Superfruit…juice

There is a long list of superfoods and fruits that are out there and most of them are great for you. If we haven’t covered them in previous articles, stay tuned. In this issue of On the Gunge we are taking a look at three fruit juices that a reported to work wonders. Those three are Noni Juice, Mangosteen Juice and GAC Juice.

Noni Juice

Noni FruitI myself found the benefit in taking shots of Noni Juice to help overcome a bout of Glandular Fever. I’m not sure how it worked but the taste alone was enough to make me get up and run. Here are some uses of the Noni fruit.

  • Parts of the fruit are used as a tonic and to contain fever (China, Japan, Hawaii)
  • The leaves, flowers, fruit, and bark can treat eye problems, skin wounds and
    abscesses, gum and throat problems, respiratory ailments, constipation, and
    fever (Pacific Islands, Hawaii)
  • Used to treat stomach pains and after delivery (Marshall Islands)
  • Heated leaves applied to the chest relieve coughs, nausea, and colic (Malaysia)
  • Juice of the leaves is taken for arthritis (Philippines)
  • The fruit is taken for lumbago, asthma, and dysentery (Indochina)
  • Pounded, unripe fruit is mixed with salt and applied to cuts and broken bones
  • Ripe fruit is used to draw out pus from an infected boil (Hawaii)
  • Juices of over-ripe fruits are taken to regulate menstrual flow and ease urinary
    problems (Malaysia)
  • The fruit can be used to make shampoo (Malaysia, Hawaii) and to treat head lice (Hawaii).
  • Other exotic diseases treated with the plant include diabetes (widespread) and
    venereal diseases.

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