Noni
juice, which is derived from fruits of noni plant, is of great value to the
human health. Noni plant, which is also known as Indian Mulberry, is an
evergreen shrub that grows in tropical and sub-tropical regions of the World. Its
botanical name is ‘Morinda citrifolia’ and is known to be the queen of the
Morinda family, due to its universal property of spreading on its own, in a
particular region; usually seashores. One of the interesting facts about noni plant
is: noni is one of the earliest growing plants, which can thrive on newly
deposited lava flow with ease. It finds its origin in the Hawaiian region,
where it is found in large numbers.
As you
turn the chapters of history, to find about this unique species, you go
thousands of years back in the Pacific islands and its nearby areas which still
preserve its existence. Its medicinal value was hardly known by anybody till
the later parts of twentieth century, before which it was used for the purpose
of dying clothes. When people became acquainted of its remedial and salutary
value, it spread its roots lightning-quick in most of the regions of Hawaii.
In
the recent years too, it is quite popular, with its conjectures and
speculations becoming a part of global medicinal market. It owes its success to
the presence of exemplary medicinal properties of it, some discovered by the
world and others yet to be a part of human brains.
Making
our way towards the structure of its plant, we find that noni is a small tree, probably
a shrub, with its height ranging from 3 meters to 10 meters. Its branches are
rounded, apparently dark-colored leaves which have a glossy appearance. It has
seeds reddish-brown in color and flowers, which grow in groups, white in
appearance and edible in nature. These flowers progress in size, getting to a
few inches, as they advance. The fruits, that have the maximum worth, are egg-shaped
or oval in shape with a tint of green and white on its outside and are engraved
with numerous rounded grooves.
The
process of extraction of noni juice from its fruit needs a fair bit of
attention. It is carried out in the factories where noni fruits are brought
after harvesting. These are carefully washed and left to dry in the air. After
this, the ripe fruits are picked and kept in juice collecting vessels. The
unripe fruits are not chosen as they yield relatively less amount of juice.
These fruits may be stored for a period ranging from two to five months or even
longer. This is the time when noni juice separates from the fruit. The vessels
are made up of glass or stainless steel that contains spigots at the bottom
through which the liquid drains out.
The juice which separates is of amber or
golden color, gradually becoming dark in its later part of life. Proper care is
taken that the juice does not make a contact with free air. The liquid so
obtained goes through the process of decantation, filtration and bottling. In
this process we get something splendid in a liquid form.
The
above process denotes the way in which, organic noni juice containing numerous
remedial properties is extracted, refined and made vulnerable for us.
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