SOURSOP LEAVES(Annona muricata L.)

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SCIENTIFIC CLASSIFICATION

• Kingdom: Plantae • Division : Spermatophyta • Sub Division : Angiospermae • Class : Dicotyledonae • Order : Polycarpiceae • Family : Annonaceae • Genus : Annona • Species : Annona muricata L.

(Sunarjono, 2005)

PREFACE

It is a plant that grows in tropical areas in Central America and South America, especially in the Amazon. It is also known as soursop, Guanabano, Catuche, Catoche, Anona Mexico, Graviola, Anona India, Mole.

Acetogenins contain in the soursop especially in the leaves. Acetogenins is polyketides compound with structure straight carbon chain 30-32 that bounded with group 5-methyl-2-furanone.

CONSTITUENTS

Chemical components of the soursop leaf• Annohexocina• Annomuricina A, B, C and E• Annomutacina• Annopentocinas A, B and C• Muricoreacina• Gigantetronemina• Murihexocina A and C• Javoricina

Lactones

•Anonaine•Anoniine•Atherospermine•Coreximine•acetogenins

Isoquinolines

•Gentisic acid•Lignoceric acid•CLA•Stearic acid

Lipids

HEALTH BENEFITS OF SOURSOP LEAVES

Soursop leaf and bark (in powder form) have benefical such as:• Cure diabetes by regulating blood sugar• Fights lung cancer, breast cancer and brain

tumors, • Eliminates dust mites that cause asthma and

bronchial diseases.• The leaf tea cure liver problems, improves the

function of the pancreas. • It is effective to deworm children• Cure malaria• Raise the defenses in patients with chemotherapy

and also for people with HIV (AIDS).

USES OF SOURSOP LEAVES IN BEVERAGE

Soursop leaves can be made to Soursop leavesTea.Step1.

Boil 1 liter of water, then take 15 soursop dry leaves (fresh or dried ones both have same value) and 1 small stem, cut into small pieces and put into the boiling water.

Step2.  Don't close the vessel and Continue to boil the water on small flame for 30 mins,until the water evaporates to 500 ml .

CONCLUSION

The beneficial effects of Soursop are traditionally achieved through dietary

consumption. The benefical Compounds are flavonoid, tannin, alcaloid,

saponin, calcium, phosphor, carbohydrate,

vitamine A, B and C, phytosterol, calcium

oxalate. Soursop leaves also contain a substance called acetogenins anti-

cancer that can kill cancer cells without harming

healthy cells in the human body.