Snapshot Saturday - Miracle Fruit

Some years back, all the health magazines were full of stories about the health benefits of the Noni plant.  The Noni grows commonly around the British Virgin Islands and is used in folk medicine.  According to the US National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine of the National Institutes of Health -

Noni is an evergreen shrub or small tree that grows throughout the tropical regions of the Pacific Ocean, from Southeast Asia to Australia. Noni has a history of use as a topical preparation for joint pain and skin conditions. Today, noni fruit juice has folk uses as a general health tonic and for cancer and chronic conditions such as cardiovascular disease and diabetes.
The noni fruit is most commonly combined with other fruits (such as grape) to make juice. Preparations of the fruit and leaves are also available in capsules, tablets, and teas.

A close-up of the Noni fruit

I'm here to tell you that it tastes AWFUL!!!!  So if you're gonna drink it, you'll definitely need to mix it with something more palatable unless you're literally someone of great intestinal fortitude.

The fruit from another angle

 The tree is quite attractive with its big leaves.

 Today, I'm once again participating in Snapshot Saturday which is sponsored by Alyce of At Home With Books! Photos can be old or new, and be of any subject as long as they are clean and appropriate for all eyes to see. How much detail you give in the caption is entirely up to you. Please don't post random photos that you find online.