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Even though it has health benefits because it is rich in vitamins and contains many antioxidants, soursop also has several potential weaknesses.
Using soursop leaves for alternative medicine can also have some risks. In this case, there are several risks of dangerous side effects of soursop leaves that need to be watched out for.
Furthermore, find out some of the body’s reactions after drinking boiled soursop leaves and how to deal with them below.
Body Reaction After Drinking Decoction of Soursop Leaves
Be aware of the following body reactions after drinking soursop leaf boiled water.
1. Constipation
Reporting from the Medicpole page, constipation (difficulty defecating) is one of the body’s reactions after drinking soursop leaf decoction. For people who undergo treatment with soursop leaf water, these side effects will be felt immediately after therapy.
This happens because there are compounds in soursop leaves that affect the mucus in the intestines, which makes the intestines unable to absorb food essence properly.
Therefore, it is recommended to consume more fibrous foods when undergoing therapy with soursop leaf water.
2. May cause muscle and joint pain
Many people consider the use of boiled water from soursop leaves to cause pain in the muscles and joints. The reason is, there are compounds in soursop leaves that might aggravate certain diseases, for example gout.
Apart from that, the effect of boiled soursop leaves also risks exacerbating the dangers of bone rheumatism (for rheumatism sufferers).
However, it turns out that all these effects will disappear if the body no longer receives boiled water from soursop leaves. On the other hand, there needs to be more research on this effect.
3. Dehydration
The most common effect in people who drink boiled soursop leaves is dehydration (a condition where the body loses more fluid than it receives).
In this case, dehydration is caused by the body receiving compounds in soursop leaves, which remove all body toxins through sweat and urine.
As a result, the body’s fluid balance will be disturbed. Therefore, the body will need more fluids. If it is not treated by drinking lots of water, the body can become dehydrated.
4. Gastric Acid Disorders
The compound content in soursop leaves has the risk of causing stomach acid to rise into the esophagus.
When stomach acid rises, all the food returns to the esophagus and creates an excess acid condition. This condition is characterized by symptoms of increased stomach acid.
5. May make the body uncomfortable
Another dangerous side effect of boiled soursop leaves is the risk of causing excessive body heat. This condition is caused by soursop leaf compounds which can change the body’s metabolic processes.
If certain compounds enter the digestive tract and are absorbed by the body, there will be hormone and enzyme disorders.
Symptoms of metabolic problems are characterized by weakness, excessive sweating, burning sensation, lack of appetite, and restlessness.
6. Liver Dysfunction
Drinking excessive amounts of soursop leaf boiled water can also cause liver dysfunction. Because it will make the liver work very hard, which will make the liver function no longer optimal.
When liver dysfunction occurs. then this condition can cause complications from other diseases.
7. Kidney Function Disorders
Many people have tried consuming soursop leaf boiled water but it is said that there are several effects related to the kidneys.
The kidneys filter all fluids that enter the body, including chemicals from drugs and various compounds from foreign substances.
Kidney function disorders are mostly caused by the kidneys continuing to filter all foreign substances from the water boiled with soursop leaves. So drinking boiled soursop leaves could be one of the factors causing kidney failure.
8. Possible symptoms similar to Parkinson’s disease
Reporting from the WebMD page, a study stated that fruit and tea made from soursop leaves can cause symptoms similar to Parkinson’s disease (a disease of the nervous system).
Research results also show that soursop leaf boiled tea may interact with high blood pressure medications or diabetes medications.
Where, there are compounds in soursop that can strengthen the effects of these drugs. This risks causing a dangerous drop in blood pressure or blood sugar levels.
How to Overcome the Side Effects of Soursop Leaves
The side effects that arise after drinking soursop leaf boiled water can certainly be worrying.
Here are several ways to overcome side effects or reactions to drinking soursop leaf decoction:
Choose fresh soursop leaves or pick them directly from the soursop tree. If you want to use soursop leaves that have been processed into tea bags, choose newly produced ones that are far from their expiry date. Mix the boiled soursop leaves with other ingredients, such as a little granulated sugar or honey so that the taste is not too thick. Do not consume boiled soursop leaves after taking chemical medicine, because it can cause a poisoning reaction in the body. When drinking boiled water from soursop leaves, you must drink more water so that the kidneys work better and can prevent the body from dehydration. During treatment with boiled water soursop leaves, it is recommended to consume lots of foods that contain high fiber to prevent constipation.
In fact, each person’s body reaction after drinking boiled soursop leaves can be different. In fact, there are also those who don’t feel the side effects and can recover. However, we also have to remain vigilant so that the effects do not get worse.
On the other hand, until now there have been no clinical trials examining the benefits of soursop leaves for treating several diseases. Therefore, if you experience any immediate side effects, it is better to stop consuming it.
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2023-11-28 14:00:45
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