The fruit (soursop, guyabano), leaves, and bark of the graviola tree (A. muricata), have long been utilized as a folk remedy in parts of Africa and South America for myriad conditions. Claims of their ...

There's newfound interest in a little-known fleshy green fruit native to South and Central America, which has long been used in traditional medicine for protection against bacterial infection and even ...

The fruit of the graviola tree (soursop or guyabano), or other components of the plant (A. muricata), are a viable cure for cancer. Chemicals within the fruit have shown potential anticancer ...

Alhagie K. Cham, Gregorio Luna-Esquivel, Agustín Robles-Bermúdez, Claudio Ríos-Velasco, Juana María Coronado-Blanco, Octavio Jhonathan Cambero-Campos The Florida Entomologist, Vol. 102, No. 2 (June ...

Belgian Journal of Botany, Vol. 137, No. 2 (2004), pp. 163-174 (12 pages) In Western Europe and North America Echinochloa muricata (P. Beauv.) Fernald (native in North America) has long been confused ...

Cancer is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. While in certain cases, the disease is curable; in others, it is terminal. However, scientists and researchers continue to look for a cure and ...

The consumption of extract of Annona muricata L. leaves in pharmaceutical form and in the correct dosage can reduce the chronic pain, anxiety and depression that accompany this disease. Researchers ...

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