Aal, also known as a'l, ach, or aich in
Hindi, is a common name for the
Morinda tinctoria and
Morinda citrifalia species of small evergreen shrubs extensively cultivated in India for making
dyes from their roots. The name is also applied to the dye itself, but the common trade name is "Suranji". Its properties are due to the presence of a glucoside
? known as morindin
?, which is compounded from glucose and probably a trioxy-methyl-anthraquinone.
These plants also grown in many other tropical climates and produce and edible fruit called Noni?, resembling a small breadfruit?. While edible, the fruit is quite bitter and is consumed more often for medicinal reasons than culinary ones.
See also: Family Rubiaceae?.
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