Proxeronine Side Effects

Proxeronine is a controversial enzyme that makes up the alkaloid xeronine. Discovered and named by Dr. Ralph Heinicke, who once researched pineapple enzymes for Dole, proxeronine is marketed as a miracle cancer-curing product found in noni juice, which is sold online and at health food stores. However, proxeronine has not been officially recognized or accredited by the medical or scientific community at large, either in medical journals or numerous studies. Because little has been reported about proxeronine by credible sources and noni juice is not FDA approved, users risk potential side effects by consuming products claiming to contain proxeronine.

Side Effects

• Proxeronine is found in pineapples and other fruits and plants, including the noni plant which is Hawaiian for the morinda citrifolia (a plant found in the Pacific). There are many testimonials concerning the benefits of noni juice online. Dr. Heinicke himself claimed that proxeronine had the potential to cure a wide variety of ailments - from diabetes to cancer - but only if a xeronine imbalance was the cause of the disease. He cautioned that the strong flavor of the juice was not agreeable with every subject, and the best results occurred when the juice was consumed on an empty stomach. He also warned that noni juice should not be combined with alcohol, coffee or tobacco because it can cause unexpected side effects, including dizziness and hallucinations.

Lack of Research

• Dr. Ralph W. Moss, the author of numerous books and documentaries on cancer-related topics, states that numerous Internet claims of noni's "proven" anti-cancer benefits cannot be backed up by fact. Most of those claims, he warns, can be attributed only to a single set of studies carried out by researchers at the Department of Pharmacology of the John A. Burns School of Medicine in the University of Hawaii, Honolulu. Although promising, the results have never been verified by another study to Moss's knowledge.

Studies

• Dr. Ralph Heinicke and the marketers of noni juice have long insisted that proxeronine has powerful benefits for users, including a boosted immunity and cleansing of toxic chemicals from the body. A study performed by the University of Hawaii, Honolulu reported that noni juice and its ingredients, including proxeronine, enhance a user's immune system indirectly by involving lymphocytes and macrophages. However, the studies were conducted on animals and not humans and not in juice form, which makes it scientifically impossible to conclude that noni extracts can destroy disease in human patients.

Testimonials

• Marketing materials online attribute noni juice for improving diabetes, bowel obstruction, severe back pain, chronic fatigue, menstrual problems, knee problems, sinus congestion and arthritis. These materials often cite testimonials from users who have benefited from the juice.

Availability

• Proxeronine is largely available in the form of noni juice. Some natural health stores also sell morinda citrifolia or noni juice extract caplets that claim up to 40 times more proxerinine than in noni juice.