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RESEARCH ON NONI

There has been a recent outburst in the amount of research being done into the characteristics and biochemicals of the Noni fruit, due to the testimonials and worldwide interest occurring since the exposure of Noni to the more technologically advanced countries. There are currently many laboratory and clinical trials proving with positive results the many uses the ancient healers ascribed to this plant, as well as discovering new ways to utilize the biochemistry of Noni. Below are listed some of the investigations that have been published.
Many Thanks to all who are doing this vital work!!

1. Cytotoxicity of Water and Ethanol extracts of Morinda citrifolia (L.) Against Normal Epithelial and Breast Cancer Lines – A. Johnson, S.T. Hemscheidt, W.K. Csiszar, Proceedings, 2002 Hawai’I Noni Conference
2. Anti-cancer Activity of Noni Fruit Juice Against Tumors in Mice – Eiichi Furusawa, M.D., Ph.D., Proceedings, 2002 Hawai’I Noni Conference
3. Induction of normal phenotypes in ras-transformed cells by damnacanthal from Morinda citrifolia – T. Hiramatsu, M. Imoto, K. Umezawa, Cancer Letters 73(2-3):161-6; 1993
4. Antitumor Studies of a Traditional Hawaiian Medicinal Plant, Morinda citrifolia (Noni), In Vitro and In Vivo – Anne Hirazumi, Doctoral dissertation, summary: 1997
5. An immunomodulatory polysaccharide-rich substance from the fruit juice of Morinda citrifolia (noni) with anti-tumor activity – E. Furusawa, A. Hirazumi, Phytotherapy Research 13:380-7: 1999
6. Immunomodulation contributes to anti-cancer activity of Morinda citrifolia (noni) fruit juice – A. Hirazumi, E. Furusawa, S.C. Chou, Y. Hokama, Prodeedings of the Western Pharmaceutical Society 39:7-9; 1996
7. Anticancer activity of Morinda citrifolia (noni) on intraperitoneally implanted Lewis Lung carcinoma in syngenic mice – A. Hirazumi, E. Furusawa, S.C. Chou, Y. Hokama, Proceedings of the Western Pharmaceutical Society 37:145-6;1994
8. Isolation, identification and biosynthesis of anthraquinones in cell suspension cultures of Morinda citrifolia – E. Leistner, Planta Medica Supplement 214-224; 1975
9. Some Chemical Constituents of Morinda citrifolia (noni) – O.Levand, H.O. Larson, :Planta medica 36; 186-87;1979
10. Two novel glycosides from fruits of Morinda citrifolia (noni) inhibit AP-1 transactivation and cell transformation in the mouse epidermal JB6 cell line – G. Liu, A. Bode, W.Y. Ma, S. Sang, C.T. Ho, Z. Dong, Cancer Research 61:5749-56; 2001
11. The effect of phosphoramides on the growth of a variety of mouse and rat tumors – K. Sugiura, C.C. Stock, Cancer Research 15:38-51; 1955
12. Novel trisaccharide fatty acid ester identified from the fruits of Morinda citrifolia (Noni) – M. Wang, H. Kikusaki, L. Csiszar, C,.D. Boyd, A. Maunakea, S.F. Fong, G. Ghai, R.T. Rosen, N. Nakatani, C.T. Ho, Journal of Agricultural Food Chemistry 47:4880-2; 1999
13. Novel glycosides from noni (Morinda citrifolia), M. Wang, H. Kikusaki, Y. Jin, N. Nakatani, N. Zhu, L. Csiszar, C.D. Boyd, R.T. Rosen, G. Ghai, C.T. Ho, Journal of Natural Products 63:1182-3; 2000
14. Analgesic and behavioral effects of Morinda citrifolia – C. Younos, A. Rolland, J. Fleurentin, M.C. Lanhers, R. Misslin, F. Mortier, Planta Medica 56(5):430-4; 1990
15. Anthraquinone production by cell suspension cultures of Morinda citrifolia – M.H. Zenk, H. el-Shagi, U. Schulte, Planta Medica Supplement 79-101
16. A New Selective COX-2 Inhibitor: Morinda Citrifolia (NONI) – C.X. Su, C.J. Jensen, M.Y. Wang, J.W. Fritz, S. Jensen, Dep’t of Pathology, College of Medicine, Rockford Illinois
17. Inhibition of the oligosaccharides extracted from Morinda officinalis, a Chinese traditional herbal medicine, on the corticosterone induced apoptosis in PC12 cells – Y.F. Li, Z.H. Gong, M. Yang, Y.M. Zhou, Z.P. Luo, Life Sci 2003 Jan 10;72(8):933-42
18. Preliminary investigation of the anti-inflammatory properties of an aqueous extract from Morinda citrifolia (noni) – M.L. McKoy, E.A. Thomas, O.R. Simon., Proc West Pharmacol Soc 2002;45:76-8
19. Cancer preventive effect of Morinda citrifolia (Noni) – M.Y. Wang, C. Su, Ann. N Y Acad Sci. 2001 Dec;952:161-8
20.From Polynesian Healers to Health Food Stores: Changing Ethnopharmacology of Morinda citrifolia - Will McClatchey, Journal of Integrative Cancer Therapy. 1(2):110-120; 2002

-many of these are viewable on the Web, at places like www.PubMed.com, or through search engines

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