Guava

(Psidium guajava L.)

Tribe: Myrtaceae.
Simplisia Name: Psidii Folium (guava leaves), Psidii Fructus (guava fruit).

Description

Guava originated from tropical America, grown in loose soil or clay, in the open and contains enough water. This tree is widely planted as fruit trees, however, often grow wild and can be found at an altitude of 1-1200 m above sea level. Guava blooming throughout the year. Small tree, 2-10 m tall, many branches, stems woody, hard, smooth bark, peeling, greenish brown. Leaves single, short-stemmed, where the opposite, smooth-haired young leaves, old leaves, the upper surface slippery. leaves oval, blunt tip, base rounded. flat edge curved upward, bone pinnate, 6-14 cm long, 3-6 cm wide green. Single flower, stemmed, leaves out of the armpit, gathered flowers 1-3, white. The fruit is round to oval, green to yellowish green. Flesh thick, ripe fruit with soft textured, yellowish white, or pink .. many fruit seeds gathered in the middle, small, hard, yellow-brown. Guava fruit can be made sweets, juiced, set up, made ice cream, or processed into jam. Guava can be propagated by seed, grafting, or rooted shoots.

The nature and Benefits
Leaves taste sweet, its neutral, merit astringen , anti-diarrhea, anti-inflammation, stopping bleeding (hemostatis), and Facilitate menstruation. Potent antioxidant fruit that contain beta-carotene and vitamin C are high that can increase endurance.

Chemical Ingredients
Leaves contain tannins, essential oil (eugenol), fatty oil, resin, tannin substances, triterpenoid acid, malate, and acid Apfel. The fruit contains amino acids (tryptophan, lysine), pectin, calcium, phosphorus, iron, manganese, magnesium, sulfur, and vitamins (A, B1, and C). Just before maturity, vitamin C can achieve 3-6 times higher than oranges. Guava, also rich in fiber, which dissolves in water, especially in the skin that may interfere with the absorption of glucose and fat derived from food and throw it out the body.

Part used
Parts used are leaves, fruits, young twigs, and roots.

How to Use

To drug intake, 15-30 g of boiled leaves 2,5-4,5 g of fresh or dried leaves, and cooking water to drink.

For external use, boiled fresh leaves. Use water to wash the wound and burrow copulation (in white). Alternatively, minced fresh leaves until smooth, then apply to the bleeding wound in the accident and sharp objects or ulcers in the surrounding bone.