A safety review of noni fruit juice

Journal of Food Science

Volumn 71, Issue 8, 2006, Pages

  West, B J ^a   Jensen, C J ^a   Westendorf, J ^b   White, L D ^a  

^a Tahitian Noni Intl   (United States)

^b University of Medical School Hamburg Eppendorf   (Germany)

Author keywords

Clinical study; Dietary supplement; Fruit juice; Morinda citrifolia L. (noni); Safety; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

MORINDA CITRIFOLIA;

EID: 33750015982     PISSN: 00221147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-3841.2006.00164.x     Document Type: Review

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