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Soursop
tree native to Mexico, Venezuela, Central America, the Caribbean

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 tree native to Mexico, Venezuela, Central America, the Caribbean
and northern South America, Colombia and Brazil. Soursop is also
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native to sub-Saharan African countries that lie within the tropics.
Print/export Today, it is also grown in some areas of Southeast Asia. It is in the
Languages same genus as the chirimoya and the same family as the pawpaw.
The soursop is adapted to areas of high humidity and relatively warm
Bahasa Banjar winters; temperatures below 5°C/41°F will cause damage to leaves
Bikol Central and small branches, and temperatures below 3°C/37.4°F can be
Deutsch fatal. The fruit becomes dry and is no longer good for concentrate.
Other common names include: guanábana (Spanish), graviola
Ελληνικά (Portuguese), Brazilian pawpaw, corossolier, guanavana, toge-
Español banreisi, durian benggala, nangka blanda, and nangka londa.[2] . In
‫ﻓﺎﺭﺳﯽ‬ Malayalam, it is called "Mullaatha" , literally thorny custard apple.
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Its flavor is described as a combination of strawberry and pineapple
Bahasa Indonesia
with sour citrus flavor notes contrasting with an underlying creamy
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flavor reminiscent of coconut or banana.
Basa Jawa Scientific classification
Kreyòl ayisyen Contents [hide] Kingdom: Plantae
Bahasa Melayu
1 Cultivation and uses (unranked): Angiosperms
Nāhuatl
2 Health risks (unranked): Magnoliids
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3 See also
日本語 Order: Magnoliales
4 References
Polski Family: Annonaceae
5 External links
Português
6 Gallery Genus: Annona
Русский
Species: A. muricata
Simple English
Svenska Cultivation and uses Binomial name
Tagalog Annona muricata
The plant is grown as a commercial crop for its 20–30 cm /7.87-
ไทย L.[1]
11.8 inch long prickly green fruit, which can have a mass of up to
lea faka-Tonga Synonyms
2.5 kg/5.5 lbs.
Українська
Annona crassiflora Mart.
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 Away from its native area, there is some limited production as far Annona crassiflora Mart.
Tiếng Việt
north as southern Florida within USDA Zone 10; however, these are Annona sericea Lam.
中文
mostly garden plantings for local consumption. It is also grown in A. macrocarpa Wercklé
parts of southeastern Asia. The soursop will reportedly fruit as a A. bonplandiana H.B. & K.
container specimen, even in temperate climates, if protected from A. cearensis Barb.Rodr.
cool temperatures. [citation needed] A. coriacea
The flesh of the fruit consists of an edible white pulp and a core of Guanabanus muricatus (L.)
indigestible black seeds. The species is the only member of its M.Gómez in Rain-tree
genus that is suitable for processing and preservation. [citation needed]
The sweet pulp is used to make juice as well as candies, sorbets, and
ice cream flavorings.
In Mexico and Colombia, it is a common fruit, often used for dessert as
the only ingredient, or as an agua fresca beverage, in Colombia it is a
fruit for juices melting it with milk, latest researches at the National
University of Colombia, confirm this fruit as a strong potential anti-
cancer treatment. Ice cream and fruit bars made of soursop are also
very popular. The seeds are normally left in the preparation, and
removed while consuming.
In Indonesia, dodol sirsak, a sweetmeat, is made by boiling soursop
pulp in water and adding sugar until the mixture hardens. Soursop is Soursop fruit.
also a common ingredient for making fresh fruit juices that are sold by
street food vendors. In Vietnam, this fruit is called mãng cầu Xiêm in[edit]
the

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 street food vendors. In Vietnam, this fruit is called mãng cầu Xiêm in[edit]
the
south, or mãng cầu in the north, and is used to make smoothies,
or eaten as is. In Cambodia, this fruit is called tearb barung, literally
"western custard-apple fruit." In Malaysia, it is known in Malay as durian
belanda and in East Malaysia, specifically among the Dusun people of
Sabah, it is locally known as lampun. Popularly, it is eaten raw when it
ripens. Usually the fruits are taken from the tree when they mature and
left to ripen in a dark corner, whereby they will be eaten when they are
fully ripe. It has a white flower with a very pleasing scent, especially in
the morning.
Nutritionally, the fruit is high in carbohydrates, particularly fructose. The
fruit also contains significant amounts of vitamin C, vitamin B1, and
vitamin B2. The fruit, seeds, and leaves have a number of herbal
medicinal uses among indigenous peoples of regions where the plant is
common.

Health risks Annona muricata var.subonica

Research carried out in the Caribbean has suggested a connection [edit]

between consumption of soursop and atypical forms of
Parkinson's disease due to the very high concentration of
annonacin.[3][4][5][6]
According to Cancer Research UK, annona muricata is an active
principle in an unlicensed herbal remedy marketed under the brand
name Triamazon.[7] It is not licensed for medicinal use and the sale of
the product resulted in a conviction on four counts of selling unlicensed
medical products, and other charges, for the vendor. [8]

See also [edit]

Cherimoya

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 Custard-apple
Sugar-apple
Atemoya
Annona crassiflora
A.muricata flow er

References [edit]
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1. ^ "Annona muricata information from NPGS/GRIN" . www.ars- related to: Annona muricata
grin.gov. Retrieved 2008-03-03.
2. ^ http://www.blackherbals.com/graviola.htm
3. ^ Lannuzel, A; et al. (2003-10-06). "The mitochondrial complex i inhibitor annonacin is toxic to mesencephalic
dopaminergic neurons by impairment of energy metabolism". Neuroscience (International Brain Research
Organization) 121 (2): 287–296. doi:10.1016/S0306-4522(03)00441-X . PMID 14521988 .
4. ^ Champy, Pierre; et al. (2005-08-02). "Quantification of acetogenins in Annona muricata linked to atypical
parkinsonism in guadeloupe". Movement Disorders 20 (12): 1629–1633. doi:10.1002/mds.20632 .
PMID 16078200 .
5. ^ Lannuzel A, Höglinger GU, Champy P, Michel PP, Hirsch EC, Ruberg M. (2006). "Is atypical parkinsonism in
the Caribbean caused by the consumption of Annonacae?". J Neural Transm Suppl. 70 (70): 153–7.
doi:10.1007/978-3-211-45295-0_24 . PMID 17017523 .
6. ^ Caparros-Lefebvre D, Elbaz A. (1999-07-24). "Possible relation of atypical parkinsonism in the French West
Indies with consumption of tropical plants: a case-control study". Lancet 354 (9175): 281–6. doi:10.1016/S0140-
6736(98)10166-6 . PMID 10440304 .
7. ^ BriefingWire , Can Graviola cure cancer? , Cancer Research UK
8. ^ Messenger Newspapers , 29th September 2010

External links [edit]

(Portuguese) Correia, M. P., (1984) Dicionário das plantas úteis do Brasil

Description of soursop from Fruits of Warm Climates (1987, ISBN 0-9610184-1-0)
Sorting Annona names
Soursop / Guyabano Fruit Nutrition
Rain-tree: Annona muricata

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 Soursop List of Chemicals (Dr. Duke's)

Gallery [edit]

Fruit and Spice Park, Unbelievable Acres

Homestead, Florida Botanic Gardens, West
Palm Beach, Florida

Categories: Medicinal plants | Annona | Flora of Brazil | Flora of Jamaica | Tropical fruit | Fruit | Vietnamese
ingredients | Hawaiian cuisine

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