Soursop fruits grow on flowering evergreen trees native to tropical regions of Southeast Asia, Africa, and South America. The fruit is relatively large compared to its small, fast-growing plant that reaches up to 10 meters in height. Scientifically known as Annona muricata, the soursop fruit also goes by other names including graviola, soursop, custard apple, Brazilian papaya, and custard apple. The heart-shaped fruit with its soft, fleshy spines and rough green skin is an effective cure against dangerous debilitating diseases. In most countries, people use the tree’s leaves, bark, and roots for traditional remedies.
Soursop fruits have been declared as a medical cure-all against a variety of diseases for a long time. The life-giving properties are due to the following contents.
- Vitamin C: a natural antioxidant that helps improve the immune system and slows down the aging process.
- Phosphorus: This essential mineral helps build bone mass and prevents osteoporosis.
- Potassium: very beneficial to determine hypertension.
- Rich in fiber: the fibrous content of soursop is highly nutritious and delicious, it helps reduce cholesterol and maintains intestinal regularity.
- Iron: a natural source to supplement our daily iron requirements and prevent anemia.
- Rich in vitamin B1, B2 content
Medicinal Aids: Soursop is a healthy and delicious fruit that is used medicinally to treat ailments ranging from worms to stomach ailments and other deadly diseases.
- The seeds contain antiemetic properties that can be used as a treatment for vomiting.
- Its fresh crushed leaves, when applied on skin rashes, promote rapid healing.
- The leaf decoction is quite effective for bedbugs and lice.
- The fruit juice, if taken orally, can act as a remedy for hematuria, liver diseases, and urethritis.
- The juice of the fruit when taken on an empty stomach is believed to relieve leprosy and liver diseases.
- A decoction of leaves or young shoots is considered a remedy for fever, indigestion, dysentery, diarrhoea, cough, catarrh and gall bladder problems.
- The crushed leaves are often used as a poultice to relieve rheumatism, eczema, and some other skin conditions.
- The flowers of the soursop plant are believed to relieve colds.
The long, spiny green fruit is an effective cancer remedy that kills malignant cancer cells up to 10,000 times more efficiently than traditional chemotherapy drugs. Soursop is a broad-spectrum antimicrobial agent for fungal and bacterial infections, is quite effective against worms and parasites, can lower high blood pressure, and is often used for stress, depression, and nervous disorders. Extracts from this miracle fruit can effectively target and kill 12 types of cancer, including breast, prostate, pancreas, lung, and colon cancer.