Annona reticulata L.
Traditional Knowledge
Useful plant parts :
Fruit
Uses in traditional medicine :
- A cup of fresh fruit juice is taken early morning by patients suffering from indigestion
Scientific Research
Chemical constituents:
Acetogenins: reticulatacin, cis-/trans-isomurisolenin and cis-/trans-murisolinone, annoreticuin, annoreticuin-9-one, bullatacin, squamocin, cis-/trans-bullatacinone from bark and seeds
Bioactivity :
Aqueous extract of plant: inhibits platelet aggregation; methanol extract of leaves: antihyperglycaemic, cytotoxic; petroleum ether extract of bark: analgaesic, anti-inflammatory
Clinical:
Note :
Ripe fruits are edible
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