諾麗果 ~ 諾麗果汁,這名字多年前在香港已聽聞,當時各種廣告都把諾麗果汁形容為神奇的天然健康飲品,可治療多種疾病,甚至癌症、愛滋病!在香港彈丸之地所有新奇事物很快就可以傳遍全城,所以多年前初被引入時都一度成為城中茶餘飯後的話題!不過我一直以來都沒研究過那是甚麼東西!直到來了伯利茲,才第一次見到這種果實長在樹上,第一次看到這植物的花及果,不知牠是甚麼,只覺得很有趣。
有時在本地菜市場也會見到有這些果實售賣,問標那是甚麼果實,可是他對植物是一知半解,甚至一竅不通的!所以這植物、這果實是甚麼?我一直都不知!直到最近一次,與沙朗一起到菜市場,又再見到這果實,於是我問沙朗那是甚麼。
圖中央左邊的是諾麗果,旁邊的是人參果。
(在菜市場還見到Tamarind羅望子〈下圖中膠袋內的〉,下圖還有本地大蕉Plantain、西瓜Melon、薑Ginger、蕃薯Sweet Potato、木薯Cassava及小南瓜Pumpkin) Tamarind羅望子 http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/mylife-inbelize/article?mid=15991
沙朗只說那是本地人的藥用植物,但有何藥用價值她也不清楚。她給我果實的名稱〝NONI〞,然後我就在互聯網查找,才知道原來這就是諾麗果!
最近在一個朋友家發現,原來他家中院子也種有2棵諾麗果樹,正好可以讓我拍些照片給大家看!
諾麗果未成熟前是綠色,然後逐漸轉黃,當變成白色時就差不多完全成熟了。在樹上可見果實每一個的形狀和大小都不一樣。
由於我這個果仍未成熟,仍有點硬,所以沒有切開。但我從網上找到這張切開了的諾麗果圖片,可以讓大家看到果實內是怎麼樣。原來是有一點像〝番鬼荔枝〞的!
上圖及以下文字引用自以下網址
(Photo & article from:http://www.backyardnature.net/n/07/071224.htm )
NONI FRUITS
The other day a crate of unusual-looking fruits turned up at the fruit market in town. I recognized them as Noni fruits. The Noni shrub, sometimes called Indian Mulberry, is MORINDA CITRIFOLIA, a member of the Coffee Family, the Rubiaceae, and is native to Southeast Asia and Australia. I first met the plant in the Yucatan when a neighboring plantation owner put out a field of Noni because she'd heard that it was the next big money-maker. In Mérida I've seen street vendors selling Noni drinks, the ads describing Noni juice as a health drink endowed with miraculous healing properties. I've heard people say that it was useful in combating AIDS, but I've heard of no proof of this.
This week when I bought a fruit to photograph the store owner looked surprised and asked me what I was going to do with it. He'd bought a bunch of them and now couldn't sell them. You can see my Noni photo at http://www.backyardnature.net/n/07/071224nn.jpg.
以下文章內容引用自(Article from:http://www.noni.hk/noni.htm )
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饮用NONl果汁的好处: | ||
饮用诺丽果汁能让人们精神饱满、精力充沛,并增加体力。它对以下身体系统有帮助:
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