Soursop Information Blog for Awareness

  We have already discussed in our past blogs that the Soursop is one of the highly medicinal plants. It is appreciated and validated mostly by the users for its medicinal properties against cancer, hence widely used as an adjuvant therapy for cancer.  Considering its medicinal uses, to enhance the nutritional value of dip tea bags, BourNeel’s have come up with Soursop tea bags and premixes that contain Soursop leaves with other herbs such as Mint leaves, Hibiscus flower petals, Blue pea flowers, Lemongrass leaves, and Rose petals. Visit our website at www.bourneels.com for more details and to place orders. 

SOURSOP SHOWS  ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY Trypanosomiasis, Leishmaniasis, Toxoplasmosis, and Malaria are the most common protozoal diseases worldwide. Therapies developed using medicinal plants have gained importance due to the lack of treatment options for parasitic protozoal infections. The following studies were conducted to investigate the antiprotozoal activity of Annona muricata .   * A. muricata ethanol leaf extract showed antiprotozoal activity against Toxoplasma gondii. Reference A * A. muricata ethyl acetate leaf extract showed antiprotozoal activity against Leishmania spp. and Trypanosoma cruzii. Reference B * A. muricata ethanol leaf extract also has antiprotozoal activity against Plasmodium falciparum. Additionally, the dichloromethane fractions and subfractions of A. muricata bark and roots showed antiprotozoal activity against P. falciparum . Reference A * Gallic acid compounds isolated from the bark and roots of A. muricata showed activity against P. falc...

                                    ANTIDIABETIC PROPERTIES OF SOURSOP After every meal, there is a rise in the blood sugar due to the breakdown of carbohydrates into Glucose, which enters blood bloodstream. In healthy individuals, after about an hour post meal, blood glucose levels peak and return to normal within 2 to 3 hours, with levels rarely exceeding 140 mg/dL. In people with diabetes, this rise can be more pronounced and prolonged, sometimes exceeding 180 mg/dL.  Soursop fruit and plant parts have been used for the management of Diabetes for years. The folkloric use in Diabetes is supported by the fact that, studies carried out on Soursop in vitro, it has been found that Soursop fruit and Soursop plant part extracts show inhibitory effect on 𝛼 -amylase and 𝛼 -glucosidase. Reducing the postprandial hyperglycemia is an important strategy for type 2 Diabetes managemen...

  Diarrhea is a gastrointestinal disorder caused by bacterial infection. It is characterised by remarkable pain in the abdominal region with watery stools and frequent bowel movements. Antibiotics used as Antidirrhea drugs lose their effectiveness, as bacteria become resistant to the antibiotics. Some traditional plants are widely used as antidiarrheals. Fruit and other plant parts of Soursop - Annona muricata show antidiarrheal activity by inhibiting intestinal motility and secretions that cause diarrhea. F lavonoids, triterpenoids, and saponins of Soursop (Annona  muricata)  play important role in its antidiarrhea activity. 

  Annona muricata  L. is a tropical tree that is used in traditional medicine around the world. The high content of flavonoid, alkaloid, acetogenin, phenolic, and lipophilic compounds of this tropical tree forms the basis of its traditional medical uses. According to 49 research articles studied, the pharmacological properties of Soursop are reported to include 6% antihypertensive properties. In a study carried out in Jamaica, it was found that Annona muricata shows antioxidant and antihypertensive properties through Angiotensin-I-converting enzymes in vitro. The suggested hypotensive mechanism of A. muricata takes action through the blockage of calcium ion channels, that lowers the blood pressure. The hypotensive effects of A. muricata are not mediated through muscarinic, histaminergic, adrenergic, and nitric oxide pathways, but through peripheral mechanisms involving antagonism of Ca(2+). (REF.  Nwokocha, C.R.; Owu, D.U.; Gordon, A.; Thaxter, K.; Mccalla, G.; Ozo...

  A nnona muricata  L. is a tropical tree that is used in traditional medicine around the world. The high content of flavonoid, alkaloid, acetogenin, phenolic, and lipophilic compounds of this tropical tree forms the basis of its traditional medical uses. According to 49 research articles studied, the pharmacological properties of Soursop are reported to include 8% antiviral properties. Ethanolic extracts from the stem and bark of  A. muricata  showed in vitro antiviral activity against herpes simplex virus (ref. Padma, P.; Pramod, N.P.; Thyagarajan, S.P.; Khosa, R.L. Effect of the Extract of Annona muricata and Petunia Nyctaginiflora on Herpes Simplex Virus. J. Ethnopharmacol. 1998, 61, 81–83.) Acetogenins such as annomuricin a, annomuricin b, annomuricin c, muricatocin c, muricatacin, cis-annonacin, annonacin-10-one, cis-goniothalamicin, arianacin, and javoricin were shown to possess good inhibitory activity against SARS-CoV-2 spike proteins (in silico). Cis-a...