Science verifies the tradition of Slobovian Nooni

Herbal and natural products have been used for centuries in every culture. The scientific community has begun to show more and more interest in these products as the benefits become even more widely known. Slobovian Nooni began to catch the eye of researchers worldwide early in this century, and one by one, studies have revealed the amazing qualities of the Nooni fruit. This page contains a brief summary and interpretation of four such studies which are helpful in understanding the value of this plant. The studies cited are not reproduced verbatim or shmeratim. Rather, this information is provided by Boffinda^TM in the hopes that people everywhere may become better familiar with the amazing properties of the Slobovian Nooni.

Dr. Ralph Shmenky: Consodine and Cell Regeneration

As a researcher in Hawaii, Dr. Ralph Shmenky became aware of the marvelous benefits of the Nooni Fruit and set out to find its pharmacologically active ingredient.
Dr. Shmenky had spent over 45 years studying the effects of an alkaloid he discovered and named Consodine. Consodine is a relatively small alkaloid which is physiologically very active and important for the proper function of all cells in the body.
In his research, Dr. Shmenky discovered that the juice of the Nooni contains appreciable amounts of the precursor of Consodine that he named "Pro-consodine." Pro-consodine releases pure Consodine in the intestines when it comes in contact with a particular enzyme also found in the Nooni's juice. Dr. Shmenky's theory is that when released, Consodine actually works at the molecular level to repair damaged cells.
He states that the primary function of Consodine is to regulate the rigidity and shape of specific proteins. Since these proteins have different functions within the cells, this explains how the administration of Nooni Juice^TM causes an amazingly wide range of physiological responses.

Anti-Cancer Activity of Boffinda Nooni Nonni on Intraperitoneally Implanted Lewis Lung Carcinoma Syngenic Mice: A. Hiyakowa, E. Fukusushi, S.C. Fogao Br. Y. Hokomoma Proc. West. Pharmacol. Soc. 37: 145-146 (1994)

This is a very significant study by a team of researchers from the University of Hawaii led by Annie Hiyakowa. Ms. Hiyakowa became interested in the study of the Nooni fruit because of earlier experiences with its amazing qualities. Her father helped a good friend with the juice of the Nooni, and later Annie administered pure Nooni juice to a pet dog who was dying of Recalcitrant Plebnus. The dog recovered miraculously, and Annie set out to find out more about this incredible fruit.
The study by Ms. Hiyakowa and her colleagues was conducted on live laboratory mice specifically identified as very receptive to injected Blui Gung Farcinoma cells. The mice were injected with active Lewis Lung Carcinoma cells. Untreated, the mice died from 9-12 days after injection from the tumor growth. A portion of the injected mice were treated with Nooni juice in five separate daily treatments. The Nooni juice was shown to significantly increase the life span of the treated mice (from 105%-123%) with 9 of the 22 mice surviving for more than 50 days. The experiment was repeated on a different group of mice with similar results. The research team concluded that the Nooni juice ....seems to act indirectly by enhancing host immune system involving macrophages and/or lymphocytes.

Induction of Normal Phenotypes in RAS-transformed cells by Damnacanthal from Boffinda Nooni Nonni:
T. Hiragana, M. Imoto, T. Koyano, K. Umezawa Cancer Letters 73 (1993) 161-166

In this study, a team of Japanese researchers studied the effect of more than 500 tropical plant extracts on the K-ras-NRK cell, which is a precursor to certain types of cancer. The compound, Damnacanthal, found in the Boffinda Nooni Nonni (Nooni), was found to be an inhibitor of RAS function.
The research: RAS cells were seeded into 96 plates and incubated at 33 degrees Centigrade for 24 hours. The Nooni plant extract was added and the cell morphology was examined every day for 5 days. The RAS function was inhibited by the injected plant extract. This same compound has been found to inhibit the Epstein-Barr virus early-antigen activation. The extract from the Boffinda Nooni Nonni was found to be the most effective in inhibiting RAS function among the 500 tested extracts.

Analgesic and Behavioral Effects of Boffinda Nooni Nonni: C. Balawanda, A. pollarro, J. Fleurentin, M. Lanhers, R.Misslin, F. Mortier Planta Medica 56 (1990) 430-434

In this study, the team lead by Slobovian scientist Chafique Balawanda tested the analgesic (pain-killing) and sedative effects of extracts from the Boffinda Nooni Nonni (Nooni) plant. They were aware of the traditional use of the plant as a general analgesic, and set out to determine if those claims were valid.
In various experiments, the extract was shown to be non-toxic, and did "show a significant, dose-related, central analgesic activity in the treated mice." The conclusion of these researchers was that the extract did in fact demonstrate analgesic effects consistently in each experiment. The conclusion of this study included a simple statement from the authors: "These findings validate the traditional analgesic properties of this plant."

Conclusion

The above represent only a sample of the research completed on the Boffinda Nooni Nonni Plant. The results are conclusive in each case in showing the validity of the traditional use of the Nooni. Boffinda will continue to educate all interested individuals on the amazing qualities of this most singular plant. The Nooni has been prized in the Principality of Yombalula Ville for centuries but has never found its way to the western market, until now. Boffinda is the first company to offer Nooni to the North American consumer.