SOURSOP

Soursop, jackfruit dutch, dutch or durian (Annona muricata L.) is a useful plant originating from the Caribbean, Central America and South America. In various regions of Indonesia known as the other side of jackfruit, jackfruit lye (Java), walanda jackfruit, soursop (Sunda), jackfruit buris (Madura), Sugar-apple Java (Bali), deureuyan dutch (Aceh), Durio ulondro (Nias), durian Betawi ( Minangkabau), and guava lye (in Lampung). The mention of "dutch" and its variations show that the soursop (from Dutch: zuurzak, meaning "acid pocket") was imported by the Dutch East Indies colonial government to the archipelago, namely in the 19th century, though not from Europe.

This plant is grown commercially for their meat fruit. This plant can grow in any place, is best planted in an area that is quite juicy. Soursop name itself comes from the Dutch language Zuurzak which means the acid sac.

This plant is grown commercially or casual to take the fruit. Soursop tree can reach a height of 9 meters. In Indonesia soursop grow well at an altitude of 1000 m above sea level.

Nutrient Content of soursop fruit is as follows:

Soursop fruit consists of 67.5 percent pulp, 20 percent of the fruit skin, fruit seeds 8.5 percent and 4 percent of the fruit core.

After water, the highest content of nutrients in the soursop is carbohydrates. One type of carbohydrate on soursop fruit is a reducing sugar (glucose and fructose) with levels of 81.9 to 93.6 percent of the total sugar content.

Soursop fruit contains very little fat (0.3 g/100 g), so it is good for health. Sour taste in soursop derived from non-volatile organic acids, particularly malic acid, citric acid, and acid isositrat.

Soursop fruit is not a true fruit, the size is big enough to 20-30cm with a weight of 2.5 kg. Called "fruit" is actually a collection of the fruits (fruit aggregate) with a single seed that coincide between the fruit and loss limits. Soursop fruit flesh is white and has black seeds. The fruit is often used for raw material juice drinks and ice cream. Soursop fruit contains a lot of carbohydrates, particularly fructose. Other nutrient content is the most dominant in Vitamin soursop fruit is vitamin C, which is about 20 mg per 100 grams of fruit flesh. Requirement of vitamin C per person per day (ie 60 mg), can be met simply by consuming 300 grams of meat soursop fruit. Vitamin C content high enough on the soursop is an excellent antioxidant to boost the immune system and slow the aging process (stay young).

Dominant minerals are phosphorus and calcium, respectively by 27 and 14 mg/100 g. Both minerals are essential for the formation of bone mass, making it useful to form strong bones and prevent osteoporosis.

In addition to nutritional components, soursop fruit is also very rich in non-nutritional components. One of them is contain lots of fiber (dietary fiber), which reached 3.3 g / 100 g of fruit flesh.

Consumption of 100 g of fruit flesh can meet 13 percent of daily needs of food fiber. Soursop fruit is a fruit that is rich in phytochemical compounds, so as to ensure that the fruits are very much beneficial for health. Phytochemical compounds are likely to have health giving properties, though not all scientifically proven. Range of benefits for therapy, among others, soursop treatment of gallstones, antisembelit, uric acid, and increased appetite. In addition, the fiber content also serves to facilitate digestion, especially for the treatment of constipation (difficult bowel movements).

Fruit juice (juice) soursop in the digestive system

Studies at Purdue University show that graviola leaf can kill cancer cells effectively, particularly cancer cells: prostate, pancreas, and lungs.

The results of some university research that proves if the magic tree and its fruit can be:

1. Attacking cancer cells with naturally safe and effective, without nausea, weight loss, hair loss, as happened in chemo therapy.
2. Protecting the immune system and prevent deadly infections.
3. Increased energy and improved physical appearance.
4. Effectively selecting the target and kill the bad cells from 12 different types of cancer, including colon cancer, breast, prostate, lung, and pancreas.
5. Power works 10,000 times stronger in slowing the growth of cancer cells compared with adriamycin and the commonly used chemo therapy.
6. Unlike chemo therapy, this juice is only selectively hunt down and kill the bad cells and not harm or kill healthy cells.

The recipes of traditional medicine with the following soursop

1. Cancer Treatment.
   10 sheets that old soursop leaves boiled in 3 cups of water until the remaining 1 cup, drink 2 times per day for 2 weeks. Soursop leaves are said to nature such as chemotherapy, even more remarkable because soursop leaves only kill cells that grow abnormally and allow cells to grow normally.
2. Back Pain.
   20 soursop leaves, boiled with 5 cups water to boiling until tinggal3 glass, drink 1 a day 3 / 4 cup.
3. Diarrhoea baby.
   Soursop fruit is ripe. Soursop fruit is squeezed and filtered to take water, drenched diarrhea in infants between 2-3 tablespoons.
4. Hemorrhoid.
   Soursop fruit is ripe. Squeeze to take water as much as 1 cup, and drink 2 times a day, morning and afternoon.
5. Ulcers.
   Soursop leaves are still young enough, stick it in places affected by ulcers.
6. Urinary tract infection.
   Half-ripe soursop and sugar to taste. Soursop peeled and boiled with sugar with 2 cups of water, filtered and drunk.
7. Urine bladder pain.
   Half-ripe soursop fruit, sugar and salt to taste. All the material is made compote cooked. Eaten plain, and performed regularly every day for 1 week in a row.
8. Liver disease.
   Another fast food, only drink soursop juice for 1 week
9. Eczema and Rheumatism.
   Mash until smooth soursop leaves and apply on affected part