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Annona squamosa: Phytochemical Constituents, Bioactive Compounds, Traditional and Medicinal Uses

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Annona squamosa Linn, family Annonaceae is one of the fundamental therapeutic plants with edible fruits, known as “custard apple”. It has been accounted for to have numerous pharmacological exercises and is utilized in many applications. Its chemical constituents have shown the potentially useful source of nutraceutical and flavoring agents, used at homes, hotels and restaurants to make salads. This fruit is soft and juicy and has a sweet taste. The proximate analysis of Annona, they showed 1.4% ash content, 23.2% total carbohydrates, 16.6% total soluble sugars, 7.8% reducing sugars, 3.3% fiber content, 1.9% protein content, 0.3% phenol content, 0.22% titratable acidity, 31.5% ascorbic acid content, and 25.5% seed oil content. A. squamosa contains important phytochemical compounds such as linalool, borneol, eugenol, farnesol, geraniol, tannins, phenolic compounds, polyphenols, annotemoyin-1, annotemoyin-2, squamocin and cholesteryl glucopyranoside, and flavonoids, which showed strong different biological activities.

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Ahmed, R.H.A., Mariod, A.A. (2019). Annona squamosa: Phytochemical Constituents, Bioactive Compounds, Traditional and Medicinal Uses. In: Mariod, A. (eds) Wild Fruits: Composition, Nutritional Value and Products. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-31885-7_12

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