Soursop (Annona muricata)

刺果番荔枝cì guǒ fān lì zhīCiguofanlizhi

Annona muricata · Plant

Annona muricata
Photo: Damien Boilley from suburbs of Paris, France, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
3
Indications
6
With studies in people

Cautions

Seeds contain toxins; avoid seed consumption.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Soursop for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Diarrhea SyndromeHypertension SyndromeParasite Syndrome

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Soursop does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit AntioxidantBenefit DigestiveBenefit Immune Anti-cancer

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Annona muricata and the indication, and how many of those are indexed as studies in people. A record names the two together; it does not show that one treats the other, and most are laboratory or animal work.