Guest guest Posted June 2, 2006 Report Share Posted June 2, 2006 Bill, Thanks for your information. This was the sort of thing I expected. So moringa is just another spelling for other morinda species? Andrea Beth --- Bill Schoenbart <plantmed2 wrote: > The multi level marketing people started hawking Morinda citrifolia (noni) a > few years ago. The fruit and leaves are used by native Hawaiians for a wide > range of ailments. In Chinese medicine, the root of a Morinda species is > used (Ba Ji Tian). Ayurveda uses at least four species of Morinda, including > M. citrifolia. The multilevel B.S. artists based their marketing campaign on > Tahitian Noni, which shares the same cultural uses as the Hawaiian > tradition. As in the current marketing fervor for Gou Qi Zi, MLM people > exaggerate the benefits and increase the price of whatever it is that they > are trying to sell. > > - Bill Schoenbart > > > .................................... > Bill Schoenbart, L.Ac. > PO Box 8099 > Santa Cruz, CA 95061 > > 831-335-3165 > plantmed > > > >>>> Anyone know anything about an ayurvedic herb called moringa? A friend > forwarded me > information about a contact for obtaining it, and I looked it up on the web, > but I > don't understand in TCM terms what it does and how it works. It's being > touted now > as one of these new miracle herbs. > > Thanks for your help, > >>>> > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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