Noni Cast - How to make a pono noni cast

December 30, 2024 by Soma Chowdhury

Each part of the noni tree has medicinal benefits; the root, the fruit, and the leaves. We are going to be making a noni leaf cast today and this is the strongest potency technique I have come up with.

There are many ways to prepare the noni leaf; we are going discuss how to apply them topically to treat internal injuries; sprains, strains, breaks, hyperextensions, jammed knuckles, and many musculoskeletal conditions where the skin is not broken. Over the years, I have learned what I think is the best way to extract the oils and lose a very minimal amount of the medicine through cooking.

Collecting Noni Leaves: The amount of leaves you will collect depends on the size of the injured area. This demo was for someone with a damaged wrist and she only needed about 30 small leaves. When looking for good noni leaves, the smaller ones have more medicine, look for the little shiny ones packed with oils. I like to start by looking for the really tiny leaves first and I stack them small to larger underneath, keeping the sun-side up (this is the side that the sun touches). I usually collect 10 tiny leaves (1-3”), 10 small leaves, and 10 medium leaves which will hold the small ones in place. On a leg or larger surface, I would use larger leaves as well.

What you will need: A small saucepan, tongs, 20-40 noni leaves, any weight, a plate, and fitted lid.

As mentioned above, the noni leaves should be stacked large on the bottom and small on top, sun-side up.

Heat water in the small saucepan to a medium high heat to a simmer. Take the leaves keeping them stacked in your hands and gently break the fibers without tearing the leaves. You can do this with a firm grasp and and a few tight squeezes and light twist.

Carefully place the stack in the water and put the weight on top. Let it cook for about 45 seconds. Remove from heat with tongs, place on a plate and quickly cover with a lid.

Prepare the patient:

Before placing any herbs, make sure you have a towel under the person's arm ready to wrap after or an ace bandage. I’ve found if the person has the time to rest, wrapping with a towel is great if they can take the time. Now is a great time to apply Qi balm pain salve for increasing circulation and reducing inflammation. Gently massage in salve.

Take the lid off the plate and start placing the small leaves sun-side down directly on the injury quickly and efficiently covering the entire area beyond where you can see an injury. Follow with the larger leaves in this case wrapping the front and back of the forearm encasing the smaller leaves.