MEDICINE PLANTS: ATIS
Scientific name: Annona squamosa Linn .; Annona asiatica Linn.
Common name: Atis (Tagalog), Sugar Apple, Sweetsop, Custard Apple
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The atis plant is known for its fruit which is a favorite of many Filipinos. It has green, rounded but convex fruits with white flesh and dark seeds. It is also common to see its tree growing all over the Philippine archipelago.
WHAT NUTRITION AND CHEMICALS CAN BE OBTAINED FROM ATIS?
Different parts of the atis plant can contain many types of chemicals and nutrients that can have health benefits:
Its leaves are derived from the alkaloid chloroplatinate
Another alkaloid anonaine can also be found in its leaves, seeds, and bark.
The skin of the atis fruit contains alkaloids, proteins, carbohydrates, flavanoids, glycosides, saponins, and tannins.
Atis seeds contain alkaloids, neutral resins, and fixed oils
WHAT PART OF THE PLANT IS USED AS A MEDICINE, AND HOW ARE THEY USED?
Some parts of the plant can be used as medicine such as:
Leaves. Atis leaves can be boiled for drinking, or grinded to apply.
Flowers. The fruit of the atis can be eaten right away. Raw atis is also used medicinally by extracting its juice and applying it to the affected area.
Bones. Bones are often crushed and mixed with oil for washing or ointment.
Wood bark. The bark of the atis tree can be boiled and given to the sick to drink.
Root. The root is also boiled for drinking by the sick.
WHAT DISEASES CAN ATIS BE TREATED?
1. Pagnanana. The crushed salt-coated leaves are applied to the wound so that it can heal quickly and expel pus.
2. Lice and lice. The atis bones are crushed and put in oil to soak the head with lice and lice. Leave it all night before rinsing the next day.
3. Diarrhea. Drinking atis bark bark is effective in preventing diarrhea.
4. Worms in the stomach. The root of the atis tree is also effective as a laxative for worms in the stomach. Just need to drink it.
5. Rheumatism. Atis leaves can be washed or bathed on the part of the body that hurts due to rheumatism to reduce pain.
6. Fainting. The crushed atis leaves are squeezed into the nose to wake up the person who is fainting.
7. Insect bites. Applying raw atis juice is effective for chronic insect bites.
8. Diabetes. Cheap atis leaves are also given to people with diabetes.
Disclaimer: Herbs can help with a variety of ailments. But many of them do not yet have enough education and no certainty yet. Health.PH cannot guarantee that they are effective because the effects of herbal medicines may work on some, but others may not work. As with any medicine, it is important to consult your herbal doctor.
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