Let’s talk about some of the biggest health benefits that modern drinkers can absorb by turning to soursop tea.

• Boost Your Immune Health.
• Fight Inflammation.
• Improve Digestive Health.
• Stabilize Your Blood Pressure.
• Potentially Prevent Cancer.

Soursop is typically eaten raw by cutting the fruit in half and scooping out the flesh. Fruits range in size and can be quite large, so it may be best to divide it into a few portions. A typical serving of this fruit is low in calories yet high in several nutrients like fiber and vitamin C.

Anti-cancer Properties Sweetsop fruit contains alkaloids and acetogenin that are effective for preventing the growth of tumor cells and reducing the risk of cancer. The bark contains tannins and astringents that have been proven effective for treating and inhibiting tumor cells and cancer.

S oursop fruit, with its sweet flesh and distinctive flavor, is grown commercially to make juice, candy, sorbet and ice cream. It’s also is purported to have medicinal qualities, with claims across the Internet that soursop extract can slow the spread of cancer or make traditional cancer therapies work better.

Well, in sweetsop there is a toxin called annonacin that may lead to fatal effects on your brain and nervous system. In research studies it is said to be mostly concentrated in the seed and skin of the fruit, despite it may be in all parts of the plant.

Experts warn against using soursop to fight cancer. In addition, a study suggests tea made for the leaves and stems of graviola is associated with neurotoxicity. In general, some cancer patients use herbal supplements to relieve their symptoms and to treat their cancer. Herbal supplements, though, are not a substitute for mainstream cancer care.