Traditional Uses of the Noni Plant

Leaves:

The juice of the leaves can internally help gout, gingivitis, and sties. Teas used to treat fever and blood sugar disorders. Chewing leaves used to help sooth sore throats. Leaf extracts were used to help prevent blood clots.Pounded leaves administered to skin for burns, boils and wounds. Heated leaves treated joints and ringworms. Leaf poultices were used to treat skin abscesses and boils. Fresh, crushed leaves were rubbed on to chest to help relieve chest colds.

Root:

The root was used traditionally to reduce fever and congestion internally. The root compounds have a natural sedative quality. Is known to be used to lower blood pressure. When applied topically, it is used to treat joint swelling and gout.
Bark: Boiled bark given as drink for stomach problems, wounds and malaria. Dried bark mixed with water was used to treat diarrhea in infants.
Flowers: Flower extracts were administered for eye complaints.

Fruit:

Fruit given internally for gum and throat problems, blood poisoning, abnormal menstrual bleeding, dysentery, arthritis, tuberculosis, diabetes, high blood pressure, rheumatism, heart trouble, ulcers, infections, and as a general tonic. Mashed unripe fruit and salt were applied to swollen areas on the body, deep wounds, boils, broken bones and inflamed joints. Ripe fruit was used to treat facial acne, sores and staph infection. Some applied juice to hair to get rid of hair lice.


Noni Around the World:

Australia:

Aborigines ate noni fruit as a regular part of their diet.

Burma:

Locals use the unripened fruit in their curries, and ate the uncooked ripe fruit with salt. They also roasted the seeds of the fruit.

Fiji:

Noni fruit is eaten as a food source either raw or cooked.

Philippines:

Locals used fermented noni fruit to make jam.

Hawaii:

Medical practitioners used noni tonics to treat diabetes, stings and burns.

India:

The noni fruit is eaten green in curries. Indians used noni to treat fever and gout.

Java:

Noni leaves provided vegetable dish, and their resiliency made them desirable for cooking.

Nigeria:

Noni was used to treat fever, malaria, dysentery and jaundice.

Samoa:

Traditionally, noni was used for bowel disorders - especially intestinal parasites, constipation and infant diarrhea, infections, indigestion, skin inflammation, mouth sores, fever, contusions and sprains.

Tahiti:

Noni was known for its remarkable ability to purge the intestinal tract and promote colon health. The noni fruit, leaves and bark were also used in the treatment of diabetes, heart troubles and high blood pressure.