Morinda citrifolia (Noni): A comprehensive review on its industrial uses, pharmacological activities, and clinical trials
Traditional medical practitioners in Hawaii and Polynesia have used Morinda citrifolia L. (Noni) for centuries to cure or prevent varieties of illnesses. The popularity of M. citrifolia as a dietary supplement, a food functional ingredient, or as a natural health enhancer is increasing throughout...
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| author | Abou Assi, Reem Darwis, Yusrida M. Abdulbaqi, Ibrahim A. khan, Arshad Lim, Vuanghao Laghari, M.H. |
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| description | Traditional medical practitioners in Hawaii and Polynesia have used Morinda citrifolia
L. (Noni) for centuries to cure or prevent varieties of illnesses. The popularity of M. citrifolia as
a dietary supplement, a food functional ingredient, or as a natural health enhancer is increasing
throughout the world. M. citrifolia contains phytochemicals that own antibacterial, antiviral, antifungal,
antitumor, anthelminthic, analgesic, hypotensive, anti-inflammatory and immune enhancing
effects. Moreover, the increasing vogue of M. citrifolia has attracted industries to employ it as a part
of various products and for wide applications such as a natural source of medicines and chemical
reagents as well as a green insecticidal. The wide spread of M. citrifolia in tropical climate of the
globe, from USA to Brazil reaching to Tahiti, Malaysia and Australia, contributed in enriching
its uses and potentials due to the variation in harvest locations. M. citrifolia parts including fruits,
seeds, barks, leaves, and flowers are utilized on their own for individual nutritional and therapeutical
values, however, the fruit is considered to contain the most valuable chemical compounds. This
review discusses in details the industrial uses and the pharmacological activities of M. citrifolia fruit,
seed, leaf and root, along with their isolated phytochemical compounds, through describing the
conducted in vitro and in vivo studies as well as clinical data. |
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| spelling | usm-370842017-10-12T06:37:56Z http://eprints.usm.my/37084/ Morinda citrifolia (Noni): A comprehensive review on its industrial uses, pharmacological activities, and clinical trials Abou Assi, Reem Darwis, Yusrida M. Abdulbaqi, Ibrahim A. khan, Arshad Lim, Vuanghao Laghari, M.H. RK1-715 Dentistry RS1-441 Pharmacy and materia medica Traditional medical practitioners in Hawaii and Polynesia have used Morinda citrifolia L. (Noni) for centuries to cure or prevent varieties of illnesses. The popularity of M. citrifolia as a dietary supplement, a food functional ingredient, or as a natural health enhancer is increasing throughout the world. M. citrifolia contains phytochemicals that own antibacterial, antiviral, antifungal, antitumor, anthelminthic, analgesic, hypotensive, anti-inflammatory and immune enhancing effects. Moreover, the increasing vogue of M. citrifolia has attracted industries to employ it as a part of various products and for wide applications such as a natural source of medicines and chemical reagents as well as a green insecticidal. The wide spread of M. citrifolia in tropical climate of the globe, from USA to Brazil reaching to Tahiti, Malaysia and Australia, contributed in enriching its uses and potentials due to the variation in harvest locations. M. citrifolia parts including fruits, seeds, barks, leaves, and flowers are utilized on their own for individual nutritional and therapeutical values, however, the fruit is considered to contain the most valuable chemical compounds. This review discusses in details the industrial uses and the pharmacological activities of M. citrifolia fruit, seed, leaf and root, along with their isolated phytochemical compounds, through describing the conducted in vitro and in vivo studies as well as clinical data. Elsevier 2017-07 Article PeerReviewed Abou Assi, Reem and Darwis, Yusrida and M. Abdulbaqi, Ibrahim and A. khan, Arshad and Lim, Vuanghao and Laghari, M.H. (2017) Morinda citrifolia (Noni): A comprehensive review on its industrial uses, pharmacological activities, and clinical trials. Arabian Journal of Chemistry, 10 (5). pp. 691-707. ISSN 1878-5352 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arabjc.2015.06.018 |
| spellingShingle | RK1-715 Dentistry RS1-441 Pharmacy and materia medica Abou Assi, Reem Darwis, Yusrida M. Abdulbaqi, Ibrahim A. khan, Arshad Lim, Vuanghao Laghari, M.H. Morinda citrifolia (Noni): A comprehensive review on its industrial uses, pharmacological activities, and clinical trials |
| title | Morinda citrifolia (Noni): A comprehensive review
on its industrial uses, pharmacological activities,
and clinical trials |
| title_full | Morinda citrifolia (Noni): A comprehensive review
on its industrial uses, pharmacological activities,
and clinical trials |
| title_fullStr | Morinda citrifolia (Noni): A comprehensive review
on its industrial uses, pharmacological activities,
and clinical trials |
| title_full_unstemmed | Morinda citrifolia (Noni): A comprehensive review
on its industrial uses, pharmacological activities,
and clinical trials |
| title_short | Morinda citrifolia (Noni): A comprehensive review
on its industrial uses, pharmacological activities,
and clinical trials |
| title_sort | morinda citrifolia (noni): a comprehensive review
on its industrial uses, pharmacological activities,
and clinical trials |
| topic | RK1-715 Dentistry RS1-441 Pharmacy and materia medica |
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