Indian Mulberry
(Morinda citrifolia)
Indian Mulberry
Indian Mulberry
Selection
Pick very young leaves and ripe fruits that are soft, have a noticeable odor, and have started turning white in color.
Storage
Keep fruits and leaves in a dry, well-ventilated place. Leaves can be dried for longer storage.
Preparation
- Wash plants well before use.
- Fruits can be eaten raw and traditionally eaten as a famine food.
- Leaves can be cooked in soups and with other foods for flavoring.
- Fruits can be squeezed to make fruit juice or fermented fruit juice.
- Dried leaves or fruits can be made into infusions and teas and used as local medicines.
- (Nelson, 2006; Rody, 1982)
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Indian Mulberry
Mulberry, or noni, grows from a small tree with white flowers, large dark green leaves, and bumpy fruits. The fruit has seeds wrapped around flesh that is yellowish-white in color and has a strong odor when ripe. The leaves and fruits are traditionally used for medicine in the Pacific islands (Bailey, 1992; Nelson, 2006).
Traditional Names
- Chamorro – lada; noni
- Chuukese – noni
- Hawaiian – noni
- Kosraen – i
- Marshallese – nen, nin
- Palauan – ngel
- Pohnpeian – weipwul
- Samoan – non, nonu atogi, gogu atogi
- Yapese – mangal’weg