Pharmacological Activities of Soursop ( Lin.)

Overview

Journal Molecules

Publisher MDPI

Specialty Biology

Date 2022 Feb 25

PMID 35208993

Authors

Mutakin Mutakin

Rizky Fauziati

Fahrina Nur Fadhilah

Ade Zuhrotun

Riezki Amalia

Yuni Elsa Hadisaputri

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Abstract

Soursop ( Lin.) is a plant belonging to the Annonaceae family that has been widely used globally as a traditional medicine for many diseases. In this review, we discuss the traditional use, chemical content, and pharmacological activities of . From 49 research articles that were obtained from 1981 to 2021, 's activities were shown to include anticancer (25%), antiulcer (17%), antidiabetic (14%), antiprotozoal (10%), antidiarrhea (8%), antibacterial (8%), antiviral (8%), antihypertensive (6%), and wound healing (4%). Several biological activities and the general mechanisms underlying the effects of have been tested both in vitro and in vivo. contains chemicals such as acetogenins (annomuricins and annonacin), alkaloids (coreximine and reticuline), flavonoids (quercetin), and vitamins, which are predicted to be responsible for the biological activity of .

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