Guava - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Guavas are plants in the myrtle family (Myrtaceae) genus Psidium , which contains about 100 species of tropical shrubs and small trees. They are native to Mexico, Central America and northern S...
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guava leaves have been used as a pain reliever in things such as tooth ache and wounds, but these leaves must be fresh. the leaves are used in a coccotion to clean wounds. mixed with water and boiled then strained to make a medicine for dia...
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A method of treating a patient suffering from allergic diseases, comprises administering to said patient an effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition in dosage unit form comprising a dry powder of guava leaves.
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One of the most gregarious of fruit trees, the guava, ... The leaves, aromatic when crushed, are evergreen, opposite, short-petioled, oval or oblong-elliptic, somewhat irregular in outline; 2 3/4 to 6 in (7-15 cm) long, I 'A to 2 in (3-5 cm) wide, leathery, with conspicuous parallel veins, and more or less downy on the underside.
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www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/morton/guava.html
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The antioxidative properties of hexane, dichloromethane and methanol extracts of guava leaves were investigated. Preliminary experiments carried out on water/alcohol system using ferric thiocyanate and thiobarbituric acid methods showed strong antioxidant activities.
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Zentralbl Bakteriol Parasitenkd Infektionskr Hyg. 1971; 126(7):672-7 (ISSN: 0044-4057) ... Abd-el-Malek Y; Monib M; Zayed MN; Saber MS ... [ Close Window ]
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www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/5172550
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Many pharmacological effects have been ascribed to extracts of Psidium guajava L. (guava) leaves. However, in spite of its widespread use in Brazilian folk medicine and a reasonable number of scientific reports about it, we could not find any study dealing with its action on the mammalian myocardium.
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Guava Leaf; Psidium guajava (guava) Tender leaves are chewed for bleeding gums and bad breath, and it is said to prevent hangovers (if chewed before drinking). Indians throughout the Amazon gargle a leaf decoction for mouth sores, bleeding gums.
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I got the guava leaves from my own garden. And one more suggestion for those who don't have a guava tree handy--guava leaves can be dried and powdered for storage. This can serve one for quite a long time for preparing decoctions or as an addition to the regular toothpaste.
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