For the people of Indonesia Srikaya fruit (Annona squamosa L.) is well known from ancient times as well as the sweet fruit is also very easy to find either in the market or supermarket, almost every house in the countryside certainly cultivate plants of this type because it contains a lot of benefits useful for our body health. srikaya including small fruit trees that grow in rocky soil, dried, and exposed to direct sunlight. Plants that came from the West Indies will be fruitful after the age of 3-5 years. Sugar-apple (Annona squamosa L.) are planted in the garden, cultivated or growing wild, and can be found up to an altitude of 800 m.
Nature and Efficacy Srikaya
The roots of the bitter, cold nature. Potent anti-inflammatory, anti-depressants. The leaves taste bitter, chocolate, its a bit cold. Efficacious astringent, anti-inflammatory, laxative intestinal worms (antheimintik), and accelerate the ripening boils and abscesses. Nutritious seeds stimulate digestive enzymes, abortivum, anthelmintic, and insect killers (insecticides). Nutritious bark astringent and tonic. Young fruits and seeds are also efficacious antiparasitic.