English: Sugar apple, Sweet sop
Tagalog: Atis
Small tree. 3 to 5 meters high. Leaves are hairy when young, oblong, 8 to 15 cm long, with a petiole 1 to 1.5 cm long. Flowers occur singly in the axils of the leaves, about 2.5 cm long, pendulous, three-angled, light green to yellow. Fruit is large, slightly heart-shaped, 6 to 9 cm long, the outside with polygonal tubercles. When ripe, the fruit is light yellowish-green, with a white, sweet soft and juicy flesh.
Parts used and preparation
Leaves, fruit and seeds.
Chemical constituents and properties
The leaves yield an alkaloid, chloroplatinate.
Seed yields an alkaloid, neurtral resin, fixed oil.
Seed contains a yellow, non-drying oil and an irritant which kills lice.
The leaves, fruit and seeds are vermicidal and insecticidal.
The unripe fruit is astringent, used for diarrhea and dysentery and dyspepsia.
The bark is astringent and tonic.
Roots make a drastic purgative.
Uses:
Salted bruised leaves used to hasten suppuration. Fainting
Crush fresh leaves and place over nose.
Infected Insect bites
Pound and extract the juice from one unripe fruit and apply the juice directly on the infected bites, 3 times daily.
Lice infestation of the head:
Atis in the herbal treatment regimen:
(1) Shampoo hair with gugo bark or any commercial shampoo daily for one week; with "suyod" combing twice daily.
(2) For lice eggs (nits), apply hot vinegar for half an hour after shampooing; then "suyod" (fine combing) thoroughly.
(3) Bedtime, pound 1/2 cup of atis seeds and mix with 1/4 cup of oil. Apply mixture throroughly to the scalp and hair. Wrap the hair and head overnight. Shampoo in the morning and follow with fine tooth combing. Do daily for 3-5 days.
(4) Paste of the crushed seeds in water, applied to the scalp. The same used as abortifacient applied to the OS uteri.
Nutrition
Eaten raw or makes a delicious ice cream.
The fermented fruit used to make cider.
No, the scientific name of leaves and trees is not the same. The scientific name of leaves is usually different from the scientific name of the tree they belong to. The scientific name of a tree species refers to the entire plant, whereas the scientific name of leaves would typically refer to the specific leaf structure or shape.
The scientific name of Vidhya leaves is Ficus racemosa.
The scientific name for corn leaves is Zea mays.
The scientific name for curry leaves is Murraya koenigii.
The scientific name of langka leaves is Artocarpus heterophyllus.
how the hell should i know
taxonomy
Anona squamosa L.
common name of atis
No, the scientific name of leaves and trees is not the same. The scientific name of leaves is usually different from the scientific name of the tree they belong to. The scientific name of a tree species refers to the entire plant, whereas the scientific name of leaves would typically refer to the specific leaf structure or shape.
The scientific name of camote leaves is Ipomoea batatas, and the common name is sweet potato leaves.
Atis (tagalog word) refers to what is known as the 'custard apple' in everyday English.If we are refering to the same plant, the scientific name for the 'atis' (custard apple) is Annona reticulata.However, 'custard apple' may also refer to a different species of plant, e.g. the 'sugar apple', Annona squamosa, which in other languages has the following common names:Assamese - atlôsBangla - ataGujarati - SitafalTagalog - atisTelugu - Sita falamSinhala - aththa(Ref: WikiPedia)For more information see links below.
The scientific name of Vidhya leaves is Ficus racemosa.
The scientific name for corn leaves is Zea mays.
The chemical component of atis leaves includes phytochemicals such as flavonoids, alkaloids, tannins, saponins, and glycosides. These compounds are responsible for the potential health benefits attributed to atis leaves, such as antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and antimicrobial properties.
If you boil the atis leaves and separate the juices from the leaves, you can add them to a lotion recipe to make your own easy mosquito repellent. Try to use a lotion mix that is heavy on aloe Vera to soothe your skin and any bites you may get.
The common mango TREE is has a "scientific name" of Mangifera indica.The leaves are called "leaves." I do believe they are of the evergreen type. But other than that ... they're just leaves.