In Brazil, researchers have identified substances with analgesic, anti-inflammatory, anti-hyperalgesic (against persistent pain) and anti-arthritic activity in the leaves of Annona squamosa, a tree ...

Researchers tested the effects of the plant’s methanolic extract and an isolated alkaloid substance, palmatine, on mice. The results were promising. The work involved scientists from the Federal ...

According to the infallible Wikipedia Annona is a genus of flowering plants in the pawpaw sugar apple sugar apple family cultivated in Mexico since 1000 BC. Currently, seven Annona species and one ...

Annona squamosa or or Sugar Apple or Sitaphal is a multipurpose semi-deciduous small tree, which is rich in medicinally and industrially important bio-active components present all its parts. The ...

As the authors explain, Annona squamosa is already used medicinally in several countries and is used in folk medicine to treat pain and arthritis. Several pharmacological properties have been observed ...

The author is the Editor, special features for The Economic Times. If someone was to create an award for Greatest Fruit Marketing Achievement there would be many contenders. Like Jack Turner, a New ...

(Jamaica Observer) JAMAICAN scientists are now engaged in a drive to locate and protect two endemic plants that flower and bear fruits. The two — Annona praetermissa (Wild cherimoya) and Annona ...