Custard Apple

Other Names : Annona reticulata fruit
The custard apple grown in Australia is a hybrid of the Sugar Apple (Annona squamosa) and the Cherimoya (Annona cherimola). More recently, hybrids have also been developed with Annona reticulata. For centuries, Ayurvedic practitioners in India have extensively use various parts of the Sugar Apple (Annona squamosa) tree for the management of diabetes. Similarly, Inca tribes in the Peruvian Andes have used cherimoya (Annona cherimola) as a medicinal plant.

Special Precautions of Custard Apple

• Obese people should avoid eating custard apple as it is a healthy food to gain weight.
• The kernel of the fruit is toxic

Health benefits and Uses of Custard Apple

• The plenty of nutrients, especially magnesium in custard apple is good in prevention of strokes and heart attacks.
• For healthy hair growth
• The fruit is good for eyes due to adequate presence of vitamin A.
• reduces the chances of rheumatism and other forms of arthritis as it helpful in flux out of excessive acids.
• The anaemic patient should eat custard apple regularly as the fruit has good percentage of iron. The obese person should avoid it but the fruit is good for underweight people to increase weight.
• As per study, it has been found that custard apple is the excellent source of copper. Copper being a part of haemoglobin, the fruit is extremely suggested for pregnant women. Women who doesn’t have necessary copper, there is chances of early baby born.
• Brittleness of bone is also caused due to lack of copper.
• Custard apple may be used as substitute of milk by making the fruit into beverages.
• It contains vitamin B6, thus helpful in resolving the problem of sore tongue, convulsion and depression.
• Other than being a suitable remedy for weight gain, custard apple is a herb which is known for having a cooling impact on one’s body and brings down the heat easily. It counteracts anorexia and increases the chances of putting on weight.
• The paste of the flesh of custard apple is beneficial to treat boils, abscesses and ulcers.
• The dried crushed parts of custard apple are good in curing of diarrhoea and dysentery.
• Eating custard removes expectorants.
• The bark of the custard apple tree is used as an astringent and tannins.
• The bark of the tree is used in treatment of toothache too.
• Vitamin C: Custard apple contains anti-oxidant vitamin C, which fights free radicals thereby preventing diseases.
• Vitamin A: Vitamin A in the fruits is beneficial in keeping skin and hair healthy. This vitamin is good for eyes too.
• Potassium: Potassium in the sweet fruits makes you active and removes the lethargies. Potassium also helps to fight muscle weakness.
• Magnesium: Magnesium helps to maintain water balance in the body. It is good for arthritic patients by removing acids from joints.
• Copper: Copper in custard apple works against constipation.
• Fiber: It has plentiful of fiber, which is helpful in smooth digestion and eases constipation.