Psidium guajava L.

Scientific Name: Psidium guajava L.

 Family: Myrtaceae

Common Name: Guava

Hindi Name: अमरूद

Description: Psidium guajava is a tropical fruit tree species commonly known as guava. Tall trees,  gray, bark peel out in strips. Leaves petiolate, oblong-elliptic, leathery, reticulate venation,  Flowers single or 2-3 in cymes. Petals white, The guava fruit is a berry with persistent calyx lobes; round or oval in shape and typically has a green or yellow skin when ripe. The flesh can be white, pink, or red, depending on the variety, and is typically filled with small, hard seeds. 

Economic Importance:

●  It is one of the richest source of Vitamin C. Fruits are eaten as such or canned, preserved, spiced or made into jam, butter, marmalade, pies, ketchups and chutneys. In addition to its culinary uses the bark is used for tanning.

• guava is also known for its medicinal properties. The leaves, bark, and roots of the guava tree have been used in traditional medicine to treat a range of conditions, coughs, and wounds, Leaves used as an astringent for bowel troubles.. 

Medicinal Importance:

It is the most common and popular traditional remedy for gastrointestinal infections such as diarrhea, dysentery, stomach aches, and indigestion and it is used across the world for these ailments. The leaf decoction is taken as a remedy for coughs, throat and chest ailments, gargled to relieve oral ulcers and inflamed gums.