6 Benefits of soursop for body health, can treat flu to herpes
KONTAN.CO.ID – JAKARTA. Soursop fruit is widely used as an ingredient in a drink menu. In fact, soursop fruit has many health benefits.
Soursop fruit, a tropical fruit that is liked by many people. Soursop fruit has pure white flesh.
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Sweet and sour taste of soursop fruit. This makes soursop fruit suitable for making drink menus.
Apparently, soursop fruit not only has a fresh and delicious taste. Soursop fruit is also rich in vitamins and other nutrients.
Launching from a book entitled Potions and Benefits of Soursop, by Lina Mardiana, Juwita Ratnasari, soursop fruit contains vitamin C, phosphorus, calcium, potassium, sodium.
This content makes soursop fruit believed to have many benefits for the health of the body when consumed regularly in ideal amounts.
Benefits of soursop fruit for health
Soursop fruit is easily found in traditional markets as well as modern markets. The price of soursop fruit is quite affordable.
Here are the benefits of soursop fruit for health.
1. High blood pressure
Soursop fruit contains potassium and sodium which play a role in controlling blood pressure in the body.
By consuming soursop fruit regularly, you can avoid the risk of suffering from high blood pressure.
2. Smooth digestion process
Soursop fruit is rich in fiber. In 100 grams of soursop fruit, there are 3.3 grams of fiber.
The high fiber content is beneficial for the digestion process in the body.
3. Diarrhea, ulcers, dysentery, fever, and flu
Soursop fruit is also useful as an herbal remedy for colds, fever, ulcers, dysentery and diarrhea. This is because soursop fruit contains annonaine and asimilobine.
4. Herpes
Launching from a book entitled Benefits of Fruits: Benefits of Fruits, by Dayat Suryana, soursop fruit is useful as an herbal medicine for herpes.
In a study it has been proven that soursop fruit is effective in inhibiting the growth of the herpes virus
5. Inhibits the growth of cancer cells
Soursop fruit which is processed into extracts is believed to be able to inhibit the growth of cancer cells.
In the Journal of Medical Chemistry published in 1997, soursop compounds proved to be 250 times more effective in killing cancer cells than chemotherapy drugs.
6. Increase endurance
Apart from containing vitamin C, soursop fruit contains vitamins A, B1, and B2. Regular consumption of soursop fruit is beneficial for increasing endurance.
How, are you interested in starting to consume soursop fruit regularly from now on?
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