CURRENT NONI RESEARCH
Dr. Ralph Heinicke and Afa Palu are working on the extraction and structure of Proxeronine and Xeronine.
Dr. Anne Hirazumi Kim is doing follow-up work on noni and it's effect on Lewis lung carcinoma cells.
Dr. Mian-Ying Wang is working on the first human clinical trial involving Noni Juice at the University of Illinois, Rockford. This research
is being funded with a grant from Morinda, Inc. The study is on the "Chemopreventative Effect of Noni Juice in Human Smokers."
Dr E. Furusawa at the University of Hawaii has researched the effect of Noni Juice and chemotherapy drugs on the sarcoma 180 line
of cancer cells.
Individuals have uncovered noni's ability to inhibit the COX-II enzyme while allowing the COX-I enzyme to continue to function.
Scientists are also investigating the antibacterial, antifungal, and antiparasistic properties of Noni Juice.
Dr. C. Ho at Rutgers University is researching new novel compounds in noni.
Research is being done on the potent antioxidative properties of noni.
Researchers are investigating the toxicological, allergenicity, and genotoxicity of noni.