Exotic fruit sausep: what is this fruit, where grow and how to apply?

In the shops of our country you can find black or green tea with the aroma of sausep - it is juicy, delicious, rich. But not all buyers know what kind of fruit is, where it grows, what are its features. Many gardeners are certainly interested in knowing whether it is possible to grow it in domestic or greenhouse conditions. Let's deal with the points.

Plant saucep: a description

In fact, the Russian name of this fruit is a sour apple or prickly annon, and "sausep" is only a transcription of the English name soursop. This plant is an Annonian family, an evergreen tree with a height of 7 to 9 meters. Young shoots are pubescent. The leaves are broad, fragrant, shiny, smooth, light green below and darker at the top. They blossom single buds with short pedicels, located on the branches and right on the trunk. Externally reminiscent of the cone, consists of 3 internal and 3 outer petals. Fruit sausep - this is a very rare multi-leaf, called juicy - it shows the line of fusion of the edges of carpels, but the fruit does not open on this seam. Peel as it ripens, it changes color from dark green to yellowish, covered with dark thorns. Inside is a white dense flesh that resembles cotton wool. According to the taste, the fresh fruit looks like jelly, which melts in the mouth, with lemonade sour, taste of pineapple and strawberry. Agree, rather unusual combination. In addition, the fruits of this plant are the largest of their family: they reach 5-7 kg by weight, up to 15 cm in width and up to 35 cm in length. However, black seeds, located chaotically inside the pulp, can not be - they are poisonous.

The habitat of the fruitful tree sausep

What kind of fruit, we figured out. Now we will find out what natural habitat is needed to grow this plant. Climate sausepu needs tropical, as its habitat in wild and cultivated form is the Bahamas and Bermudas, the Caribbean, South Mexico, Peru, Argentina. People have learned how to grow it in Sri Lanka, India, South China, Southeast Asia, Australia and on those islands of the Pacific where there is a suitable climate. In our region, practically can not meet the fruits of sour cream, because they can not be transported, and its cultivation in European countries is possible only in botanical gardens.

Application of fruit saucep in food

That this is a very unusual plant, it became clear from the description. Only dried tea leaves soaked with the juice of this fragrant fruit reach Europe. This drink is perfectly refreshing and has an easy diuretic action, it is used for the treatment and prevention of kidney diseases. But in countries where the sour apple grows in mass quantities, it is readily used as a component of syrups, ice cream, sherbet, jelly, cakes and other desserts. The fermented juice goes to the preparation of a low-alcohol beverage reminiscent of cider, and freshly squeezed with milk and sugar is a wonderful refreshing cocktail containing sausep. What is incredibly tasty and useful, confirms the fact of widespread use of these fruits in medicine.

Useful properties of the sausep plant

Where a sour cream apple grows, it also supports the health of local residents. Here are a few ways to apply this exotic fruit :

• Seed oil destroys head lice (pediculosis).
• Immature fruits are crushed and treated with dysentery.
• Crushed leaves heal skin diseases, they make poultices.
• Grinded and infested seeds cause vomiting.
• Ripened fruits help in the fight against excess weight, normalize the functioning of the digestive tract, restore the intestinal microflora, regulate the amount of secreted gastric juice.
• Juice, squeezed from fruit, lowers blood pressure.
• Toning tea drink restores the body, improves liver function.

Some scientists argue that the sour cream apple has anti-carcinogenic properties, that is, it helps in the treatment of cancer. But studies on this topic have not revealed the indicated properties. In this case, an excessive dose of the extract acts on nerve cells. Also, sausep is used to improve sleep: they stuff a pillow with leaves, make a drink of them before bedtime. But even this statement has no scientific proof.

So, it is not possible to grow a sour apple in the Russian garden, but now you know a lot about the sausep plant: what is it, where it grows and how it is used. At the very least, you can enjoy flavored tea, and for the most part you can go to tropical countries and taste the fruit itself.