Guanabana
Is a small, evergreen tree, about six meters tall, with green leaves and glossy leaves. It has several names, including the cream, the praviola, the Indian quince, the Indian pineapple, the chirimoya, or the sresp, and the squirrel, as the Omanis call it. In many areas, it dates back to the Andes in South America, the guanabana fruit dark green from the outside, with many lobes separated from each other when they ripen, and with a bright white core, containing small black seeds, which can be eaten directly Or prepared as juice, also can be mixed with Other drinks, to add a sweet flavor to it.
Place of cultivation
The fruits of guanabana are spread throughout the Sudan, Yemen, Oman, Egypt and especially in Minya, Aswan, Giza and Gaza. They can also be grown on the shores of the Mediterranean. They are also grown in Central America, South Asia and Italy. They are: Indian and this species needs a mild atmosphere to grow, and is considered one of the most cold-tolerant species, ripens in October, and continues to November. The second type is the heart of the bull, dubbed the honorable name, can be grown on the edge of the desert, the fastest mature species, and it is worth mentioning that the taste of guanabana between pineapple and bananas.
Benefits
- Reduce blood pressure, expand blood vessels.
- Preventing the incidence of chest diseases, such as angina, and blockage of the arteries.
- Relieves symptoms of depression.
- Kill bacteria, parasites, and viruses in the body.
- Remove the body from the worms, which may form inside it.
- Reduce heart rate.
- Accelerates digestion because of its high fiber content, so it cleans the stomach and protects against stomach cancer.
- Prevent the incidence of constipation by facilitating the process of output, and thus prevent the incidence of hemorrhoids.
- Boosts brain function, as it contains vitamin B6, thus relieving stress and anxiety.
- Preventing the incidence of nerve spasms, dizziness and joint inflammation, due to the treatment of nerve disorders.
- Her leaves were used to treat heart and liver disease out of date.
- Cancer tumors are treated by killing cancer cells and limiting their spread, thus preventing cancer of the pancreas, lymph nodes, uterus, prostate, liver and colon.
- The percentage of potassium in the body is preserved.
- Enhances the immunity of the body, because it contains a high percentage of vitamin C, and thus prevent the incidence of many diseases, such as cold, flu.
- Reduce the amount of harmful cholesterol in the body.