Anti-inflammatory and potential cancer chemopreventive constituents of the fruits of Morinda citrifolia (Noni).

J Nat Prod. 2007 May;70(5):754-7.
Anti-inflammatory and potential cancer chemopreventive constituents of the fruits of Morinda citrifolia (Noni).
Akihisa T, Matsumoto K, Tokuda H, Yasukawa K, Seino K, Nakamoto K, Kuninaga H, Suzuki T, Kimura Y.

A new anthraquinone and two new saccharide fatty acid esters, along with 10 known compounds were isolated from noni fruit.  Several of these inhibited 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA)-induced inflammation of mice ears and exhibited moderate in vivo inhibition of Epstein-Barr virus. (original abstract available at https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17480098).