Traditional Herbs from Annona glabra

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Prepare fresh leaves and stems of bald soursop, wash them thoroughly.
Boil both ingredients until boiling.
Let it warm/cool.
Strain then boil.

What is Annona glabra Looks like??

Parts of Annona glabra that could be used

Leaves
Seeds
Bark
Stem

Annona glabra Distribution

Bald soursop is a tropical plant that originates in tropical America and West Africa. This plant has been introduced as a potential plant and rootstock for commercial Annona species. Now, bald soursop is widely grown in America and Asia. Bald soursop produces fruit that can be eaten raw or processed into alcoholic drinks or jam. This plant is widely used in traditional medicine for several human diseases, including cancer. Additionally, in China, bald soursop leaves have been used to treat chronic bronchitis and the entire plant is used as an anticancer drug.
Agroecology of Annona glabra
Bald soursop is a species of tropical lowland plant, usually found growing in fresh and brackish water wetlands, especially in swamps, salt water areas, mangrove forests, also Melaleuca forests, rain forest areas, riparian areas, river banks, flood plains, rainforest systems. agricultural drainage, beaches, coastal dunes and islands. Its growth prefers moist sandy loam soil with regular pools of fresh to brackish water, and can withstand periods of flooding with its roots submerged for several weeks continuously, but does not grow in areas that are permanently flooded, and requires soil conditions with a high degree of soil acidity. (pH) around 6.
Morphology of Annona glabra

Taproot.
Single stem, has\u00a0a swollen base when young, gray with prominent lenticels.
Leaves alternate, oval-elliptical, leaf tip pointed or short-tapered, green light to dark above and paler below, with prominent midribs and characteristic small folds where the leaf blade joins the petiole.
Flowers are pale yellow to cream \u200b\u200bwith three rough outer petals with dark red spots at the base, and three smaller inner petals that are whitish on the outside and bright red to dark red on the inside, pedicel curved. 100\u2013200 seeds.
The seeds are light brown, oval and flat.

Cultivation of Annona glabra

Propagation is carried out generatively (seeds) and vegetatively (grafting).
Soak the seeds in warm water for 12-24 hours to speed up germination.

Annona glabra, more details :

Chemical Content of Annona glabra
Acetogenins, ent-kauranes, peptides, and alkaloids (lyriodenine alkaloid).
Benefits of Annona glabra
Eradicates flatworms and nematodes, treats chronic bronchitis, is sedative (tranquilizer) and cardiotonic (strengthens heart performance), has anticancer activity.
Simplisia of Annona glabra

Another Facts for Annona glabra :

Synonym of Annona glabra
Annona australis A.St.-Hil., Annona palustris L., Annona laurifolia Dunal
Habitus of Annona glabra
Tree. Annual tree, up to 15 m high
Habitat of Annona glabra