Methanolic Extract of Morinda citrifolia L. (Noni) Unripe Fruit Attenuates Ethanol-Induced Conditioned Place Preferences in Mice.

Front Pharmacol. 2016 Sep 27;7:352. eCollection 2016.
Methanolic Extract of Morinda citrifolia L. (Noni) Unripe Fruit Attenuates Ethanol-Induced Conditioned Place Preferences in Mice.
Khan Y, Pandy V.

An extract from unripe noni fruit reduced compulsive ethanol-seeking behavior of mice in the conditioned-place-preference test.  This finding suggests that unripe noni fruit may be used for novel drug development to combat alcohol dependence. (original abstract available at https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27729866).