[[File:Sugar apple.jpg|thumb|350px|left|Sugar Apple]]Other Names : [[Annona squamosa]] (planttree), sweetsop, custard apple, ata, aati, mati anoda, awzar thee, atis, foreign lychee (番鬼荔枝), sólberkja, Sitaphal, আতা, સીતાફળ, sharifa शरीफ़ा<br> the The fruit of [[Annona squamosa]], the most widely grown species of Annona and a native of the tropical Americas and West Indies.==Health Benefits and Uses of Sugar <br>See also : [[Custard Apple==]]
==Special Precautions of Sugar Apple==
The roots of the sugar apple tree are powerful enough to induce abortions.
==Health Benefits and Uses of Sugar Apple==
Sugar-apple is high in energy, an excellent source of vitamin C and manganese, a good source of thiamine and vitamin B6, and provides vitamin B2, B3 B5, B9, iron, magnesium, phosphorus and potassium in fair quantities.
* The mashed, ripe fruit, mixed with salt, is applied on tumors.
* Unripe fruit is also taken in for diarrhea and dysentery.
* Decoction of unripe fruit used as wound wash.
* Pulp juice is taken to expel intestinal worms.
* Crushed seeds mixed with coconut oil and apply on scalp to get rid of lice.
* Cancer : The APEO demonstrated anti-hepatoma activity against SMMC-7721 hepatoma cell line with IC50 lower than 55 μg/mL. At the same time, nucleus shrinkage or broken were found in cells incubated with APEO through fluorescent microscope. In addition, pro-apoptosis and cell cycle arrest effects were confirmed by flow cytometry analysis.
==References==
''https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14786419.2016.1233411?scroll=top&needAccess=true&journalCode=gnpl20''
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