manisha khuller

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Dear Self

Namaskaar

This has been a due query mail from me..

We (A Swami ji & myself) are trying to find out the Name/s & Place/s of cultivation of SOURSOP (a fruit) in India for a while but haven't been able to get much information yet..

On i'net, Wikipedia has mentioned names of the fruit in few languages though, the only Indian name available is in Mallyalam so we presume that the fruit may be growing some where in / around Kerala.

Need help esp. from friends from Kerela (A.S.A.P Please) regarding -

1. Some information about the places / areas in India where it may be growing.

2. Getting name/s of the fruit in any other Indian language so it gives us more area/s to explore where it could be found.

I am sharing the following info about the fruit - as the information & pictures may help in getting us a lead towards required information.

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From Wikipedia -

Soursop

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For the herbaceous plant, see Oxalis pes-caprae.

Soursop

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Magnoliids
Order:	Magnoliales
Family:	Annonaceae
Genus:	Annona
Species:	A. muricata
Binomial name
*Annona muricata* L.^[1]
Synonyms
Annona crassiflora Mart. Annona sericea Lam. A. macrocarpa Wercklé A. bonplandiana H.B. & K. A. cearensis Barb.Rodr. A. coriacea Guanabanus muricatus (L.) M.Gómez in Rain-tree

The soursop (Annona muricata) is a broadleaf flowering evergreen tree native to Mexico, Venezuela, Central America, the Caribbean and northern South America, Colombia and Brazil. Soursop is also native to sub-Saharan African countries that lie within the tropics. Today, it is also grown in some areas of Southeast Asia. It is in the same genus as the chirimoya and the same family as the pawpaw.

Soursop fruit.

The soursop is adapted to areas of high humidity and relatively warm winters; temperatures below 5°C/41°F will cause damage to leaves and small branches, and temperatures below 3°C/37.4°F can be fatal. The fruit becomes dry and is no longer good for concentrate.

Annona muricata var.subonica

Other common names include: guanábana (Spanish), graviola (Portuguese), Brazilian pawpaw, corossolier, guanavana, toge-banreisi, durian benggala, nangka blanda, and nangka londa.^[2] . In Malayalam, it is called "Mullaatha" , literally thorny custard apple.

Its flavor is described as a combination of strawberry and pineapple with sour citrus flavor notes contrasting with an underlying creamy flavor reminiscent of coconut or banana.

[edit] Cultivation and uses

The plant is grown as a commercial crop for its 20–30 cm /7.87-11.8 inch long prickly green fruit, which can have a mass of up to 2.5 kg/5.5 lbs.

Away from its native area, there is some limited production as far north as southern Florida within USDA Zone 10; however, these are mostly garden plantings for local consumption. It is also grown in parts of southeastern Asia. The soursop will reportedly fruit as a container specimen, even in temperate climates, if protected from cool temperatures.^{[citation needed]}

A.muricata flower

The flesh of the fruit consists of an edible white pulp and a core of indigestible black seeds. The species is the only member of its genus that is suitable for processing and preservation.^{[citation needed]} The sweet pulp is used to make juice as well as candies, sorbets, and ice cream flavorings.

In Mexico and Colombia, it is a common fruit, often used for dessert as the only ingredient, or as an agua fresca beverage, in Colombia it is a fruit for juices melting it with milk. Research at the National University of Colombia confirm this fruit as a strong potential anti-cancer treatment.^{[citation needed]} Ice cream and fruit bars made of soursop are also very popular. The seeds are normally left in the preparation, and removed while consuming.

In Indonesia, dodol sirsak, a sweetmeat, is made by boiling soursop pulp in water and adding sugar until the mixture hardens. Soursop is also a common ingredient for making fresh fruit juices that are sold by street food vendors. In Vietnam, this fruit is called mãng cầu Xiêm in the south, or mãng cầu in the north, and is used to make smoothies, or eaten as is. In Cambodia, this fruit is called tearb barung, literally "western custard-apple fruit." In Malaysia, it is known in Malay as durian belanda and in East Malaysia, specifically among the Dusun people of Sabah, it is locally known as lampun. Popularly, it is eaten raw when it ripens. Usually the fruits are taken from the tree when they mature and left to ripen in a dark corner, whereby they will be eaten when they are fully ripe. It has a white flower with a very pleasing scent, especially in the morning.

Nutritionally, the fruit is high in carbohydrates, particularly fructose. The fruit also contains significant amounts of vitamin C, vitamin B₁, and vitamin B₂. The fruit, seeds, and leaves have a number of herbal medicinal uses among indigenous peoples of regions where the plant is common.

[edit] Health risks

Research carried out in the Caribbean has suggested a connection between consumption of soursop and atypical forms of Parkinson's disease due to the very high concentration of annonacin.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

According to Cancer Research UK, annona muricata is an active principle in an unlicensed herbal remedy marketed under the brand name Triamazon.^[7] It is not licensed for medicinal use and the sale of the product resulted in a conviction on four counts of selling unlicensed medical products, and other charges, for the vendor.^[8]

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From another source -

Origin: Tropical America
Family: Annonaceae
Botanical Name: Annona muricata
Varieties: about nine, differing in shape, texture in flavors
Season: almost all the year round
Tree: height; up to 10 m

Fruit: length:12 - 24 cm; weight: 400 - 800 gm

Soursop is a fruit that has the most delectable flavor. The soursop is a large fruit of a small, fast-growing tree. The fruit is picked from the tree before it has fully ripened as it will be badly bruised if allowed to ripen and fall. The fruit is mature and is ready for eating when it feels slightly soft and is light green externally. The skin is thin and is covered with conical nibs. The white, pulpy flesh, which contains juice, is peppered with small shiny, black inedible seeds, and has a pleasant, sweet-acidic taste. As it is rather fibrous, its squeezed juice makes a better choice, and has, in fact become more popular than the fresh fruit as such. Soursop has few seedless varieties, but they are rare, and tend to have fibrous flesh.

Medicinal Benefits: Soursop is not only a delicious and healthy fruit but it is use medicinally to treat illness ranging from stomach ailments to worms.

The seeds, which have emetic properties, can be used in the treatment of vomiting.
The leaf decoction is effective for head lice and bedbugs.
The crushed fresh leaves can be applied on skin eruptions to promote healing.
The juice of the fruit can be taken orally as a remedy for urethritis, haematuria and liver ailments.
The juice when taken when fasting, it is believed to relieve liver ailments and leprosy.
To speed the healing of wounds, the flesh of the soursop is applied as a poultice unchanged for 3 days.
A decoction of the young shoots or leaves is regarded as a remedy for gall bladder trouble, as well as coughs, catarrh, diarrhea, dysentery, fever and indigestion.
Mashed leaves are used as a poultice to alleviate eczema and other skin problems and rheumatism.
The root bark is use as an antidote for poisoning.
Soursop flowers are believed to alleviate catarrh.
Decoction of leaves used as compresses for inflammation and swollen feet.

Nutrient Value per 100 grams servings:

Vitamin: C 20.6
Calcium: 14
Iron: 0.6
Calories: 66
Dietary Fiber: 3.3g
Protein: 1g
Cholesterol: 0mg
Sodium: 14mg
Sugars: 13.54g
Total Carbohydrate: 16.84g
Total Fat: 0.3g
Saturated Fat: 0.05g
Monounsaturated Fat: 0.09g
Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.06g

Culinary uses: eaten fresh as fruit; made into cakes, ice cream, preserved, beverages and for flavoring. The young soursop, where the seeds are still soft, is used as a vegetable. The fermented fruit is also use to make an apple cider-like drink.

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'Looking forward to your inputs please.

Thanks.

With Prayers for Well Being of All

**LOKAAH SAMASTAAH SUKHINO BHAVANTU**

LOVE to All

Manisha

Soorya

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Dear Manisha ji,

Yes, this fruit grows in Kerala(called as 'aathi chakka' in Malayalam), dont know about other parts of India. In fact if I am not wrong there is a plant which bears this fruit in my home backyard itself :-)

Soorya

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Jan 3, 2011, 10:57:57 PM1/3/11

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You can type "soursop india exporters" in google and from one of the
links you will get the list of exporters -you might want to contact
one of them to know the source.

On Jan 3, 5:47 pm, Soorya <sooryak...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Dear Manisha ji,
>
> Yes, this fruit grows in Kerala(called as 'aathi chakka' in Malayalam), dont
> know about other parts of India. In fact if I am not wrong there is a plant
> which bears this fruit in my home backyard itself :-)
> Soorya

> On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 10:42 PM, manisha khuller <manishakhul...@yahoo.co.in
>
>
>
> > wrote:
> > *OM*

>
> > Dear Self
> > Namaskaar
>
> > This has been a due query mail from me..
>
> > We (A Swami ji & myself) are trying to find out the Name/s & Place/s of
> > cultivation of SOURSOP (a fruit) in India for a while but haven't been able
> > to get much information yet..
> > On i'net, Wikipedia has mentioned names of the fruit in few languages
> > though, the only Indian name available is in Mallyalam so we presume that
> > the fruit may be growing some where in / around Kerala.
> > Need help esp. from friends from Kerela (A.S.A.P Please) regarding -
> > 1. Some information about the places / areas in India where it may be
> > growing.
> > 2. Getting name/s of the fruit in any other Indian language so it gives us
> > more area/s to explore where it could be found.
>
> > I am sharing the following info about the fruit - as the information &
> > pictures may help in getting us a lead towards required information.
>
> > -----------------------------------------
>
> > From Wikipedia -
> > Soursop
> > From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

> > sub-Saharan African countries that lie within the tropics. Today, it is also

> > grown in some areas of Southeast Asia<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southeast_Asia>.
> > It is in the same genus as the chirimoya<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chirimoya>and the same family as the
> > pawpaw <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pawpaw>.
> > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Owoce_Guanabana.jpg>
> > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Owoce_Guanabana.jpg>

> > Soursop fruit.
> > The soursop is adapted to areas of high humidity and relatively warm
> > winters; temperatures below 5°C/41°F will cause damage to leaves and small
> > branches, and temperatures below 3°C/37.4°F can be fatal. The fruit becomes
> > dry and is no longer good for concentrate.
>

> > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Annona_muricata_Blanco1.196.png>
> > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Annona_muricata_Blanco1.196.png>
> > Annona muricata var.subonica
> > Other common names <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_name> include: *
> > guanábana* (Spanish <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_language>), *
> > graviola* (Portuguese <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portuguese_language>),
> > Brazilian pawpaw, *corossolier*, *guanavana*, *toge-banreisi*, *durian
> > benggala*, *nangka blanda*, and *nangka londa*.[2]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soursop#cite_note-1>. In
> > Malayalam <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malayalam>, it is called

> > "Mullaatha" , literally thorny custard apple.

> > 2.5 kg/5.5 lbs.
> > Away from its native area, there is some limited production as far north as

> > southern Florida <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida> within USDA<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USDA>Zone 10; however, these are mostly garden plantings for local consumption.
> > It is also grown in parts of southeastern Asia<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asia>.

> > The soursop will reportedly fruit as a container specimen, even in temperate

> > climates, if protected from cool temperatures.[*citation needed<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed>
> > *]
> > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Annona_muricata_fleur2.jpg>
> > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Annona_muricata_fleur2.jpg>
> > A.muricata flower
> > The flesh of the fruit consists of an edible white pulp<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juice_vesicles>and a core of indigestible black seeds. The species is the only member of
> > its genus that is suitable for processing and preservation.[*citation
> > needed <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed>*] The
> > sweet pulp is used to make juice as well as candies, sorbets<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sorbet>,
> > and ice cream flavorings.
> > In Mexico <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico> and Colombia<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombia>,

> > it is a common fruit, often used for dessert as the only ingredient, or as

> > an agua fresca <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agua_fresca> beverage, in
> > Colombia <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombia> it is a fruit for juices
> > melting it with milk. Research at the National University of Colombia<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_University_of_Colombia>confirm this fruit as a strong potential anti-cancer treatment.
> > [*citation needed <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed>
> > *] Ice cream and fruit bars made of soursop are also very popular. The

> > seeds are normally left in the preparation, and removed while consuming.

> > In Indonesia <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia>, *dodol<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodol>sirsak
> > *, a sweetmeat <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweetmeat>, is made by

> > boiling soursop pulp in water and adding sugar until the mixture hardens.
> > Soursop is also a common ingredient for making fresh fruit juices that are

> > sold by street food vendors. In Vietnam<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam>,
> > this fruit is called *mãng cầu Xiêm* in the south, or *mãng cầu* in the
> > north, and is used to make smoothies<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoothie>,
> > or eaten as is. In Cambodia, this fruit is called *tearb barung*,
> > literally "western custard-apple fruit." In Malaysia, it is known in Malay<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malay_language>as
> > *durian belanda* and in East Malaysia, specifically among the Dusun<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dusun>people of
> > Sabah <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabah>, it is locally known as *lampun
> > *. Popularly, it is eaten raw when it ripens. Usually the fruits are taken

> > from the tree when they mature and left to ripen in a dark corner, whereby
> > they will be eaten when they are fully ripe. It has a white flower with a
> > very pleasing scent, especially in the morning.

> > Nutritionally, the fruit is high in carbohydrates<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbohydrates>,
> > particularly fructose <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fructose>. The fruit
> > also contains significant amounts of vitamin C<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamin_C>,
> > vitamin B1 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamin_B1>, and vitamin B2<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamin_B2>.
> > The fruit, seeds, and leaves have a number of herbal medicinal<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbal_medicine>uses among indigenous peoples of regions where the plant is common.
> > [edit<http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Soursop&action=edit§ion=2>

> > ] Health risks
> > Research carried out in the Caribbean has suggested a connection between

> > consumption of soursop and atypical forms of Parkinson's disease<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkinson%27s_disease>due to the very high concentration of
>
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Dear Manishaji and other devotees interested in further information on this plant!!!

Plenty of graviola is available in Kerala especially in hilly areas like Attingal,Nedumangad and everywhere in trivandrum&kollam .

Attached please find attached a document on technical and other interesting information on this plant. The plant belongs to genus Annona and has number of species, thus closely related to the popular custard apple (Sitafal) Annona squamosa.

Sl_No	BOTANICAL NAME	TELUGU NAME	HINDI NAME	KANNADA NAME	TAMIL NAME	MARATHI NAME	TRADE OR POPULAR NAME
1	Annona cherimolia		Hanuman Phal				Cherimoya
			Lakshman Phal
2	Annona muricata		Mamphal				Sour-sop
3	Annona reticulata	Ramaphalamu	Ramphal	Ramaphala	Rama Sitha		Bullock's Heart of India
			Lavni		Ramaphalam		Custard Apple of West Indies
4	Annona squamosa	Sitaphalamu	Sherifa	Duranji	Sitha	Sitaphal	Custard Apple of India
		Ganda Gathram	Sitaphal		Sithapalam		West Indian "Sweet Sop"
		Sitapandu

(source: http://forest.ap.nic.in/Forest%20Flora%20of%20Andhra%20Pradesh/Family/Annonaceae.htm)

Name: ANNONA MURICATA
Filename: Annona_muricata.jpg
Description:

Botanical name : Annona muricata Linn (Annona macrocarpa Wercklé)
Family : Annonaceae
SANSKRIT SYNONYMS
Lakshmanaphala
AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES
Rasa    : Tikta, Kashaya, Madhura
Guna   : Guru
Virya   : Seeta
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
English     : Soursop tree
Hindi        : Lakshman phal
Malayalam    : Mullan chakka, Lakshmanapazam.
Distribution – Cultivated throughout warmer parts of India, as well as growing wild.
PLANT DESCRIPTION
A small erect tree grows up to 6 meters in height. Leaves simple alternate, acute, oval-oblong, glossy dark green colored, glabrous above and hairy below. Flowers arises from main stem and from tender stems, thick petellate, greenish yellow and heart shaped. Fruits large, with abundant prickles or bristles, containing numerous long brown colored seeds embedded in the whitish pulp.
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
Plant pacifies vitiated pitta, constipation, burning sensation, bacterial infections, parasites, hypertension, depression, fever, viral infections, malignancy and general tonic. Root decoction is a powerful purgative. Powdered seed kills body and hair lice on external application.
Useful part    :    Leaves, Fruit, Root, Bark, Seed.
CHEMICAL CONTENTS
The plant contains plenty of sesquiterpene derivatives: β-elemene, isocaryophyllene, β-caryophyllene, αhumulene, γ-muurolene, OC-selinene, α -muurolene, germacrene A, β-cadinene and the alcohols: elemol, (E)-nerolidol, spathulenol, globulol, epi-globulol, 1-epi-cubenol, d-epi-cadinol, á -epi-muurolol, and á -cadinol.
The cadinols, cadinenes and caryophyllenes predominated in both oils. The difference observed in the compositions of the two oil samples concerned the caryophyllenes. isocaryophyllene was more abundant than the β-isomer at 6 a.m., while at 9 a.m. the relative proportions were reversed. 6-cadinene was more abundant at 9 a.m. (9.1% versus 4.5% at 6 a.m.). Analogous variations were observed for tx-epi-cadinol (8.4% versus 4.1%).

(Source: http://ayurvedicmedicinalplants.com/plants/125.html)

Annona muricata

Local Names:

Bengali: Jangli ata

Kannada: Mullaramaphala

Malyalam: Aathi chakka, Mullan chakka, Vilayathi nuna

Marathi: Mamphal

Tamil: Mulluseetha, Pullippala

Telugu: Lakshmanaphalamu

Source: Medicinal Plants in Andhra Pradesh, India by T. Pullaiah

http://books.google.co.in/books?id=YZ2I_LzgDp8C&pg=PA59&lpg=PA59&dq=%22Mullan+chakka%22&source=bl&ots=pJydfPphCc&sig=2XAjuajE34-E7E-p1kWYqlUGm0c&hl=en&ei=n5siTezbEcjKrAfym4DoCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8&ved=0CEUQ6AEwBw#v=onepage&q=%22Mullan%20chakka%22&f=false

Satwik............

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graviola-techreport.pdf

manisha k

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OM

Thank you so much for your input. I am sure this would be helpful.

'feel happy to know that the fruit we have been searching so much in India is growing right in your home backyard.. & so, from being 'sought after' the status has instantly changed to being 'simply accessible' :)) !

'God bless..

Manisha

manisha k

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OM

Thank you Satwik ji for the very Useful information. I am sure it would be of good help in our endeavor.

'God bless..

Manisha

manisha k

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OM

Thank you for a good suggestion that could help in getting more required information pl.

'God Bless..

Manisha

ambika prasad

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Jan 11, 2011, 3:44:30 PM1/11/11

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Dear Manishaji,

Not sure how relevant this is as of now...but ... here are a couple of
links that a friend just sent across:

For detailed info:

http://www.fshs.org/Proceedings/Password%20Protected/1966%20Vol.%2079/355-366%20(MORTON).pdf

and from a herb wholesalers:

http://www.herbwholesalers.com/shop/product_all.php

> ...
>
> read more »

manisha k

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OM

Thank you Ambika ji

Yes this too could be useful !

'God Bless..

M

manisha k

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Wow!! The 1st attachment matter is very informative not only about Soursop fruit but the whole plant itself :)
Thank you once again for sharing pl.

M

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[edit] Cultivation and uses

[edit] Health risks

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