Have you ever thought that guava is a fruit with an excellent phytochemical composition?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
May be not. Well, It is rich in vitamin like vitamin A, vitamin C and minerals like iron ,calcium and phosphorus. And also it contains high amounts of secondary metabolite compounds such as,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- Guaijaverin<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Quercetin<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Gallic acid<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Catechin<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Epicathechins<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Naringenin<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Specific lecithins [1]<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
These are some essential chemical compounds responsible for many functional effects on body. They play an important role in preventing diseases in the body. Those effects include<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- Antioxidants effects<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Anti-viral effects<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Cough sedative effects<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Anti-diarrheic effects<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Anti-inflammatory effects<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Different parts of the plant like leaf, bark, seed, pulp, skin, roots and fruits have different functional properties. Extracts of plant parts with different concentrations are helpful in reducing the risk of cancer, regulating blood pressure, reducing total cholesterol levels and treating diarrhea. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
What parts of the guava plant has health benefits?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s amazing that all parts of the guava plant like leaf, bark , seed, pulp, skin ,roots and fruits have functional properties. Besides extracts of these plant parts with different concentrations are helpful in reducing risk of cancer, regulating blood pressure, reducing total cholesterol levels and treating diarrhea. There are much more traditional uses that have been identified through the scientific researches. Moreover Pulp of the plant has anti-diabetic and anti- cancer properties, while the leaves are seeds have antimicrobial and anti-allergic properties. [2]<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Do you know? According to some research experts there major components of guava have pharmacological activities that result in antifungal, antioxidant, antimicrobial, anti-diabetic, and antipyretic effects. Furthermore above parts can also be used for treating stomachache, gastrointestinal and respiratory disorders. Now let\u2019s find out the functional benefits of guava in detail !!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What about the antioxidant activity of Guava??<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
You\u2019ll be surprised to hear that guava have many of antioxidant compounds which have potential health benefits. The responsible antioxidant compounds are<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- Vitamins like vitamin A,C and E<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- lycopene <\/li>\n\n\n\n
- lecithin etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Oxidative reactions, drugs and environmental changes in the body generate free radicals which are harmful to your body. These effects include cancer, diabetes, neural disorders, inflammation etc. What antioxidants do is that, they scavenge the free radicals and minimize their effect. [3]\n\n\n\n
Aqueous and organic extracts of guava have a high quantity of antioxidants that can prevent the oxidation reactions. If the concentration of the extracts is increased the effects are higher. Furthermore, these antioxidants decrease the risk of other degenerative diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, arthritis, and arteriosclerosis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What are the health benefits of guava??<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
01. Guava for infections<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Infections
(Source: Freepik.com)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nGuava leaf extract has antimicrobial effects which is why we can use it against many pathogenic microorganisms. You can use both the aqueous and organic extracts for this. Inhibitory effects vary depending the extraction methods. According to certain experiments some says that methanol extracts have more potential antibacterial effects. This methanol extract can inhibit the bacterial strains such as<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- Escherichia coli,<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Shigella,<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Psedomonas<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- staphylococcus<\/em> etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
However the compounds responsible for this antimicrobial effect are flavonoids, tannins, gallic acid and catechins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Besides the extracts of leaf can be used against malaria and the acetone extracts of guava leaf can be used against certain insects such as Hippobosca maculate<\/em>. [4]<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Apart from that, If you want you can use leaf extracts as a valuable treatment for diarrhea. This is because it can inhibit microbes responsible for diarrhea such as V. parahemolyticus, Vibrio cholerae V. parahemolyticus and, Aeromonas hydrophila Salmonella spp and Shigella spp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
02. Guava for Immune system<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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(source: Freepik.com)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nDo you know guava has immune boosting effects?? As mentioned earlier Guava contain vitamin C ,A lot of Vitamin C which helps to improve your immunity. Antimicrobial effects of guava in the body has a direct effect on your immunity health because guava extracts can destroy pathogenic microbes which cause infections. Guava is a cheap and available fruit, that you can easily buy from the market. So Make your body healthy with a guava!! [5]<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
03.Guava for a healthy blood circulatory system<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\nAs you know Problems in circulatory system are usually associated with cardiovascular diseases. In this case the extracts of guava can reduce the damage to endothelial cells which lead to the atherosclerosis. Furthermore these extracts can suppress the low density lipid oxidation which can also help in reducing risk of cardiovascular diseases. [5]<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Apart from that the phenolics and flavonoid content in guava aid the regulation of blood pressure. If you are a patient suffering from hypertension, intaking of guava and its leaf extracts can help you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
04. Guava for digestive health<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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(Source FreePik.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nGuava is good for digestive health because it contains lots of dietary fiber which fulfills 12 % of dietary requirement. This dietary fiber content can ease of the digestion process and prevents constipation too. The Reason is that dietary fiber content helps to prevent Blocking of intestines with digested material in your digestive system. Moreover guava leaves have bioactive compounds which can prevent microbes causing diarrhea as mentioned earlier. This may promote you gut health which will lead to overall healthy wellbeing. [6]<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
05.Guava for preventing cancer in your body<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Cancer Prevention
(source : Freepik.com)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nHave you ever thought that Guava has anticancer effects?? Probably not. Well extracts of guava including leaf extracts can suppress the proliferation of cancer cell lines . This leads to retard the growth of cancers in your body [7]<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Free radical scavenging property of antioxidants present this fruit also has a good effect on anticancer effects. Furthermore the immune boosting Vitamin C also helps in fighting against cancer cells in the body<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to some experts essential oils extracted from guava have more powerful anticancer effects. May be in the future these extracts could be developed to better treatments on cancer!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
06. Anti-aging properties of guava for skin<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Skin health
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- Escherichia coli,<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
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