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Understanding the Benefits of Graviola

Posted September 26th, 2008 by Spike

Graviola is a small evergreen tree found in the warmest parts of the tropics, especially the Amazon. Through the years the indigenous people have used all parts of the graviola for medicinal purposes. Graviola as a sedative and heart tonic. In the Brazilian Amazon, a leaf tea is used for liver problems and the oil of the leaves and unripe fruit is mixed with olive oil and used externally for neuralgia, rheumatism and arthritis pain. Graviola is indigenous to warm tropical areas in the Americas, including the Amazon. It produces a 6-to-9 inch, heart-shaped edible fruit, yellow-green in color, with white flesh.

 Graviola seeds demonstrated active anti-parasitic properties in a 1991 study, and a leaf extract showed to be active against malaria in two other studies (in 1990 and 1993). The leaves, root, and seeds of Graviola demonstrated insecticide properties, with the seeds demonstrating strong insecticidal activity in an early 1940 study. Graviola produces these natural compounds in its leaf and stem, bark, and fruit seeds. Three separate research groups have isolated these acetogenin compounds in graviola which have demonstrated significant antitumorous and anticancerous properties, and selective toxicity against various types of cancer cells (without harming healthy cells) publishing eight clinical studies on their findings.

Graviola has demonstrated in vitro antimicrobial properties. Chronic, long-term use of this plant might lead to some die-off of friendly bacteria in the digestive tract. Graviola acts as an antidepressant due to the novel alkaloids found in its seeds and roots. However, one should be very careful while undergoing the treatment with this plant, because these alkaloids may be toxic to the nervous system, and that means you should keep an eye for Graviola side effects – if you feel sick, please consult your doctor. Graviola, is a tree from the Amazon with powerful anti-cancerous properties. For years, graviola had gone publicly unrecognized for years as a cancer treatment behind the doors of a certain unnamed pharmaceutical company.

Please keep in mind that This posting is based on information freely available in the popular press and medical journals that deal with Graviola. Nothing herein is intended to be or should be construed to comprise any sort of medical advice. For medical advice the reader should consult with his or her physician or other medical examination specialist.

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