Custard Apple

The Anona, Custard Apple, Soursop or Graviola, is a plant/fruit found in Madeira which has managed to garner so much publicity because of the claim that it has the potential to cure cancer. There have been studies conducted to validate this claim. Studies to check for the effect of Graviola on cancer cells began sometime around in the 1970s. It was the National Cancer Institute that performed the first ever scientific research on the possibility of soursop cancer cure in the year 1976. Results of this research showed that Graviola's leaves and stems were found quite effective in attacking and destroying the malignant cells.' Furthermore, it has been claimed that since the same year, Graviola was proven to be a potent killer of cancer cells in over twenty different laboratory tests and studies that were undertaken. A study published in the Journal of Natural Products following a recent study conducted at the Catholic University of South Korea stated that a certain chemical found in Graviola can selectively kill colon cancer cells at almost 'ten thousand times the potency of Adriamycin'. (Adriamycin is the drug commonly used as a part of chemotherapy). Another interesting fact regarding the healing power of soursop is that Graviola selectively targets only the harmful cancer cells, while it leaves behind healthy cells of the body untouched.