Plant Synonyms
Psidium pomiferum L.
Psidium pyriferum L.
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| Hindi | Amrood ,am, amrud, amrut, anjir, jamphal, lal saphari, lal sufrium, lal-safri-am, safedsafari, saphed saphari, sufed-safri-am |
| Marathi | Amrood ,jamba, per, peru, perunjaam, tupkel |
| Bengali | Peyara |
| Kannada | Jambu,anjuri, balehannu, cepe, chepe, chopakaya, gova, jama-phala, jamaphala, jamaphalada, kempu-shibe-hannu, pearlu, pera, perala, perala-hannu, peralehannu, perangai, perangayi, perla, sebe, shebe-hannu, shibe, shibi, sibe, sibi, sibihannu, sippiannu, Gova, Sebehabbu |
| Tamil | Koyya ,amirtapala, ampalakkani,anjura, avakacitam, avakacitamaram, cenkoyya, cenkoyyamaram, cikappu1, cikappukkoyya, goyya-pazham, irattakkoyyamaram, irattakoyya, irattamatappal, irattamatappalmaram, jaram, kalarkacikam, kalarkacikamaram, kalippacitam, kalippacitamaram, koyapalam, koyya, palaccaram,palaccaramaram, perunkoyya, segappugoyya, sengoyya, shimeatti, shivappu-goyyap-pazham, sirugoyya, tavitatikam, tavitatikamaram, uyyakkondan, uyyakkontan ,vellai-goyya pazham, vellaikoyya |
| Telugu | Peru , coya, erra-goyya-pandu, erra-jam-pandu, errajama, ettajama, gova, goyya, goyya-pandu, goyyapandu, jaama pandu, jaamachettu, jam-pandu, jama, jampandu, kondajami, modipatu, tellajama, tene-atti, thellajaama |
| Philippines | Bayabas |
| English | common guava |
| Malayalam | atakkappalam, chem-pera, chem-perakka, chovanna-malak-kappera, koyya, malacka-pela, malackapela, malakkapera, malampera, palamper, pela, pera, perakkaya |
| Sanskrit | amratafalam, amruta-phalam, anjira, aprithaktvacha, bahu-bija-phalam, dridhabija, madhuramla, mansala, mrduphalam, mridu, perala, peruka, perukah, perukam, pita, raktaamrutaphalam, raktabahubijaphalam, tuvara, vastula |
| Urdu | rub-i-amrud |
| Oriya | Bodojamo, Jamo, Julabojamo, Pijuli, Pijudi |
| Common names | common guava, yellow guava, lemon guava, apple guava |
1. Diarrhoea: The leaves decoction of guava (one fistful of leaves boiled in 100 ml of water till it reduced to 25 ml) can be given twice daily in Diarrhoea.
2. Toothache: The leaves guava can be chewed and this paste can be kept in contact with the teeth for some time. The antiplaque properties of guava leaves are active in preventing and treating oral problems.
3. Vomiting: The bark or roots powder of guava 5gm with honey should be given in case of cholera and vomiting etc.
4. Mouth Ulcers: Guava leaves decoction can be used externally for rectal prolapse in children,and used as gargling for chronic ulcers and mouth ulcers.
5. Constipation: Guava fruit is nutritious as well as a good Laxative. This fruit is good for Diabetes also.
6. Leucorrhoea: Decoction of guava leaves is used as a vaginal and uterine wash, especially in leucorrhoea.
Source: Ayurveda offering Herbal Healing by Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) India.
Whole plant of Eclipta prostrata (Bhringaraja) with Banso (Bambusa sp.) and Pijudi (Psidium guajava) leaves in 1:1:1 ratio is boiled in 500ml water, till remains 100 ml. It is cooled and strained. The filtrate is taken (50 ml, two times daily) to alleviate chronic fever. (Kesudra, Kendrapara, Misra, 6757).
Source: Hippocratic Journal of Unani Medicine July - September 2012, Vol. 7 No. 3, Pages 59-75
Piper betle Linn. Betle Piper Piperaceae Herb Leaf Phenolic Complex, Betal-Phenol, Chavicol
Psidium guajava L. Tree leaves, fruit, bark, root, stem Cough; antidiarrhoeal; antidysentery; haemorrhages; headache; mouth freshner; oral health care; toothache; bronchitis; gastrointestinal disorders; stomach ulcers; malaria General; children Chopda and Mahajan 2009, Rao et al. 2006, Suganthi and Libina 2015
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Literature
Citations
Psidium guajava. (2024, July 9). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psidium_guajava