement to help fight cancer for years. There are several ways to take the benefit of the fruit and noni juice is believed as the best way. However, you could not just put the fruit on juicer and then take the juice. You need to do several processes before you can take noni juice as a supplement. You need to boil the fruit for about 2 minutes and let it cold to room temperature. Then, you need to keep it in a clean, sterile, and closed bottle that has a valve under it for about 2 weeks. After that, take the fluid on the lower part of the bottle by opening the valve. The other way to take the fruit as a supplement is by extraction to take the extract.
Since making noni juice is complicated, many people choose to buy ready to drink noni juice supplement that widely available in the market. However, if you want to take supplements, be sure the supplement is safe and registered. Consultation with a doctor is recommended before you take any supplement and be sure you take it as recommended dosage.
