Medically reviewed by Lindsey DeSoto, RD The soursop plant, scientifically known as Annona muricata Lin., belongs to the ...

But what exactly is it? Soursop (Annona muricata) is a flowering tree native to Central and Southern America, but it can now be found in the Pacific Islands, West Africa and Southeast Asia.

Commonly known as soursop, Graviola is a fruit indigenous to the tropical areas of South America, Africa, and Southeast Asia. For hundreds of years, it has been utilized in traditional medicine ...

Locally, soursop is known as tomoko, while some call it ‘toffy toffy’. The fruit, is however, not as common in the country, but mostly found in Coast, some parts of Nyanza, and Central Regions.