Sugar Apple

Other Names : Annona squamosa (tree), sweetsop, custard apple
the fruit of Annona squamosa, the most widely grown species of Annona and a native of the tropical Americas and West Indies.

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.