Local harvest soursop leaves (graviola, annona muricata,) from South Florida Organic Farms. (NOT LOW QUALITY IMPORT)
Each Package contains 15 grams of leaves, sun dried in the Florida Sun and the leaves can be reused. A anti-cancer phytonutrient rich antioxidant!
The therapuetic dosage of graviola leaf, is reported to be 2-3 grams taken 3 or 4 times daily. As one of graviola’s mechanisms of action is to deplete ATP energy to cancerouss cells, combining it with other supplements and natural products which increase or enhance cellular ATP may reduce the effect of graviola. The main supplement which increases ATP is a common antioxidant called Coenzyme Q10 and for this reason, it should be avoided when taking graviola.
Main Actions (in order):
anticancerouss, antitumorous, antimicrobial, antiparasitic, hypotensive (lowers blood pressure)
Prep: heat 3 grams of leaves in 2 cups of water, boil for 20mins then allow to cool. The tea can be consumed hot or cold and no sweetners should be added. The leaves can be used upto 3x for brewing again.
Main Uses:
for cancer (all types)
as a broad-spectrum internal and external antimicrobial to treat bacterial and fungal infections
for internal parasites and worms
for high blood pressure
for depression, stress, and nervous disorders
Properties/Actions Documented by Research:
antibacterial, anticancerous, anticonvulsant, antidepressant, antifungal, antimalarial, antimutagenic (cellular protector), antiparasitic, antispasmodic, antitumorous, cardiodepressant, emetic (causes vomiting), hypotensive (lowers blood pressure), insecticidal, sedative, uterine stimulant, vasodilator
Other Properties/Actions Documented by Traditional Use:
antiviral, cardiotonic (tones, balances, strengthens the heart), decongestant, digestive stimulant, febrifuge (reduces fever), nervine (balances/calms nerves), pediculicide (kills lice), vermifuge (expels worms)
Cautions: It has cardiodepressant, vasodilator, and hypotensive (lowers blood pressure) actions. Large dosages can cause nausea and vomiting. Avoid combining with ATP-enhancers like CoQ10.
Review Article
PHYTOCHEMICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF
ANNONA MURICATA
: A REVIEW
GAJALAKSHMI S, VIJAYALAKSHMI S AND DEVI RAJESWARI V
*
School of Biosciences and Technology, VIT University,
Vellore 14, Tamilnadu, India. Email: sdevirajeswari
@gmail.com
Received: 20 Oct 2011, Revised and Accepted: 28 Nov
2011
ABSTRACT
In the present review, an attempt has been made to
congregate the traditional, phytochemical and pharm
acological studies done on an important
medicinal plant
Annona muricata,
(Family annonaceae). Cyclo hexapeptides, acetogenin
s, annonaceous acetogenins were the major phytochem
ical
compounds studied from this medicinal plant. The fr
uit is of economic value and hence cultivated and u
sed widely as an edible food. The plant
possess the major pharmacological activities includ
es cytotoxic, antileishmanial, wound healing, anti-
microbial activity. It also has the anti-
carcinogenic and genotoxic effect. Phytochemical an
alysis of the plant revealed the presence of tannin
s, steroids and cardiac glycosides which are
the major phytochemical compounds. The pulp obtaine
d from the plant shows the thermal diffusivity prop
erty. This review encompasses the
potential application of the above plant in the pha
rmaceutical field due to its wide pharmacological a
ctivities. As the fruit of this plant is highly
nutritious this paves the ways to work in future on
its potential to serve as an edible vaccine.
Keywords:
Annona muricata
, Phytochemical compounds, Pharmacological activiti
es.
INTRODUCTION
All over the world the herbal medicine acts as the
representative of
the most important fields of traditional medicine.
The study on the
medicinal plants is essential to promote the proper
use of herbal
medicine in order to determine their potential as a
source for the
new drugs
1
. Medicinal plants have been used for the treatment
of
illness since before recorded history. The sacred Ve
das dating back
between 3500 B.C and 800 B.C gives many references
of the
utilization of the medicinal plants. “
Virikshayurveda
” is one of the
remotest works in the traditional herbal medicine w
hich was
compiled even before the beginning of Christian era
. “
Rig Veda
” is
one of the oldest literatures which was written aro
und 2000 B.C. and
mentions the use of Cinnamon (
Cinnamomum verum
), Ginger
(
Zingiber officinale
), Sandalwood (
Santalum album
) etc was used not
only in the religious ceremonies but also in the me
dical
preparations
2
. The relationship between food and medicine was
quoted as “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be
thy food”.
3
Local Harvest Soursop Leaves
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