5. Activity of Ripe Noni Fruit and its
Constituents
• According to bioscientific investigations of
noni fruit conducted over the past fifty years,
ripe noni fruit, extracts of ripe noni fruit, and
constituents found in ripe noni fruit
demonstrate a plethora of biological activities.
The following is a partial list of the
phytochemical constituents in ripe noni fruit,
and some of their known biological activities.
7. Key Points
• Xeronine- elusive constituent of noni: In
1985, researcher Ralph Heinicke of the
University Of Hawaii declared the existence in
noni of a novel substance he dubbed
Xeronine. According to Heinicke, xeronine is a
miracle ingredient .
• Anthraquinones: Noni fruit contains a
concentration of anthraquinones, including
one novel anthraquinone, damnacanthal.
