Annona squamosa Sitaphal Custard apple

Plant Profile

Botany

Binomial nomenclature

Annona squamosa

Scientific Name and Description

Annona squamosa L.

Herb Family

Annonaceae

Plant type

Tree

Plant Synonyms

Annona asiatica L.
Annona cinerea Dunal
Guanabanus squamosus (L.)M.Gómez Xylopia glabra L.
Annona forskahlii DC.

Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular

Hindi	Sitaphal (सीताफल), at, atasitaphal, sarifa, sharifa, sharilfah, shariphal, sherifa, sitaphal
Marathi	Sitaphal (सीताफल), at, ath, seethaphal, sitaphal
Bengali	Ata (আতা)
Tamil	Seethappazham (சீதாப்பழம்), annila, atta, cintamaram, cita, citta, cittamaram, cupakalavam, cupakarajamaram, letcumi, letcumimaram, nilampu, nilampuccitta, pilavai-kolli, seetha pazham, sita, sitapalam, sitappalam, sith-tha, sitha, sithapalam, tirilokeyam, tirilokeyamaram
Telugu	Seethapandu (సీతాఫలం), ganda gaathramu, ganda gathram, gandagatramu, seetapandu, seethapandu, seethaphalamu, sitapandu, sitaphalamu
Kannada	Seethaphal (ಸೀತಾಫಲ), amrita, amritakayida, amritaphala, amrithaphala, amrutaphala, amrytakayi, amrytakayida, amrytaphala, amuchi kaayi, amucikayi, duranji, duranji hannu, duranji mara, seethaaphala, seethaphal, seethaphala, sita, sitahala, sitahannu, sitaphal, sitaphala
Malayalam	Seethapalam (सीताफल), antacheecha, ata, atamaram, atha, atta, attaccakka, attachchakka, sirpa, sirpha, sitapalam, sitappalam, sutakanni, suthakanni
English	custard apple, sweetsop
Sanskrit	agrimakhya, atripya, bahubijaka, ganda, gandagatra, gandhagatra, gutea, krishnabija, krisnabija, shubha, sitapalam, sitaphala, subha, suda, vaidehivallabha
Common names	sugar apples, sweetsops.

Plants Medicinal Value

Medicinal Systems

Ayurved

Unani

Siddha

Folk

Pharmacological profile

Phytochemicals

Isoquercetin

Herb usable parts

Seeds

Whole plant

Ethanomedical Uses

Ethnopharmacology use

Annona squamosa L. Seethaphalam Annonaceae Seed Insect bite, lice in hair, tooth-ache

Annona squamosa L.

Habit- Tree

Parts used - Whole plant

Application - To remove lice; for external healing; bronchitis; snake bite; fever; worm infection; cuts; painful joints; antidiabetic; rheumatism; animal wounds; abortion; hepatoprotective; vermifuge; bone fracture; tooth worms; tumor; cough

Treatment - General; cattle; pregnant women; children

References - Kumar and Pullaiah 1999