Bioaktif utama dalam noni adalah iridoid.

Bioaktif utama dalam noni adalah iridoid.

Iridoid telah terbukti secara ilmiah dapat mengurangi bahaya radikal bebas, mengontrol kolestrol, meningkatkan energi, meningkatkan kesehatan jantung, meningkatkan sistim kekebalan tubuh, mengurangi peradangan, mencegah mutasi sel, dan mendukung kesehatan kerja otak.

Iridoid merupakan ”phytochemical” luar biasa yang diproduksi oleh tumbuhan sebagai suatu daya tahan terhadap infeksi dan agresi/ancaman lainnya. Iridoid ditemukan dalam jumlah yang cukup besar dari suatu tanaman, yang tidak terdapat secara umum dalam buah-buahan.

Sekilas tentang Iridoid:

• Merupakan phytokimia bioaktif yang sangat jarang terdapat dalam buah-buahan.
• Berbeda dengan flavonoid, yang banyak terdapat dalam segala macam buah.
• Memiliki berbagai ragam ”bioactivities“.
• Sangat stabil dan tahan terhadap degradasi selama proses pengolahan dan penyimpanan, tidak seperti flavonoid.
• Merupakan bioaktif* utama dalam Tahitian Noni.

Penelitian Ilmiah Noni

Sejak awal kisah kehidupan manusia, selalu ada hubungan erat antara manusia dan tumbuh-tumbuhan. Noni, sebagai ”medicinal plant” ( tanaman untuk efek terapi ). Efektifitas dari ”medicinal plant” ditentukan oleh jumlah dan jenis dari kandungan bioaktif di dalamnya dan “bioavailability” (ketersediaan hayati) dari kandungan tersebut. “Medicinal plant” memberikan kandungan bioaktif untuk meningkatkan kesehatan tubuh.

Bioaktif adalah senyawa kimia—seperti vitamin dan mineral—yang menghasilkan aktifitas biologi dalam tubuh. Noni mengandung berbagai ragam bioaktif yang luar biasa seperti iridoid, lignan, coumarin, polisakarida, flavonoid, dan asam lemak.

Bioavailability menggambarkan jumlah suatu komposisi/senyawa yang mencapai sistim sirkulasi dan sel.

1. Sejumlah faktor mempengaruhi ”bioavailability” dari suatu substansi, termasuk kestabilan dan kelarutan.
2. Semakin stabil suatu komposisi/senyawa, semakin baik ketahanan formasi molekulnya walaupun terekspos cahaya, panas, udara, penyimpanan dll.
3. Komposisi berdaya larut tinggi dengan cepat dibawa oleh aliran darah ke seluruh tubuh, sehingga lebih mudah diserap sel.

International Iridoid Research Council

Tahitian Noni International
is pleased to announce the formation of an

International Iridoid Research Council

as well as announce the first annual

International Iridoid Research Symposium

International Iridoid Research Council

Tahitian Noni International (TNI) is pleased to announce the formation of a new organization dedicated to the sharing of information and research being conducted on iridoids in both plants and animals. The new organization will be called the International Iridoid Research Council (IIRC), and membership in the council will be made up of individuals and companies that have completed, or are currently conducting research on iridoids. The primary goal of the IIRC will be to share current scientific information about iridoids and their properties.

The IIRC will be originally hosted by Tahitian Noni International, but will invite other organizations, scientists, and universities doing iridoid research to share in the council duties as it moves forward. Membership in the council during the initial phase will be free, but new members will need to be approved and sponsored by a current member of the council.

International Iridoid Research Symposium

The council will also host an annual International Iridoid Research Symposium. The first such conference is planned for two days in the summer of 2010 (dates to be announced), and will be held in Provo, Utah, at the corporate headquarters of Tahitian Noni International. The conference will bring scientists, academics, and organizations together from all over the world to share what they are discovering about the functions of iridoids in plants and animals. Information from the conference will not only enhance the current understanding of iridoids, but will also help foster the increased study of iridoids.

Tahitian Noni International will host the conference for the first few years, with the understanding that the symposium would then be hosted in other locations, and by other members, as membership grows. The first annual conference will be free for members to attend, although members will need to pay for their own transportation and lodging. Initially, only members and invited guests will be allowed to attend.