Monday 12 September 2011

GUYABANO: 10,000 TIMES STRONGER THAN CHEMOTHERAPHY

Guyabano
Scientific Name: Annona muricata Linnaeus 
Common Name: Cherimoya, Guanabana, Soursop, Custard apple, and Brazilian paw paw.
Origin: Tropical America
Appearance: Heart shaped fruit that has a dark green, leathery and spike like skin that measures from 8 to 12 inches long and can weigh up to 2.5 kilos. Ripe fruits are light yellow and soft. Inside its thin, leathery, green flesh is a large mass of creamy pulp, usually intermixed with 50-100 black seeds.

Nutritional VAlue per 100 grams servings:
Calories   65
Protein 1.0 g
Fat          0.95g
Carbohydrates 16.5g
Fiber         3.2g
Ash         58g
Calcium 10.3mg
Phosporus 26.9mg
Potassium    270mg
Iron            0.64mg
Vitamin A        2 IU
Vitamin C        28.5 mg
Thiamine        0.10 mg
Riboflavin        0.06 mg
Niacin 1.3 mg
Tryptophan 11 mg
Methionine 8 mg
Lysine 60 mg

Health Benefits:
*The principal interest in this plant is because of its strong anti-cancer effects. This plant is a proven cancer remedy for cancers of all types.
*Broad spectrum antimicrobial agent for both bacterial and fungal infections, is effective against internal parasites and worms
*It lowers high blood pressure and is used for depression, stress and nervous disorders.

Research shows that with extracts from this miraculous tree it now may be possible to:
- Attack cancer safely and effectively with an all-natural therapy that does not cause extreme nausea, weight loss and hair loss
- Protect your immune system and avoid deadly infections
- Feel stronger and healthier throughout the course of the treatment
- Boost your energy and improve your outlook on life
- Effectively target and kill malignant cells in 12 types of cancer, including colon, breast, prostate, lung and pancreatic cancer..
- The tree compounds proved to be up to 10,000 times stronger in slowing the growth of cancer cells than Adriamycin, a commonly used chemotherapeutic drug!
- What’s more, unlike chemotherapy, the compound extracted from the Graviola tree selectively hunts down and kills only cancer cells.

Other Benefits:
*Prevents UTI ( Vitamin C )
*Prevents COnstipation ( Fiber)
*Prevents leg cramps (Potassium)
*Prevents water retention (Magnesium)
*Helps the body produce energy (Thiamin)
*Boosts good cholesterol levels (Niacin)
*Helps prevent anemia (Iron)
*Helps prevent migraines

Sunday 11 September 2011

CALAMANSI

Calamansi
Scientific Name: Citrofortunella microcarpa
Common Name: calamondin, golden lime, panama orange, chinese orange, acid orange, calamonding, or calamandarin
Originate from: China and has spread throughout Southeast Asia, India, Hawaii, West Indies, Central and North America. The fruit is indigenous and widely cultivated in the Philippines.
Appearance: round greenish to yellow in color, 2 cm to 4.5 cm fruit

Vitamins and Minerals Content:
Phosphorous
Calcium
Iron
Vitamin C or ascorbic acid
Calamansi is said to be a good source of vitamin C. Its fruit has been processed into syrups, juices, concentrates, and purees.

Benefits of Calamansi
Medicinal Uses
*good treatment to itchy scalp and for hair growth
*cough medicine
*natural acne medicine,it bleaches freckles and helps to clear up acne vulgaris and pruritus vulvae
*antidote for poison
*excellent for weight reduction
*increases the body's resistance to disease, aids the healing of wounds and prevents damage to the eyes
* prevents decay and loosening of the teeth, dental caries, toothache, bleeding of the gums and fragility of bones
*great value in constipation, when it is taken first thing in the morning in a glass of warm water


Culinary
*used to flavor foods and drinks
*juice is used to season fish, fowl, and pork
*used as a condiment in Filipino dishes like Pancit

Household
*remove heavy stains on fabrics
*removing the grease from the hands
*cleansing scrub to pans and dirty or stained clothes

RAMBUTAN

Rambutan 
Scientific Name: Nephelium Lappaceum
Native fruit of :  Indonesia in Southeast Asia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Cambodia, India, Sri Lanka, Ecuador, Africa, the Caribbean islands, Central America and Australia.
Apperance:  Hairy caused by the hairy exterior of this fruit. They are usually sold fresh, and their flesh can be made into jams and jellies.

Nutritional content: 
Carbohydrate, protein, fat, phosphorous, iron, calcium and vitamin C
Skin: tannin
Fruit: saponin
Seeds:fat and polifenol
Leaves:tannin and saponin.

Benefits of Rambutan:
*Reduce Body Fat
*Make skin and hair softer
*Treat dysentery
*Treat diabetes
*Cure fever

Known to be one of the best fruits from Southeast Asia because of its host of health benefits.