Botanical Name: Psidium guajava Linn.
Family: Myrtaceae
Names in different Indian languages
| English | Common guva |
|---|---|
| Hindi | Amrud, safed saphari |
| Kannada | Balehanu, keli |
| Malayalam | Pera , koyya |
| Sanskrit | Perukah |
| Tamil | Koya |
| Telugu | Jampandu |
| Unani | |
| Folk |
Synonyms
Amaruuda
uses:
antidiarrhoeal, dysentery, diabetes, cough and cold, anthelmintic, hepatitis
Chemical
linoleic acid, vitamin C, flavonol morin, morin-3-O-lyxoside, morin-3-O-arabinoside, quercetin and quercetin-3-O-arabinoside