Annona muricata -- scientific name of soursop
Soursop is a fruit that goes by many names, including guanabana, paw-paw, sirsak, and graviola.
It's the fruit of the Annona muricata tree which is a small evergreen tropical tree native to Central and tropical South America.
-- Soursop contains many essential vitamins and minerals, including:
Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, Vitamin B3, Vitamin C
Folate, Calcium, Iron, Potassium, Magnesium, Phosphorous, Zinc, Copper
-- One soursop fruit (about 1.3 pounds) provides:
Calories: 412
Protein: 6.25 grams
Fat: 2 grams
Carbohydrates: 105 grams
Fiber: 21 grams
Sugar: 85 grams
There are many health benefits with the soursap fruit, as well with the soursap tree's leaves.
The full article can be found at the webmd website
Soursap may help fight cancers.
Important -- the tests so far have only been in the lab and in test tubes. If you want to use soursop extract as complementary to your current cancer treatment, discuss it first with your health care team, including your oncologist, as some supplements can change the way cancer medicines work.
In the future, soursop extract may be an alternative or complementary therapy to other cancer drugs, but we need more research. One systematic review showed that the extract of Annona muricata (scientific name of soursop) is full of bioactive compounds, including acetogenins, phenolic compounds, flavonoids, and alkaloids. Researchers say these compounds have the "ability to decrease the growth of cancer."
While these results sound promising, the research was based on test-tube and animal studies, not on humans. Other studies have similar findings, but they were also laboratory-based. If you want to use soursop extract as complementary to your current cancer treatment, discuss it first with your health care team, including your oncologist, as some supplements can change the way cancer medicines work.
Soursop is a fruit that goes by many names, including guanabana, paw-paw, sirsak, and graviola.
It's the fruit of the Annona muricata tree which is a small evergreen tropical tree native to Central and tropical South America.
-- Soursop contains many essential vitamins and minerals, including:
Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, Vitamin B3, Vitamin C
Folate, Calcium, Iron, Potassium, Magnesium, Phosphorous, Zinc, Copper
-- One soursop fruit (about 1.3 pounds) provides:
Calories: 412
Protein: 6.25 grams
Fat: 2 grams
Carbohydrates: 105 grams
Fiber: 21 grams
Sugar: 85 grams
There are many health benefits with the soursap fruit, as well with the soursap tree's leaves.
The full article can be found at the webmd website
https://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/health-benefits-soursopSoursap may help fight cancers.
Important -- the tests so far have only been in the lab and in test tubes. If you want to use soursop extract as complementary to your current cancer treatment, discuss it first with your health care team, including your oncologist, as some supplements can change the way cancer medicines work.
In the future, soursop extract may be an alternative or complementary therapy to other cancer drugs, but we need more research. One systematic review showed that the extract of Annona muricata (scientific name of soursop) is full of bioactive compounds, including acetogenins, phenolic compounds, flavonoids, and alkaloids. Researchers say these compounds have the "ability to decrease the growth of cancer."
While these results sound promising, the research was based on test-tube and animal studies, not on humans. Other studies have similar findings, but they were also laboratory-based. If you want to use soursop extract as complementary to your current cancer treatment, discuss it first with your health care team, including your oncologist, as some supplements can change the way cancer medicines work.