Lonely Planet™ · Thorn Tree Forum · 2020

Naoni

Country forums / Pacific Islands & Papua New Guinea / Vanuatu

Reading a tourist brochure about Vanuatu I came across a mention of naoni as an export product. Trying to search on Google, it keeps asking if I mean Naomi, which of course I do not. So, can anyone tell me what naoni is, please?

do you mean NONI? (fruit - often used as a juice)

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Ah, well, the brochure definitely says 'naoni' but that must be what they meant. Thanks.

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This site may be the one you are looking for, but beware, the Mr Salmon they refer to is not a Chief of Santo, he is not even ni-Vanuatu, but a Tahitian expat with a dubious reputation.
Another article appeared on the website of Australian ABC radio today about noni.

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Noni is touted in some circles as being a 'miracle cure' for this and that but Beware.

Heavy consumtion of Noni ages the body quite quickly-I have this from a Hawaiian shaman.

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Thanks people. I'm not interested in eating the stuff, just wondered what the word meant..

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