A REVIEW: MULTIPLE USES OF PSIDIUM GUAVA

Pritishikha S. Rane*, Santosh C. Ghuge*, Rajni M. Pingale, Priyanka H. Phand

ABSTRACT

Psidium guajava L. (Family- Myrtaceae) possess great medicinal importance. It is very important to standardize the plant part phrmacognostically for its utilization in different formulation. Guava (Psidium guajava Linn.) commonly known for its food and nutritional values throughout the world. The medicinal properties of guava fruit, leaf and other parts of the plant are also well known in traditional system of medicine, It is very effective in various conditions like-1)Skin infection 2)Respiratory infection 3)Malaria 4)Oral or Dental infection 5)pain 6) Immunostimulant 7)Woman problems 8) Kidney problem 9)Malnutrition 10)Hypertension and CVS 11)Liver problem 12)diabetes 13)Fever 14) Cancer.

Keywords: Psidium guajava, myrtaceae, multiple activity.