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What is a graviola fruit? How to eat guava fruit and what are its benefits?

Updated: May 7, 2022

It would be fair to say that every time we think we can't be surprised anymore, a completely different fruit continues to appear before us. Aside from bananas, oranges and tangerines, one cannot help but discover these interesting fruits. We think that this fruit, which you will meet soon and which has started to be known as "cinnamon apple" in our country, should be known by everyone because of its claims. It is up to us to answer questions such as what is cinnamon apple, what are the benefits of this fruit, also known as graviola or guanabana, where is it found, is there any harm, and it is up to you to decide whether to use it or not. Let's just warn you from the beginning, if you have a serious and chronic illness, you should never use any food, including cinnamon apple, for therapeutic purposes without consulting your doctor.


What are the benefits of Graviola

Look at what the Graviola does, which contains many vitamins, especially vitamins B1, B2 and C, and many minerals such as potassium, calcium, magnesium... Cinnamon apple, thanks to its strong antioxidant properties, keeps toxins away from the body and strengthens the immune system. Thanks to this feature, it protects us from many diseases, especially winter diseases such as flu and cold. It gives energy to the body, makes us feel more energetic and fit. With this feature, it is also known as a fatigue reliever. It enables the intestines to perform their functions in a healthy way, and ensures that ailments such as diarrhea pass quickly. It also provides rapid healing of inflammations in the body, and because of this benefit, it is said that those who suffer from sore throat due to winter diseases can consume it. When the leaves of the cinnamon apple tree are consumed as tea, they have a blood pressure balancing effect. Finally, there are studies that show that cinnamon apple has protective and curative effects against many types of cancer.


Effects on Cancer

According to many studies conducted abroad, cinnamon apple has a protective effect against cancer, and not only that, it also prevents the growth of cancerous cells and their spread to larger areas. Cinnamon apple, which is known to create this effect thanks to a substance called cytotoxic substance in it, which fights cancerous cells, is known to support the body against many cancers, especially breast, lung, pancreatic and colon cancers, and it is said that while it destroys these diseased cells, it does not harm healthy cells. . There are also many studies that show that the substance in the cinnamon apple, called annonaceous acetogenins, has an anticarcinogenic effect. However, it is underlined that there has not been enough experimentation on humans regarding the effect of this fruit on cancer.


How i Can Find Graviola Fruit?

As you can imagine, cinnamon apple, or graviola, as it is known, is not a fruit that we can easily find in grocery stores or street markets. Since it is not grown in our country, you can evaluate reliable and online shopping sites that sell organic products to buy cinnamon apples, which are generally imported from abroad. Let's not forget to tell you how you can use the cinnamon apple after you find it. First, carefully peel off the green rind and reach the white part inside. Cut this part into pieces as you would eat it, remove the seeds and eat it with pleasure, in this pocket. If you do not want to eat it this way, you can turn it into a drink by removing the white part from the seeds and passing it through a juicer. If you can obtain the dried leaves of the Cinnamon Apple plant, you can consume these leaves by steeping them in hot water for 10 minutes. Alternatively, let's say that there are those who make jam and marmalade with cinnamon apple. The choice is yours.

Is there any side effects of Graviola?

We have explained what is cinnamon apple, what are its benefits, where you can find it, but it is not possible to skip this topic. After all, there is a fruit that is not very familiar to us. In case you buy a cinnamon apple, you should know what to watch out for. First of all, rest assured, cinnamon apple has no known serious harm. However, of course, as with everything else, it is our responsibility to eat it in moderation and not to turn the benefits we can get into harm. Likewise, those who have never eaten cinnamon apples before, especially those who have developed allergic reactions to different substances, should be very careful, consult a specialist doctor if necessary, even if it is not necessary, eat only one piece first and wait for at least 24 hours, and if there are no side effects, it is better to eat it. will be correct. Of course, it is important for those who have a chronic and serious illness to be careful with this food, as with any foreign food, and to act in accordance with the recommendations of their doctors. As one of the last and most important issues, as we said at the beginning, there are many studies on the protective and curative effects of cinnamon apple on cancer. However, since every disease does not progress in the same way in everyone and not every food will show the same effects in every body, you should never consider using cinnamon apple for therapeutic purposes. However, if and only if you consult your doctor and get his approval, you can consume cinnamon apple as a food that will contribute to your health, just like other fruits and vegetables. As we said, no food alone can have a therapeutic effect for any disease, but it can contribute to your health, but let's say, never risk your health with wrong practices.


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