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The History of TAHITIAN NONI® Juice
Ancient
peoples of what is now known as French Polynesia, colonized islands throughout
the South Pacific. As they made their voyages from island to island in the
ocean-going canoes, they brought with them sacred plans from their home islands.
These plants contained the basic foods, constructions materials and medicines
used by the Polynesian colonizers. Perhaps the most important of these plants
was simply known as Noni. It is known as the queen of these plants.
This plant is known among the people of the tropics world-wide. Noni was highly valued for its qualities. Ancient healing manuscripts handed down from generation to generation, cite the Noni fruit as the primary ingredient in their natural health preparations. This plant is known among the people of the tropics world-wide. Here it is most valued as a health-promoting plant, and has become and integral part of the Polynesian Culture.
The Noni plant flourishes in the lush and unspoiled islands of French Polynesia (the best known of these islands is Tahiti). The plant is so abundant there is no need to farm it. It is from this tropical island paradise that our Noni originates, harvested by natives who have long benefited from its amazing qualities. The plant is a small evergreen shrub or tree, usually less than 10 feet high, occasionally up to 20 feet. The conspicuous large dark green shiny leaves are generally paired, except where forming fruit. Thick and oval in shape, they are deep veined, short-stemmed and 8 inches or longer. The flowers form in globose heads, about an inch long and bearing many small white flowers. The flower heads grow to become mature fruit, 3 to 4 inches in diameter (about the size of a potato), and yields are year-round. The fruits resemble `ulu or breadfruit, only smaller. The surface is divided into somewhat warty polygonal pitted cells. The noni fruit begins green, turns yellow ripens to whiteness and falls from the tree. Truly, this queen plant is unique among the wonders of nature. The island group known as Tahiti is considered to be the source of the finest and most potent Noni in the world.
An Important Source of Food
Aside from the well known medicinal qualities of this amazing plant, the fruit of the Noni tree has been used throughout the ages as a pure food in times of famine. Early Polynesians recognized its pure value. During World War II, soldiers based on tropical Polynesian islands were taught by the native Polynesian people to eat the Noni fruit to sustain their strength. The fruit became a staple food choice for people of Raratonga, Samoa and Fiji who ate the fruit raw or cooked. Australian Aborigines were fond of the fruit. In Burma, unripe fruits were cooked in curries, while the ripened fruits were consumed raw with salt. Seeds, leaves, bark and rot were also consumed by people familiar with the qualities of this unusual plant.
Noni grows larger and more lush in Tahiti than in other locations. Morinda, Inc. in its research of the fabulous Noni Plant determined that because of the ideal climate and soil conditions, as well as the fact that the islands are still in their pristine condition, Tahiti was the superior source of Noni. Thanks to Morinda, the Ministry of Agriculture reports that TAHITIAN NONI juice is now the #2 export in Tahiti, second only to their famous black pearls. Morinda will be known forever as the company that brought this amazing product to the market and popularized it worldwide. Morinda will always be a leader of TAHITIAN NONI products and the exclusive source of 100% pure TAHITIAN NONI® juice.
Morinda derives its name from the scientific name of the Noni plant, Morinda citrifolia. Morinda's TAHITIAN NONI juice is freshly harvested, processed, and packaged with careful supervision throughout. We use no preservatives so the product you receive is as pure as the paradise it originates from.
Click here to read about the scientific research behind Tahitian Noni Juice...