National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS)
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PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692
Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
Morinda citrifolia Linn. belongs to family Rubiaceae, also called as ‘noni’ is an evergreen shrub that originated in Southeast Asia and is being used from many centuries as traditional medicine. Various communities throughout the world consume the fruit and leaves of this traditional medicinal plant for its various therapeutic properties. M. citrifolia parts including fruits, seeds, barks, leaves, and flowers are utilized on their own for individual nutritional and therapeutical values, however, the fruit is considered to contain the most valuable chemical compounds. Morinda citrifolia is found to have a broad range of therapeutic effects like antiviral, antibacterial, antifungal, antitumor, antihelmintics, analgesic, hypotensive, anti-inflammatory, immune enhancing effect. Hence, the juice obtained from ripe and unripe fruit seems to be a more recent innovation that has been commercially exploited to a greater extent in recent times. The present review is focused on medicinal values of Morinda citrifolia which is very helpful in fighting different health ailments.
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