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
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
