English Name: Soursop
Common Name: Soursop
Filipino Name: Guyabano, Abana, Sabana, Babana
Guyabano (Soursop) is a tropical fruit found in Philippines. It grows as tall as 15 feet. It has plenty of green leaves and its stem is sturdy. It can bear as many fruits as it can when in proper position to sunlight and with proper irrigation and soil cultivation. Its leaves are oval in shape and have shiny texture. Its fruits are almost like a heart shape surrounded with spikes that are not very sharp. Its fruit is green with white juicy content and with several black seeds in it. Guyabano fruits taste sweet and can be eaten raw. It can also be made into a juice by extracting the liquid from the white flesh inside the fruit and throwing away the pulp.
Guyabano (Soursop) has became famous because of its ability to cure many diseases including the killer cancer. Because of this many food manufacturers acquire this as their Fruit Juice product. Also drug makers make food supplements out of Guyabano or Soursop. Many people became users of Guyabano by products as food supplement and health remedy.
Guyabano (Soursop) has a chemical content that is very effective in treating cancer, heart disease, asthma, common colds, cough and arthritis. Basically, Guyabano (Soursop) contains plenty of Vitamin C which is very useful as our body defense against free radicals or invaders.
USES:
1. For fever - decoction of leaves is prepared and taken as water substitute.
2. For head lice and dandruff - decoction of leaves is used to wash the hair.
3. Skin Diseases - Crush the leaves and apply poultice on affected areas.
4. Rheumatism/Arthritis - Apply poultice on affected areas.
5. For general healing, drink leaf decoction as water regularly and/or eat fruit more often.
Decoction used for Steam Bath can also sooth general body condition and is good for people experiencing stress fever and flu.
Studies reveal that Guyabano (Soursop) contains chemicals that kills cancer cells while leaving good cells unharmed. There is no concrete eveidence yet on how effective it is to kill cancer cells but many personal testimonies are spreading that it is true.