For thousands of years, ancient Polynesians treasured and protected many of nature's gifts in the form of trees, plants, fruits and nuts as foods and sources of health-promoting vitamins and minerals.
The great canoe voyagers of the Pacific often carried along seeds or seedlings of many plants as they discovered, explored and colonized hundreds of islands in the millions of square miles of the ocean. Many other beneficial plants grew wild in the islands of the Pacific.
One of the most treasured of all the trees, and its abundant fruits, was named noni (morinda citrifolia). The tree grows wild in many tropical climes, especially if the soil is nutrient-rich and if the climate allows the tree and its fruit to grow, blossom and proliferate.
The tropical noni fruits grow almost continuously on the trees, allowing for several harvests per year. Natural organic mulch is produced around the base of the trees when leaves and fruits fall to the ground where they become natural fertilizers.
The Marquesas Islands of French Polynesia are widely known for having perfect growing conditions for noni trees. The area is recognized as ideally suited for the trees and is a major source of supply of excellent quality noni juice extracted from the tree's fruits and leaves. The fruit juice and leaves of the plant are known natural sources of vitamins and minerals.