Health Benefits Of Annona Muricata - A Review

Natural derivatives from plants have proven to be useful in maintaining men's health. In recent past years, phytochemicals derived from plants have been a backbone for pharmaceutical discoveries. Annonamuricata L., commonly known as soursop, graviola, guanabana, paw-paw and sirsak, is a member of the Annonaceae family. Annonamuricata is a coveted tropical tree, and a wealth of phytochemical investigations have been conducted for this fruit plant. In addition to being an important source for the food industry and an indigenous medicinal plant, Annonamuricata is proven to possess numerous biological activities such as anti-arthritic activity, anti-cancer activity, antimicrobial activity, anticonvulsant activity, Anti-diabetic and hypolipidemic activity, anti-inflammatory and anti-nociceptive activity, antioxidant activity, anti-hypertensive activity, anti-parasitic activity, antiplasmodial activity, hepato-protective and bilirubin-lowering activity, insecticidal activity, gastroprotective activity, molluscicidal activity, wound-healing activity. This review enlightens various biological activities of Annona Muricata