Noni Juice

[valis]

Another thing that I have always wondered about Noni juice. It cures so many ills you would think anyone who sells it would be insanely well off. If for instance it just lowered cholesteral, nothing else just that, there would be a huge market for it in my area where there are many seniors. Since these folks get tested regularly the results should be obvious and word of mouth alone should make the local distributor very well off indeed.

So how come the local Noni juice distributor is also the guy that delivers pizza to my house?

[Lisa Simpson]

My mom was given a bottle of Noni juice by a member of her church to cure her type 2 diabetes. I talked her out of drinking it. She was also told it would help with my dad's prostate cancer.

:mad:

These sCAM artists really get me angry.

[materia3]

I Googled Noni Juice and found it is the juice of the Noni fruit from Tahiti. Then I checked it on Med-Line and found 10 citations as follows, a few of which feel it contributes to immune responses against cancer, a few which question whether it causes hyperkalemia (too much potassium) which is decidedly dangerous and one of which says the maker has agreed to cease making unproven claims for it.

The presence of the antioxidant polyphenols, found in pomegrante juice, blueberry juice, chocolate (flavenols actually) and even in red wine, has also been touted as a benefit to the circulation and cholesterol laden blood vessels. I have tried the pomegrante juice and like it -- it tastes pretty good but I grant it is not cheap outside of California where it is produced but then again neither is a decent red wine. In NYC 1.4 L of pom juice costs $11.00 which compares similarly with a cheap red wine but is probably safer for you than drinking the alcohol on a regular basis.

Wong DK.
Are immune responses pivotal to cancer patient's long term survival? Two clinical case-study reports on the effects of Morinda citrifolia (Noni).
Hawaii Med J. 2004 Jun;63(6):182-4.
PMID: 15298088 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Hornick CA, Myers A, Sadowska-Krowicka H, Anthony CT, Woltering EA.
Inhibition of angiogenic initiation and disruption of newly established human vascular networks by juice from Morinda citrifolia (noni).
Angiogenesis. 2003;6(2):143-9.
PMID: 14739620 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Furusawa E, Hirazumi A, Story S, Jensen J.

Antitumour potential of a polysaccharide-rich substance from the fruit juice of Morinda citrifolia (Noni) on sarcoma 180 ascites tumour in mice.
Phytother Res. 2003 Dec;17(10):1158-64.
PMID: 14669249 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

McClatchey W.
From Polynesian healers to health food stores: changing perspectives of Morinda citrifolia (Rubiaceae).
Integr Cancer Ther. 2002 Jun;1(2):110-20; discussion 120. Review.
PMID: 14664736 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Slovick J.
Manufacturer agrees to cease unproved claims about Noni juice.
Posit Living. 1999 May;8(4):10. No abstract available.
PMID: 12492064 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Wang MY, Su C.
Cancer preventive effect of Morinda citrifolia (Noni).
Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2001 Dec;952:161-8.
PMID: 11795436 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Liu G, Bode A, Ma WY, Sang S, Ho CT, Dong Z.
Two novel glycosides from the fruits of Morinda citrifolia (noni) inhibit AP-1 transactivation and cell transformation in the mouse epidermal JB6 cell line.
Cancer Res. 2001 Aug 1;61(15):5749-56.
PMID: 11479211 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Mueller BA, Scott MK, Sowinski KM, Prag KA.
Noni juice (Morinda citrifolia): hidden potential for hyperkalemia?
Am J Kidney Dis. 2000 Feb;35(2):310-2.
PMID: 10676732 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Hirazumi A, Furusawa E. Related Articles, Links
An immunomodulatory polysaccharide-rich substance from the fruit juice of Morinda citrifolia (noni) with antitumour activity.
Phytother Res. 1999 Aug;13(5):380-7.
PMID: 10441776 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Hirazumi A, Furusawa E, Chou SC, Hokama Y.
Immunomodulation contributes to the anticancer activity of morinda citrifolia (noni) fruit juice.
Proc West Pharmacol Soc. 1996;39:7-9. No abstract available.
PMID: 8895953 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]


The problem with these fads is that it is early in the game for them and we don't know if "over-doing" them could be harmful or not. I am glad to see a few researchers starting to look into them, if even anecdotally at first although there are some animal studies among the above.