Graviola
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Graviola, soursop or guanábana is a fruit native to the humid regions of Central and South America. A formerly obscure fruit for those not in those regions, it has gained some notoriety recently for being promoted as an alternative cancer treatment.
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[edit] Cancer woo
The fruit itself is not the active ingredient studied, but rather extracts from seeds, leaves, bark and twigs of the plant. [1] A 1996 study [2] did find extracts from the seeds to be potent against colon adecarcinoma cells. However, it was done into a in vitro sample of the cells and not humans, and was only compared to one kind of chemotherapy drug.
[edit] Side effects
Graviola has been proven to be neurotoxic. A study done by the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center showed a high frequency of Parkinson's in the French West Indies, where Graviola is popular as food and medicine. The root cause was dopamine-degenerating alkaloids in seeds and roots. [3] So, not only is it ineffective, but dangerous if used carelessly.