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(1) Some traditional uses of the noni plant. The information in this table was gathered from published ethnobotanical literature about noni.
Plant organ |
Preparation |
Use |
Leaf |
Fresh |
Wrap and flavor meat for cooking, livestock fodder, silkworm food, topical burns, headaches, fever |
Tea |
Malaria, febrifuge, analgesic |
Poultice |
Tuberculosis, sprains, deep bruising, rheumatism, fever, stings from stonefish, bone fractures, dislocations |
Extract |
Hypertension, bleeding caused by a bone puncture. |
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Stomach ache, fractures, diabetes, loss of appetite, urinary tract ailments, abdominal swelling, hernias, Vitamin A deficiency |
Vapor when broken |
Sties
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Fruit |
Unripe |
Sores or scabs around or in the mouth |
Ripe |
Famine food, sore throat gargle (mashed), peeling or cracking of the toes and feet (crushed), body or intestinal worms, cuts, wounds, abscesses, mouth and gum infections, toothaches, appetite and brain stimulant, pig food |
Poultice |
Boils, carbuncles, tuberculosis, sprains, deep bruising, rheumatism |
Oil |
Stomach ulcers |
Extract |
Hypertension
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Stem |
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Canoe parts, paddles, axe and adze handles, digging sticks, firewood, red pigment |
Decoction of bark |
Jaundice |
Extract |
Hypertension |
Seed |
Oil |
Scalp insecticide, insect repellent |
Flowers |
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Sties |
Roots |
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Carving, yellow pigment, |
Juice |
Badly infected cut |
All Parts of the Plant |
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Laxative |
(2) Modern Applications for Noni as CAM (Complementary Alternative Medicine).*
ADD/ADHD, addictions, allergies, arthritis, asthma, brain problems, burns, cancer, cardiovascular disease, chemical sensitivity, chronic fatigue, diabetes, digestive problems, endometriosis, fibromyalgia, gout, hypertension, immune deficiency, infection, inflammation, jet lag, multiple sclerosis, muscle and joint pain, polio, rheumatism, severed fingers, sinus, veterinary medicine.
Source : Etkin and McMillen (2003)
*Caution: The US Food and Drug Administration does not approve the use of noni nor recognize it’s effectiveness for these maladies.
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