Guanabana ... This is the melodic sounding word inRecently, you can hear more and more often. Still would! Indeed, recent studies by scientists have shown that the fruits of this plant effectively fight cancer cells. The news is simply amazing, but here the question arises: "Where is guanabana growing and how can I get it?" Let's talk about this in more detail.
Итак, дерево гуанабана.Where does this miracle grow that has caused the genuine interest of many plant growers? The homeland of this tropical plant is Latin America. From Mexico to Argentina you can find many places where guanabana grows. Residents of these countries incredibly lucky. However, today this tree is common in other places. For example, in India and China.
The plant in question has many names.The most popular of them - "smetanny apple." This fruit got the name for a special pulp consistency, similar to sour cream, tender and soft. Also this plant is called graviola and Annona prickly. It is also known as sausep. It has an interesting shape: it looks like a melon, only its skin is green, covered with many small thorns. Impregnable and unfriendly in appearance, the overseas fruit is notable for amazing softness inside. Its flesh melts in the mouth, and in the heat it also quenches thirst well. According to experts, the fruit tastes like a mix of ripe strawberries, an exotic pineapple and the already familiar citrus fruits. Such a cocktail of sensations from tasting this product deserves to be tasted. It is a pity that we have no regions where the fruit of guanabana grows. However, why not plant it? Yes, they forgot to say: inside the fruit there are black seeds, similar to persimmon seeds. It is from them that a plant can be grown. By the way, be careful: they are poisonous!
Attractive and leaves of this representativetropical flora. The tree is related to the famous ylang-ylang, which is widely used in modern perfumery. Guanabana is not far behind it: its leaves have the same pleasant, deodorizing odor. And another nuance: the leaves are located not only on the branches, as is customary for us, but also on the trunk.
Exotic graviola sometimes strikes with its size. At first, small, as it grows, it grows to 30 cm. At the same time, the weight of one fruit can reach 7 kg!
Guanabana is a very healthy fruit.It contains such essential vitamins as B and C. In addition, it contains many necessary elements, including magnesium and phosphorus, calcium and iron. And in this fruit a lot of folic acid, which helps to restore immunity, improves skin and hair condition.
In countries where guanabana grows, its oftenused for making sorbet and all sorts of creams. Add to ice cream, make mashed potatoes or delicious juice. In Indonesia, unripe fruits are consumed as vegetables.
Guanabana has many healing properties.It is recommended to eat with diseases of the stomach. It not only normalizes its microflora, but also stabilizes acidity. With guanabana you will forever forget about heartburn and discomfort after eating.
Exotic fruit can also be used as an antidepressant. It calms the nervous system, promotes good sleep.
In addition, guanabana is an excellent antibiotic. He kills all sorts of germs and viruses.
As already mentioned, recently appearedscientifically proven evidence that the plant in question has anti-cancer properties. It destroys, without regret, alien cells, which are the cause of the formation of tumors. 12 types of cancer can defeat a tropical tree, including cancer of the breast, rectum, lung, etc. And the use of soursop is more effective than the use of adriamycin, the strongest chemotherapeutic drug. Considered the most useful sap plants. In addition, it does not cause any negative effects, such as hair loss after radiation therapy.
Inability to get us this fruitdue to the fact that it is very rarely exported. Transportation is quite complicated, since the fruits of this tree are perishable. They are transported in an immature state, but even in this case, they are suitable for consumption only for 3-4 days. But the plant itself is unpretentious. Therefore, in order to feast on the fruit, it is not at all necessary to go where guanabana grows. You can grow it at home.
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As you can see, to your "household" aspermanent resident can be added and guanabana. Grow at home this plant is not difficult. And so what benefits it will bring you, you will be able to evaluate yourself.
