12/01/2026
*THE HEALTH & ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF ANSA SOURSOP TEA:*
Scientific name: Annona muricata (Graviola)
©️ By Pharm. Somtochukwu Inya-Agha, Ph.D.
This is a medicinal plant that is largely found in South America and Africa, and largely in West Africa. The leaves and the fruits are nature's most precious gift to humans.
*Health Benefits:*
1. Inhibits Prostate Enlargement (Benign Prostate Hyperplasia), and helps to ease urine flow.
2. Cancer prevention/treatment/cure: The presence of acetogenin elements present in the leaves helps trap and mop up cancerous cells. Acetogenins fine-tune the activities of cytotoxic effects and metabolise the dead cells (apoptosis).
3. Prevention/treatment of diabetes: The availability of pancreatic cell production in the plant leaves helps in building strong insulin and thereby warding off excess sugar, and therefore regularizing the system.
4. Regulation of blood pressure: The presence of the potassium element in the leaves helps do away with excess sodium in the system and thereby manages, treats, and regularises blood pressure to normalcy.
5. Inflammation: It relieves inflammation and fluid retention.
6. Maintenance of eye health: The presence of lutein compound in the plant leaves helps prevent cataracts and treat degeneration of the eye macula.
7. Protection of the stomach and treatment of ulcers: The intake of the soursop leaves' tea prevents, treats, and manages gas and gastritis eruption from the stomach. It reduces and regularises the production of hydrochloric acid.
8. Handling stress/anxiety: The presence of anonaine and asiminebine elements in the leaves helps relieve stress and anxiety. The two elements fine-tune the production of serotonin, which automatically eases stress and anxiety. It helps you to experience better sleep.
9. Strengthening the immune system: The soursop leaves are a strong phyto-antioxidant that helps to build, strengthen, and restore the immune system. There is enough vitamin C and quercetin in the leaves and the fruits...a very powerful stem cell, a regenerative medicine.
10. Combats constipation/ maintains colon: The fruits are rich in water and nourishment. The leaves and fruits are rich in fibres.
11. Maintenance of hydration: The intake of the fruits and the leaves' tea helps the body maintain hydration. It will make your body go for more water and thereby rehydrate the system.
*Preparation of the tea:*
a. Place one tea bag in a teacup and add freshly boiled water.
b. Wait for 15 minutes, then take your natural drink for everyday usage.
c. For a sweeter flavour, simply add honey.
*Extras, it treats:*
1. All cancers and breast lumps.
2. Stress and fatigue.
3. It brings down the pot-belly.
4. Diabetes/diabetic ulcers.
5. Any type of stomach ulcers.
6. Blur vision/other sight challenges.
7. Fertility issues with males/females bothering on s***matozoa and egg (ova) production. That is, correction of s***m counts, morphology and motility and ovulation of women in child bearing age.
8. Hypertension/other heart challenges.
9. Diarrhoea/haemorrhoid.
10. Treats allergies .
.. enhances overall sexual health
*Economic values/benefits:*
1. It is money spilling.
2. It is food and medicine.
*Thanks.*
