Noni and corossol yield have been used in alternative medicament in their respective geographic area , but they dissent in many ways . The noni fruit ’s Latin name is Morinda citrifolia but it is also known as the " Amerindic mulberry , " the " Great Morinda " or by the moniker " Cheesefruit . " The corossol yield ’s Latin name is Annona muricata , but it may also be call a " Soursop , " a " Durian Blanda " or a " Custard Apple . "

Geographical Area

The noni fruit is native to Australia , but it also grow in other countries on the bound of the Pacific , such as Indonesia . The corossol primitively grew all over South America , Latin America and the Caribbean islands . However , the plant is now grown in sphere such as the United States , Southeast Asia and in many countries in Africa . Both of the fruits can be commercially grown .

Plant

The noni fruit grows from an evergreen bush or minuscule tree with stooping branches . The plant has a ridge gray or light - dark-brown bark . The corossol spring up on a tall , slim evergreen tree with a fluid grayish barque , although the bark does become rougher as the tree ages .

Fruit

The corossol fruit is kernel shaped and dark green when ripe . It is also covered in footling spikes . When the noni yield is good , it is yellowy - white in colouring material and is an oval shape . The noni is covered in non - peaky bumps .

Taste

A right noni yield aroma of cheese , and the shape inside the fruit contains superman that produce the unpleasant flavor and adversely affect the taste of the fruit . Noni aficionados eat the yield raw or cook . A corossol tastes more like a regular fruit and can be feed raw , although Javanese mass sometimes blend it with milk to make fruit smoothie . They also puree it and utilize the puree to make juice or perfumed sweet confections . People endure in the Philippines also cook the young fruits as vegetables .

Medicinal Uses

Both fruits play a role as herbal therapeutic in various state . The noni fruit may be used as a laxative or a diuretic ; a tonic ; an antiseptic ; or for backup of joint inflammation . In Vietnam , the tooth root of the noni tree are even used to treat tetanus . The seminal fluid of a corossol fruit have been used to treat gastrointestinal complaint . The young fruits have also been used to deal looseness and dysentery .

Other Uses

The dose in the noni fruit has also be used to clean hair . The corossol tree has dirt ball - drink down holding , and some people use powdered come , or semen oil , from the yield to kill bedbugs and other insects .

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