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A. muricata flower. Soursop (also called graviola, guyabano, and in Latin America guanábana) is the fruit of Annona muricata, a broadleaf, flowering, evergreen tree. [4] [5] It is native to the tropical regions of the Americas and the Caribbean and is widely propagated. [5] It is in the same genus, Annona, as cherimoya and is in the Annonaceae ...
Annonacin is a neurotoxin found in Annona muricata seeds. The compound annonacin and dozens of other acetogenins contained in the seeds and fruit of some members of Annonaceae such as Annona muricata (soursop) are neurotoxins and seem to be the cause of a Parkinson-like neurodegenerative disease.
The acetogenin compounds, which occur in the fruit, seeds, and leaves of many Annonaceae, including soursop (Annona muricata), are neurotoxins and seem to be the cause of a neurodegenerative disease. The disorder is a so-called tauopathy associated with a pathologic accumulation of tau protein in the brain. Experimental results indicate that ...
Soursop fruit, a source of annonacin. Historically, plants and fruits of Annonaceae (particularly Annona muricata and Annona squamosa) have been consumed in various forms throughout the West Indies, usually as hot water extracts of leaves. [1] These annonacin-containing herbal teas are thought to be useful in folk medicine. [1]
The tree is similar to Annona muricata, but has a more spreading crown and glossy leaves.It is slightly hardier and bears fruit throughout the year. [9] It tolerates brief temperature drops down to 24 °F (−4 °C) when full grown. [10]
Annona squamosa is a small, well-branched tree or shrub [7] from the family Annonaceae that bears edible fruits called sugar apples or sweetsops. [8] It tolerates a tropical lowland climate better than its relatives Annona reticulata and Annona cherimola [6] (whose fruits often share the same name) [3] helping make it the most widely cultivated of these species. [9]
Annona senegalensis, a tree and fruit called wild custard-apple [4] Annona squamosa, a tree and fruit also called sugar apple or sweetsop [5] Asimina triloba, [6] the "pawpaw", a deciduous tree, with a range from southern Ontario to Texas and Florida, that bears the largest edible fruit native to the United States or Canada. [7]
Annona muricata Annona ambotay Aublet Annona paludosa Aublet. Annona is a genus of trees in the Annonaceae family. 173 species are accepted as of September 2024. [1]