What is the medicinal use of Annona squamosa leaf?
Annona squamosa L. Activity, heptoprotective, anti-genotoxic, anthelmintic activity, antimalarial activity, Antidiabetic activity, anti-inflammatory property, and many more pharmacological activities. Extracts from Annona squamosa leaves (ASLs) have been studied for their biological activities, including anticancer, antidiabetic, antioxidant, antimicrobial, antiobesity, lipid-lowering, and hepatoprotective functions.Annona muricata Linn. Annona muricata leaves are used in traditional medicine to manage diabetes mellitus and its complications.
Is Annona squamosa good for your heart?
Rich in vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants, custard apple significantly enhance immune function, improve digestion, and promotes cardiovascular health. Custard apple is also acknowledged for its hepatoprotective properties. The presence of essential antioxidants in the Sitaphal protects the liver against chronic liver injury; liver inflammation and helps in the reduction of bilirubin levels.Consumption of leaves extract of custard apple could also improve the activities of plasma insulin and reduces the levels of blood glucose during the study.The advantages of custard apple include rectifying cardiac, hepatic or kidney problems. It is used in fruit salads, sherbets, and also used in making jams, milkshakes or ice creams. Traditionally it has been recommended for use in people with cardiac, hepatic, kidney conditions or osteoporosis.Ingestion of custard apple and its species have shown some interactions with several drugs that are described as follows: Interaction with glibenclamide (anti-diabetic drug): The co-administration of capsules prepared from leaf extract of custard apple with glibenclamide improves glucose control in diabetic patients.