Health Benefits of Guyabano (Soursop)

"I am racing with the cancer cells."

This is what I would tell anyone who would be amazed at my growing lots of Guyabano seedlings.

Yes! Since I can't tell people to watch their diet so as to avoid cancer, I give them plants so they would already have the fruit in time for their cancel cells' invasion of their body. They could also share and be of great help to neighbors.
 

According to America’s largest drug manufacturers, the fruit of over 20 laboratory tests conducted since the 1970’s, extracts from the tree were shown to effectively target and kill malignant cells in all 12 types of cancer, including colon, breast, prostate, lung and pancreatic cancer. The tree compounds proved to be up to 10,000 times stronger in slowing the growth of cancer cells than Adriamycin, a commonly used chemotherapeutic drug! Amazingly, unlike chemotherapy, the compound extracted from the Guyabano tree selectively hunts down and kills ONLY CANCER CELLS and does not harm healthy cells!

But aside from this, there are still many vitamins and nutrient that can be found in Soursop. These are;

1.  Vitamin C 77% DV  Prevents UTI
Soursop is an excellent source of vitamin C, a nutrient which increases the acidity level of urine, resulting in decreased number of harmful bacteria that may be present in the urinary tract.

2.  Fiber 30% DV Prevents constipation
Before you reach for laxatives to treat your constipation, you might first want to try eating fiber-rich fruits like soursop. Fiber also aids in weight loss and lowers the risk of colon problems.

3.  Potassium 18% DV Prevents leg cramps
Lack of potassium, together with magnesium, calcium and sodium (also known as electrolytes) in the body can cause muscle weakness and cramping. Guyabano has the potassium half that in bananas.

4.  Magnesium 12% DV Prevents water retention
Women who experience water retention before their monthly period would benefit from the soursop’s rich magnesium content. It may help alleviate this annoying premenstrual symptom

5. Thiamin 11% DV Helps the body produce energy
Guyabano can supply the body a good amount of thiamin, the B vitamin which is needed in aerobic energy production, the process when oxygen is used to help convert sugar into usable energy.

6. Copper 10% DV Keeps bones healthy
It is loaded with the trace mineral copper. Calcium contributes only about 25% to the prevention of bone loss as magnesium, manganese, zinc and copper are also equally crucial for healthy bones. Zinc and copper boost the effectiveness of vitamin D, which promotes the absorption of calcium.

7.  Niacin 10% Boosts good cholesterol levels
Soursop is a good source of niacin, a vitamin which studies show has significant benefits on levels of HDL, the good cholesterol

8.  Folate 8% DV Prevents pregnancy complications
This spiky fruit contains folate. Studies have proven that folate intake during pregnancy prevents deficiency in pregnant women. A lack of this mineral during pregnancy may contribute to birth defects and pregnancy loss.

9.  Iron 8% DV  Helps prevent anemia
It can provide iron which prevents the common blood disorder anemia , a condition in which the blood lacks enough healthy red blood cells. RBC is responsible for the distribution of oxygen to the body tissues, giving the body energy.

10. Riboflavin-7% DV Helps prevents migraine
Headache? Try soursop! It has riboflavin. Several studies have shown that high riboflavin intake helps prevent migraines.

Guyabano Health Compositions

Known as Guyabano in the Philippines, Soursop (Annona muricata)  Guanabana or Graviola, is known as large and versatile fruit.  Soursops are highly popular around the world, but not all places have it because it only grows in tropical areas.

The flesh of the fruit consists of an edible white pulp and a core of indigestible black seeds.  Its flavor is described as a combination of pineapple and strawberry with sour citrus flavor notes contrasting with an underlying creamy flavor like that of coconut or banana.

The species is the only member of the genus Annona that is suitable for processing and preservation. The sweet pulp is used to make juice as well as candies, sorbets, and ice cream flavorings.  The flesh of the fruit consist of a white edible pulp that is high in carbohydrates and considerable amounts of Vitamin C, Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, Potassium and dietary fiber.  Guyabano is low in cholesterol, saturated fat and sodium.

Soursops are believed to have medicinal properties.The diuretic effects of the ripe fruit are commonly used as a remedy for urethritis. The sap of the leaves is also believed to have healing properties, and can be used as a poultice to relieve swelling and eczema.   The fruit, seeds, and leaves have a number of herbal medicinal uses among indigenous peoples of regions where the plant is common.  The tea, fruit, and juice are used medicinally to treat illness ranging from stomach ailments to worms.  Pulverizing the guyabano seeds and mixing it with soap & water is used as effective spray against caterpillars, armyworms and leafhoppers on plants.

Main actions:

• Kills cancer cells.
• Slows tumor growth.
• Kills bacteria and parasites.
• Reduces blood pressure.
• Lowers heart rate
• Dilates blood vessels
• sedates

  Other actions:

• Relieves depression.
• Reduces spasms.
• Kills viruses
• Reduces fever.
• Expels worms.
• Stimulates digestion.
• Stops convulsion

  Toxicity
· Presence of alkaloids anonaine and anoniine have been reported.The bark yields muricine and muricinine and is high in hydrocyanic acid; small amounts are found in the leaves and roots, and a trace in the fruit.
· Caribbean study suggested a connection between consumption of soursop and atypical forms of Parkinson's disease due to the very high concentration of Annonacin

How To Make Guyabano Capsule

           There may be more ways to make Guyabano or Graviola capsule, but here is mine.

There were two kinds of leaves I made into capsule. This is the native kind which is usually found more abundantly in the country. It's fruit is oblong.

                                                             The fruit of this one is round.

   After thoroughly washing the leaves, I hanged it for air drying that took 3 days. The duration may take longer or shorter, depending on the room temperature or the weather.

                   Obviously no barks to hang it with so I have to make some unique innovations.

           After air drying, I removed the leaves from the stem and roasted it for 4-5 minutes for sanitation purposes. This may also be called pan drying. The leaves then becomes crispy. In my next batch of roasting, I teared the leaves into smaller size so many leaves will fit into my blender. Also, to protect the blades of the blender, I took the hard part of the leaves, it might not be powdered anyway.

                  Using a tong, I picked up the leaves and arranged it in a blender and dry blended it.

                                             Not all leaves were powdered so I have to sift it.

        The sifted powder ready for capsuling. Remaining leaves that cannot be powdered I placed in an ice wrapper and powdered it using a mortar and a pestle. Inevitably there will be parts that could not really be powdered. Hence, I consumed it as tea.

Capsuled powder

Empty gelatin capsules are available in leading drugstores. 

Guyabano capsules are normally packed in #0 capsule. I purposely packed it in #1 which is smaller.

In capsuling, proper hygiene must be observed. It is recommended to sanitize hands with alcohol, making sure under nails are clean and wear mask while packing. You can wear a hair net if you wish.

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    As a child, I've known this fruit as Babana. But it is famous as Guyabano or Graviola or Soursop (Annona Muricata). It was introduced to me by my father. Although sour and sweet but I easily learned to like it. As I grew up I seldom see this fruit in the market. Until one day I heard about it and its amazing benefits.

 Guyabano - an excellent cancer cure!

 Research shows that with extracts from this miraculous tree it now may be possible to attack cancer safely and effectively with an all-natural therapy that does not cause extreme nausea, weight loss and hair loss. 

Protect your immune system and avoid deadly infections. Feel stronger and healthier throughout the course of the treatment. Boost your energy and improve your outlook on life

The source of this information comes from one of America ’s largest drug manufacturers, the fruit of over 20 laboratory tests conducted since the 1970’s!

Extracts from the tree were shown to effectively target and kill malignant cells in 12 types of cancer, including colon, breast, prostate, lung and pancreatic cancer.

The tree compounds proved to be up to 10,000 times stronger in slowing the growth of cancer cells than Adriamycin, a commonly used chemotherapeutic drug!

What’s more amazing is that, unlike chemotherapy, the compound extracted from the Guyabano tree selectively hunts down and kills only cancer cells. It does not harm healthy cells! 

The amazing anti-cancer properties of the Guyabano tree have been extensively researched but we haven't heared about it. Well, for obvious reason - money and power.

One of America ’s biggest billion-dollar drug makers began a search for a Cancer cure and their research centered on Guyabano, a legendary healing tree from the Asian and Amazon  Rainforest.

Various parts of the tree–including the bark, leaves, roots, fruit and fruit-seeds–have been used for centuries by medicine men and native Indians in South America to treat heart disease, asthma, liver problems and arthritis. Going on very little documented scientific evidence, the company poured money and resources into testing the tree’s anti-cancerous properties—and were shocked by the results. Guyabano proved itself to be a cancer-killing dynamo.

The company had one huge problem with the Guyabano tree–it’s completely natural, and so, under federal law, not patentable. There’s no way to make serious profits from it.

The drug company invested nearly seven years trying to synthesize two of the Guyabano tree’s most powerful anti-cancer ingredients. If they could isolate and produce man-made clones of what makes the Guyabano so potent, they’d be able to patent it and make their money back. Unfortunately, the original simply could not be replicated. There was no way the company could protect its profits—or even make back the millions it poured into research.

Luckily, however, there was one scientist from the research team whose conscience wouldn’t let him see such atrocity committed. Risking his career, he contacted a company that’s dedicated to harvesting medical plants from the Amazon Rainforest and blew the whistle.

When researchers at the Health Sciences Institute were alerted to the news of Guyabano, they began tracking the research done on the cancer-killing tree. Evidence of the astounding effectiveness of Guyabano–and its shocking cover-up–came in fast and furious.
The National Cancer Institute performed the first scientific research in 1976.. The results showed that Guyabano’s “leaves and stems were found effective in attacking and destroying malignant cells. Inexplicably, the results were published in an internal report and never released to the public.
 

Since 1976, Guyabano has proven to be an immensely potent cancer killer in 20 independent laboratory tests, yet no double-blind clinical trials–the typical benchmark mainstream doctors and journals use to judge a treatment’s value–were ever initiated.

A study published in the Journal of Natural Products, following a recent study conducted at Catholic University of South Korea stated that one chemical in Guyabano (Annona Muricata) was found to selectively kill colon cancer cells at “10,000 times the potency of (the commonly used chemotherapy drug) Adriamycin.

The most significant part of the Catholic University of South Korea report is that Guyabano (Annona Muricata) was shown to selectively target the cancer cells, leaving healthy cells untouched. Unlike chemotherapy, which indiscriminately targets all actively reproducing cells (such as stomach and hair cells), causing the often devastating side effects of nausea and hair loss in cancer patients.

A study at Purdue University recently found that leaves from the Guyabano tree killed cancer cells among six human cell lines and were especially effective against prostate, pancreatic and lung cancers.

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Guyabano

  
   This amazing fruit has a lot of names.

       In Spanish guanábana, Portuguese, graviola, in Brazilian pawpaw, guyabano, corossolier, guanavana, toge-banreisi, durian benggala, nangka blanda, and nangka londa. In Malayamalam it is called "Mullaatha" , literally thorny custard apple.The other lesser known indian names are,"Shul-Ram-fal" and "Hanuman fal".

       In English it is called soursop (Annona muricata). It is a broadleaf flowering evergreen tree native to Central America, the Carribean and northern South America, Columbia and Brazil, Mexico,Peru,Venezuela, Soursop is also native to sub-Saharan African countries that lie within the tropics. Today, it is also grown in some areas of Southeast Asia. It was most likely brought from Mexico to the Philippines by way of the Manila-Acapulco galleon trade. It is now cultivated in all parts of the Archipelago.

     

        Called guyabano, or  babana or sikopana in the Philippines, it is a small tree about 5 to 7 meters in height. The leaves are alternate, oval in shape, pointed at both ends, smooth and shining, 7 to 20 centimeters long and with petioles about 5 millimeters long. The flowers are large, yellowish or greenish yellow and solitary. There are six large, fleshy or leathery petals in two series. They are heart-shaped, with pointed tip, and up to 5 centimeters in length and 3 centimeters in breadth. In the center of the flower is a cone-shaped mass of many carpels which will form the fruit, and below this are very numerous stamens.

     Guyabano is a green, soft spine, pea-shaped fruit with a sweet-sour flavor. It weighs about two to five kilos. The skin is thin and its flesh is a white, soft fibrous pulp which has a very agreeable flavor but rather sour. Its mature, green fruit is used as vegetable and made into sweet meats, while the ripe fruit is eaten raw or for dessert.

Its flavor has been described as a combination of strawberry and pineapple with sour citrus flavor notes contrasting with an underlying creamy flavor reminiscent of coconut or banana..A lot of concoctions can be made into guyabano like delicious sherbets, ice drops and fruit drinks. An assortment of punch and cocktail drinks can be made by mixing the nectar with wine rum or cola drinks or buko (fresh coconut) juice and ice.

There are two strains of guyabano: the sweet and the ordinary. Both have the same botanic description. The former, however, tastes sweeter than the ordinary. Belonging to the family Anonaceae, other familiar fruits beside guyabano are atis (Anona Squamosa or sugar apple), anonas (Anona reticulata or custard apple), and atemoya (Anona).