We have already talked about guanabana, a tropical fruit believed to have medicinal properties that reduce the spread of various types of cancer and support chemotherapy.
Some experts have warned against using this fruit to treat cancer. Some research suggests that guanabana may have beneficial properties in fighting cancer, but no official human trials have ever been conducted. As a result, there is no evidence of its effectiveness.
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This fruit, native to Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America and South America, is also used to treat stomach aches, fever, parasitic infections, hypertension and rheumatism.
But it’s precisely its antitumor properties that have attracted attention. American research dating back to 1997 concluded that certain compounds in guanabana were more effective than chemotherapy in destroying breast cancer cells. But without clinical trials, there is no data to support this claim.
The most studied are the derived fatty acids, called “annonacin acetogenins.” The predominant acetogen is annonacin, which, given its toxicity, will probably never be studied in clinical trials.
However, many cancer patients use herbal supplements to relieve their symptoms and treat their cancer. However, these supplements are absolutely no substitute for cancer treatment.