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Morinda citrofolia (Noni juice, Ba Ji Tian, Bois Douleurm, Canarywood, Cheese Fruit, Hai Ba Ji, Hog Apple, Indian Mulberry, Luoling, Mengkudu, Mora De La India, Nhau, Nono, Nonu, Pau-Azeitona, Ruibarto Caribe, Ura, Wild Pine, Wu Ning)
Small evergreen tree in the Pacific islands, Southeast Asia, Australia, & India.
Contains: vitamin C, anthroquinones, beta sitosterol, carotenes, vitamin A, flavones, linoleic acid, caproic acid (may explain foul order), ursolic acid, rutin, xeronine, proxeronine, K+ (15 meq/8 oz)
Indications:
1) no reliable evidence that Morinda is effective with xeronine & proxeronine
2) historically, Morinda has beeb uses as an abortifacient
Adverse effects:
1) hepatotoxicity, generally reversible
2) hyperkalemia
Drug interactions:
- ACE inhibitor, ARB, spironolactone & other agents that may increase serum K+
Mechanism of action:
- anthraquinone may inhibit growth of malignant cells
General
pharmaceutical herb; medicinal herb; herbal supplement; botanical
fruit
References
- Prescriber's Letter 13(12): 2006
Health benefits of tropical fruit juices
Detail-Document#: 221209
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