PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTIVITY OF Psidium guajava LEAVES - A REVIEW
Suja Pandian R.* and Jayalakshmi M.
Abstract
Plants for thousands of years have been used to enhance health and for
medicinal purposes. Psidium guajava is one which has an enormous
wealth of medicinal value. One of such nutritionally fit and commonly
available plant is Psidium guajava (Guava) belongs to the family
Myrtaceae. Guava (P. guajava Linn.) is a traditionally used plant
because of its food and nutritional value. Guava is widely grown in
tropical areas like India, Bangladesh, Florida, and West Indies.
Different parts of the P. guajava are reported to be used in folk
medicine. There are three different varieties of guava, ripe apple
guavas (Psidium guajava), lemon guava (Psidium littorale vas.
littorale) and strawberry guava (Psidium littoralevar. cattleianum). All
parts of this tree, including fruits, leaves, bark, and roots, have Been
used for treating stomach ache and diarrhea in many countries The chemical constituents
present in the leaves of Psidium guava and Psidium guajava L were found out using different
solvents The goal of this review represents chemical constituents and pharmacological
activities of the Psidium guajava. The pharmacological activity of its major components, and
the results indicate antimicrobial activity, anti-diabetic activity, radiomodulatory role, antiinflammatory
activity, hepatoprotective activity, antioxidant, antitumor, anticancer activity,
cardiovascular, hypotensive effects activities.
Keywords: Psidium guajava, antimicrobial activity, anti-diabetic activity, radiomodulatory role, anti-inflammatory activity, hepatoprotective activity, pharmacological activities.
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