BOTANICAL NAME

PSIDIUM GUAJAVA

FAMILY

MYRTACEAE

SUBSTITUTE

Not Available

OTHER NAMES

SANSKRIT : Peruka, Dridhabeeja, Mriduphala

HINDI : Amrud, Amrut, Safedsafari

DISTRIBUTION

Grown throughout India upto 1500 m and is cultivated commercially in almost all states including Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Maharshtra, Assam, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu

DOSE

Not available

CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS

Galacturonic acid, Oleanolic acid, Galactose, Arabinose, Rhamnose, Ellagic acid, Uronic acid, Pedunculagin, Casuarinin, Stachyurin, Tellimagrndin, Strictinin, Casuariin

AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES

Tikshan, Guru

Kashay, Madhur, Amal

Madhur

Sheet

Vattapittashamak

THERAPEUTIC USES

Aphrodisiac

Laxative

Bleeding gums

Diarrhoea

Dysentry

Wounds

Cacexia

Epilepsy

Haemostatic

Constipating

Antiemetic

FORMULATIONS (Yog)

Not available