Graviola

Graviola (Annona muricata) is an evergreen plant native to Central and South America. Today, it grows in Mexico, the Caribbean, Colombia, Peru, and Venezuela. It can also be found in sub-Saharan African countries and Southeast Asia.
Graviola thrives in areas of high humidity where winters are relatively warm, as this plant does not tolerate temperatures below 5 degrees Celsius, which can damage its leaves and smaller branches. Temperatures below 3 degrees Celsius can be fatal for this plant as its fruits become dry and lose quality. Graviola has a pleasant, sweet taste, often compared to a combination of pineapple and strawberries with a creamy note reminiscent of coconut or banana. You can eat graviola fruit in its raw form or make juice from it. The leaves, bark, fruit, and seeds of graviola are used in treatment.

Graviola and Cancer

Graviola is best known for its effect on cancer cells.
According to experts, graviola selectively kills cancer cells and is up to 10,000 times stronger than chemotherapy drugs (though this claim should be taken with caution, as while the significant chemotherapeutic properties of this plant are indeed documented, mentioning such a large number may be an exaggeration).
In cancer treatment, graviola works on multiple levels:

• destroys cancer cells without harmful side effects
• protects the immune system
• helps avoid deadly infections
• establishes normal organ function
• restores life energy and a positive outlook on life

According to laboratory tests by an American pharmaceutical manufacturer, the extract of the graviola plant kills malignant cells of 12 types of cancer.
These include colon, breast, prostate, lung, and pancreatic cancer.
Compounds from the graviola tree are up to 10,000 times stronger than adriamycin, commonly used in chemotherapy (this large number should also be taken with caution).
Unlike conventional drugs, graviola does not harm healthy cells, effectively killing cancer cells.
In addition to its effect on cancer, graviola has other healing properties – it acts against bacteria, fungi, and parasites, regulates blood pressure, and helps with stress, depression, and nervous disorders.
South American Indians living in the graviola-growing area use all parts of this tree (bark, leaves, root, seeds) to treat heart disease, asthma, arthritis, and liver problems.

Hidden from the Public

After discovering the healing properties of graviola, the pharmaceutical industry faced the problem that, by law, a natural ingredient or plant cannot be patented.
Thus, the pharmaceutical industry lost the opportunity to draw enormous profit from this natural remedy.
However, the pharmaceutical industry did not want to give up on graviola – in the laboratory, pharmacists tried to synthesize the most potent ingredient of graviola that kills cancer cells. However, it was impossible to artificially replicate the miraculous fruit.
After losing millions of dollars invested in testing, the pharmaceutical company withdrew from the project, keeping all the benefits of graviola secret.
Fortunately, one of the scientists publicly spoke about the effects of this plant.
A series of subsequent studies confirmed the effectiveness of graviola, but the results often remained hidden from the public.
Research published in the Journal of Natural Products, following a study conducted at the Catholic University of South Korea, confirmed that graviola selectively kills cancer cells “10,000 times more effectively than adriamycin”.
The South Korean university confirmed that graviola kills cancer cells while preserving healthy cells, which distinguishes it from chemotherapy that indiscriminately destroys all reproductive cells.
A study at Purdue University found that a compound from graviola leaves accurately and selectively kills cancer cells among human cells and is particularly effective against prostate, pancreatic, and lung cancer.
The only possible side effect of consuming graviola mentioned is related to the high concentration of annonacin, a substance associated with certain atypical forms of Parkinson’s disease.
The recommended intake of graviola in the form of tincture is 2-3 ml three times a day.

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It is also important to note that graviola lowers blood pressure, so people with low blood pressure and those with corresponding heart problems should not take it. Additionally, the antimicrobial properties of graviola can destroy “good bacteria,” leading to various long-term infections, so it is not recommended to take this plant in any form for more than 30 days. It is best to consume it fresh (leaves – for tea and fruit), and if that is not possible, then in tincture form (it can be bought in pharmacies in, for example, Trieste). Try to avoid buying various graviola capsules or tea filter bags, etc.

Franjo Lenac