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GirlsAffair: The Healing Values Of Soursop - Annona muricata
GirlsAffair: The Healing Values Of Soursop - Annona muricata: Soursop Botanical name: Annona muricata Family: annonaceae (annona family) Common names: Soursop, Graviola, Brazilianawpaw, Prickly cust...
The Healing Values Of Soursop - Annona muricata
Soursop
Botanical name: Annona muricata
Family: annonaceae (annona family)
Common names: Soursop, Graviola, Brazilianawpaw, Prickly custard apple, etc.
Description
Soursop is believed to be indigenous to most of the warmest tropical regions of the world.
It is a small upright evergreen tree that grows up to 6 metres tall.
It has large dark and shiny green and leathery leaves, which has a pungent odour when crushed.
The flowers are large, with yellow or greenish-yellow colour.
The fruit of the tree (soursop) is large and has a heart-like shape, covered with small spine-shaped structures.
The pulp is fleshy, soft and white in colour, with a slightly sour-acid taste and it can be eaten out-of-hand. The fruit may contain up to 100 black seeds.
In most tropical regions of the world, where the plant grows, it is often referred as a miracle tree.
Parts Used
In natural medicine practice, all parts of the soursop tree are used as medicine, including the roots, barks, stems, leaves, fruits and the fruit-seeds.
Each part of the tree has long been shown to have different therapeutic properties.
Chemical Constituents
Many scientific analyses have shown that soursop contains many nutrients, including protein, sugar, fatty acids, dietary fiber, Vitamins C, B1, B2, iron, magnesium, manganese, potassium chloride.
It also contains many bioactive compounds and phytochemicals, such as alkaloid, citric-acid, malic-acid, stearic-acid, stepharine, tannin, vinblastine, etc.
Therapeutic Properties
Generally, it is known that soursop has a broad spectrum antimicrobial, antispasmodic, anti-diabetic, antioxidant, analgesic, anti-aging, anti-inflammatory, astringent, cardio tonic, diuretic, emetic, galactagogue, immunity boosting, laxative, liver tonic, sedative and activities.
Besides these activities, the main interest in this plant is because of its strong anti-cancer or anti-tumour properties and effects.
Medicinal Uses
Cancer And Preventive Agent
Various parts of the plant- leaves, stems, fruits and seeds- have been shown to contain phytochemicals, which are cytotoxic against various types of cancer cells, including colon, breast, ovarian, uterine, prostate, lung, pancreatic, anal, kidney, liver, lung and skin cancers.
Soursop fruit or the fruit juice can be taken to prevent or treat cancer.
The fresh leaves and stems of the plant can also be used for the same purpose.
In these cases, about one handful of the fresh leaves and stems of soursop is cut into pieces and boiled in 1 (One) litre water until the water is reduced to half. This is then strained and up to100 ml is taken orally morning and night.
The decoction can be sweetened with pure honey.
Soursop has been proven to be a miraculous natural cancer cell killer and it is said to be 10,000 times stronger than most chemotherapy drugs.
A recent study conducted at Catholic University of South Korea shows that one chemical (acetogenins) present in soursop was found to selectively kill colon cancer cells at10, 000 times the potency more than the commonly used Adriamycin (a chemotherapy drug).
Unlike chemotherapy, which indiscriminately destroys both cancerous and normal cells, the compound extracted from the soursop selectively kills only cancer cells without harming the healthy and normal ones.
Other Uses Of Soursop
The fruit juice of soursop is creamy, with musky, sub-acid to acid flavour, sometimes used in ice cream.
It is rich in Vitamins B and C. It is commonly taken after childbirth to help increase mother’s breast milk to cool down feverish conditions, chill and flu, as an astringent for diarrhea and dysentery and for intestinal parasites.
The alkaloid-rich fresh leaves and bark/roots of soursop can be prepared as a standard infusion (one cup 2-3 times daily); decoction (1-3 times twice daily or 6 grams of powdered leaves in capsules in 3-4 divided dosages) for the following conditions:
Digestive Problems: Constipation, indigestion, as emetic, diarrhea.
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Follow Your Passion
Hello People,
“On the journey from where you are to where you want to be, you have to decide where you want to be. One of the main reasons that people don't get what they want is that they haven't decided what they want. The other main reason is that they think that there is no way they can make a living doing what they love." - Jack Canfield
The idea that we can't make a living doing what we'd love to do is one of the most popular false beliefs that keep people stuck. The fact is - we can make money doing anything that meets other people's needs! The idea that we have to suffer doing boring work to pay the bills is ridiculous.
That doesn't mean that doing what you love is easy. If it was easy, everyone would already be doing it. But it's possible, and you can do it without going broke. This is true for almost anything that you might desire. After all, if there are others doing this and surviving, you can do it and prosper!
Take some time to do the research. Find out what's required, find the best existing providers and see what they do. Talk to people already in that market and find out what they think is missing, what's hard to find. Then do something to fill the niche.
My experience is that people who are not doing what they love are either not serious about finding a way to do it, or who have been convinced that it's too difficult or too late for them to take it on. As Wayne Dyer said, "Excuses, begone!" The only valid question is. "What do you want?" The answer is up to you.
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A Captivating Woman
"Every woman in her heart of hearts longs for three things: to be romanced, to play an irreplaceable role in a great adventure, and to unveil beauty". That’s what makes a woman come alive.
Remember, every woman was once a little girl. And every little girl holds in her heart her most precious dreams. She longs to be swept up into a romance, to play an irreplaceable role in a great adventure, to be the beauty of the story. Those desires are far more than child's play. They are the secret to the feminine heart. Am sure you as a woman can bear me witness.
And yet ― how many women do you know who ever find that life? As the years pass by, the heart of a woman gets pushed aside, wounded, buried. She finds no romance except in novels, no adventure except on television, and she doubts very much that she will ever be the Beauty in any tale.
Most women think they have to settle for a life of efficiency and duty, chores, and errands, striving to be the women they "ought" to be but often feeling they have failed. Sadly, too many messages for Christen women add to the pressure. "Do these ten things, and you will be a godly woman." The effect has not been good on the feminine soul.
But her heart is still there. Sometimes when she watches a movie, sometimes in the wee hours of the night, her heart begins to speak again. A thirst rises within her to find the life she was meant to live ― the life she dreamed of as a little girl.
Woman- your heart matters more than anything else in all creation. The desires you had as a little girl and the longing you still feel as a woman are telling you of the life God created you to live. He offers to come now as the Hero of your story, to rescue your heart and release you to live as a fully alive and feminine woman. A woman who is truly captivating. Yes! A charming woman.
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