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| + | '''Morinda citrifolia''' is a fruit-bearing tree in the coffee family Rubiaceae. It is native range extends across Southeast Asia and Australasia. Among some 100 names for the fruit across different regions are the more common English names of great morinda, Indian mulberry, noni, beach mulberry, and cheese fruit. | ||
==Uses== | ==Uses== | ||
| − | {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses| | + | {{Uses|Colds}}, {{Uses|Flu}}, {{Uses|Diabetes}}, {{Uses|Anxiety}}, {{Uses|High blood pressure}}. |
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==Parts Used== | ==Parts Used== | ||
| − | {{Parts Used|}}, {{Parts Used| | + | {{Parts Used|Fruits}}, {{Parts Used|Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|Roots}}. |
==Chemical Composition== | ==Chemical Composition== | ||
| − | <ref name="chemical composition"/> | + | Morinda citrifolia fruit contains a number of phytochemicals, including lignans, oligo- and polysaccharides, flavonoids, iridoids, fatty acids, scopoletin, catechin, beta-sitosterol, damnacanthal, and alkaloids.<ref name="chemical composition"/> |
==Common names== | ==Common names== | ||
| − | {{Common names | + | {{Common names|kn=Tagase maddi|ml=Mannapavatta|sa=|ta=Nuna|te=Mogali|hi=Bartundi बारतुन्डी|en=Indian Mulberry, Great morinda}} |
==Properties== | ==Properties== | ||
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics. | Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics. | ||
===Dravya=== | ===Dravya=== | ||
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===Rasa=== | ===Rasa=== | ||
| − | + | Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent) | |
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===Guna=== | ===Guna=== | ||
| − | + | Laghu (Light), Tikshna (Sharp) | |
===Veerya=== | ===Veerya=== | ||
| − | + | Ushna (Hot) | |
===Vipaka=== | ===Vipaka=== | ||
| − | + | Katu (Pungent) | |
===Karma=== | ===Karma=== | ||
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==Habit== | ==Habit== | ||
| − | {{Habit|}} | + | {{Habit|Tree}} |
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
===Leaf=== | ===Leaf=== | ||
| − | {{Leaf|||}}<ref name="Leaf"/> | + | {{Leaf|Simple|Elliptic to elliptic-ovate|20–45 cm long, 7–25 cm wide, glabrous. Petioles stout, 1.5–2 cm long. Stipules connate or distinct, 1–1.2 cm long}}<ref name="Leaf"/> |
===Flower=== | ===Flower=== | ||
| − | {{Flower||||}} | + | {{Flower|Bisexual|75–90 in ovoid to globose heads|Corolla white||5–lobed, the tube greenish white, 7–9 mm long, the lobes oblong-deltate, approximately 7 mm long}} |
===Fruit=== | ===Fruit=== | ||
| − | {{Fruit|||| | + | {{Fruit|Simple Fruit||Fleshy, 5–10 cm long, about 3–4 cm in diameter, soft and fetid when ripe|Yellowish white|}} |
===Other features=== | ===Other features=== | ||
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==Where to get the saplings== | ==Where to get the saplings== | ||
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==Mode of Propagation== | ==Mode of Propagation== | ||
| − | {{Propagation|}} | + | {{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}, {{Propagation|Air layering}}. |
==How to plant/cultivate== | ==How to plant/cultivate== | ||
| − | <ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/> | + | Noni is relatively easy to propagate. It can be propagated from seeds, stem or root cuttings, and air layering. The preferred methods of propagation are by seed and by cuttings made from stem verticals.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/> |
==Commonly seen growing in areas== | ==Commonly seen growing in areas== | ||
| − | {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen| | + | {{Commonly seen|Lowland forest}}, {{Commonly seen|Coastal forests}}. |
==Photo Gallery== | ==Photo Gallery== | ||
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px"> | <gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px"> | ||
| − | + | File:Starr-160613-0603-Morinda citrifolia-fruit-Waihee Coastal Preserve-Maui (27452591683).jpg | |
| + | File:Morinda citrifolia (Noni) in Guntur, AP W3 IMG 8127.jpg | ||
| + | File:P Morc D5915.JPG | ||
| + | File:Meloidogyne sp. on Morinda citrifolia (01).jpg | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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<references> | <references> | ||
| + | <ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.thieme-connect.de/products/ejournals/abstract/10.1055/s-0028-1097264 Chemical composition]</ref> | ||
| − | <ref name=" | + | <ref name="Leaf">[https://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/noni/downloads/morinda_species_profile.pdf?q=morinda Morphology]</ref> |
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| − | <ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[ | + | <ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/noni/downloads/morinda_species_profile.pdf?q=morinda Cultivation Details]</ref> |
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</references> | </references> | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | * [ ] | + | * [http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Great%20Morinda.html Common names of Morinda citrifolia on flowersofindia.net] |
| − | * [ ] | + | |
| − | + | * [https://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/noni/downloads/morinda_species_profile.pdf?q=morinda Morinda citrifolia on www.ctahr.hawaii.edu] | |
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[[Category:Herbs]] | [[Category:Herbs]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Rubiaceae]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:24, 24 June 2020
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Morinda citrifolia is a fruit-bearing tree in the coffee family Rubiaceae. It is native range extends across Southeast Asia and Australasia. Among some 100 names for the fruit across different regions are the more common English names of great morinda, Indian mulberry, noni, beach mulberry, and cheese fruit.
Contents
- 1 Uses
- 2 Parts Used
- 3 Chemical Composition
- 4 Common names
- 5 Properties
- 6 Habit
- 7 Identification
- 8 List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
- 9 Where to get the saplings
- 10 Mode of Propagation
- 11 How to plant/cultivate
- 12 Commonly seen growing in areas
- 13 Photo Gallery
- 14 References
- 15 External Links
Uses
Colds, Flu, Diabetes, Anxiety, High blood pressure.
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
Morinda citrifolia fruit contains a number of phytochemicals, including lignans, oligo- and polysaccharides, flavonoids, iridoids, fatty acids, scopoletin, catechin, beta-sitosterol, damnacanthal, and alkaloids.[1]
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | Tagase maddi |
| Hindi | Bartundi बारतुन्डी |
| Malayalam | Mannapavatta |
| Tamil | Nuna |
| Telugu | Mogali |
| Marathi | NA |
| Gujarathi | NA |
| Punjabi | NA |
| Kashmiri | NA |
| Sanskrit | |
| English | Indian Mulberry, Great morinda |
Properties
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
Dravya
Rasa
Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)
Guna
Laghu (Light), Tikshna (Sharp)
Veerya
Ushna (Hot)
Vipaka
Katu (Pungent)
Karma
Prabhava
Habit
Identification
Leaf
| Kind | Shape | Feature |
|---|---|---|
| Simple | Elliptic to elliptic-ovate | 20–45 cm long, 7–25 cm wide, glabrous. Petioles stout, 1.5–2 cm long. Stipules connate or distinct, 1–1.2 cm long |
Flower
| Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bisexual | 75–90 in ovoid to globose heads | Corolla white | 5–lobed, the tube greenish white, 7–9 mm long, the lobes oblong-deltate, approximately 7 mm long |
Fruit
| Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simple Fruit | Fleshy, 5–10 cm long, about 3–4 cm in diameter, soft and fetid when ripe | Yellowish white | {{{6}}} |
Other features
List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
Seeds, Cuttings, Air layering.
How to plant/cultivate
Noni is relatively easy to propagate. It can be propagated from seeds, stem or root cuttings, and air layering. The preferred methods of propagation are by seed and by cuttings made from stem verticals.[3]
Commonly seen growing in areas
Lowland forest, Coastal forests.
Photo Gallery
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References
External Links
Categories:
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Colds
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Flu
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Diabetes
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Anxiety
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat High blood pressure
- Herbs with Fruits used in medicine
- Herbs with Leaves used in medicine
- Herbs with Roots used in medicine
- Herbs with common name in Kannada
- Herbs with common name in Hindi
- Herbs with common name in Malayalam
- Herbs with common name in Tamil
- Herbs with common name in Telugu
- Herbs with common name in English
- Habit - Tree
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seeds
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Cuttings
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Air layering
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Lowland forest
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Coastal forests
- Herbs
- Rubiaceae
