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Dr. Sebi often spoke very highly of Soursop Tea aka #Guanabana.
As a natural immunity booster, Soursop has been used to kill parasites, ameliorate liver problems, reduce fevers, and help eliminate colds and the flu. Scientists have studied graviola since the 1940s and most research has been centered around annonaceous acetogenins, a group of natural compounds said to have anti-tumorous properties– and thus are of great support to the immune system.

Additional utilization of graviola has been documented within specific native healing traditions. In the Andean mountain ranges of Peru, graviola leaves are brewed to discharge mucus and soothe inflamed mucous membranes. To the east, in the Amazon region, the bark, leaves and roots are used bydiabetics to stabilize blood sugar. The leaf tea is taken as a heart tonic in Guyana, a liver remedy in Brazil, and a treatment for asthma, coughs and flu in the West Indies. It is also used for arthritis and rheumatism, and some mothers eat and drink the graviola fruit to increase lactation [source: Taylor].

New York's Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center affirms a number of the plant's beneficial properties, including antiviral, antiparasitic, antirheumatic and emetic effects on its Web site [source: Memorial Sloan-Kettering]. In view of this extensive list of benefits, the claims for graviola's cytotoxic effects on tumors and cancer cells have acquired a certain credibility for many people, despite the absence of scientific evidence on human subjects.

Like any potent medicine, albeit natural in origin, graviola has certain contra-indications and side effects. Continue reading to discover what they are.

Results of a neurological study, published in 1998, found that

graviola has the capability to stimulate the brain's receptors

for serotonin and may have an antidepressant effect [source:

Cassileth]. Traditional usage supports this conclusion. To treat

anxiety, one herbal manufacturer markets a tincture of

graviola combined with the bark of mulungu, another

rainforest tree [source: Amazon Botanicals].