Tropical superfood: the guava
The guava is supposed to be really healthy. Here is what I've been able to find:
* Diarrhea & Dysentery: Guava is very rich in astringents (compounds those make your gums feel tighter and fresh after you chew guava leaves or eat a raw guava or use some toothpaste) which binds up loose bowels in diarrhea. These astringents are alkaline in nature and have disinfectant and anti-bacterial properties, thus help cure dysentery by inhibiting microbial growth and removing extra mucus from the intestines. Further, other nutrients in guava, such as vitamin-C, Carotenoids and potassium strengthens and tones up the digestive system and disinfect it. Guava is also beneficial in gastroenteritis due to reasons stated above.
* Constipation: Guava is one of the riches sources of dietary fiber. Its seeds, if ingested whole or chewed, serve as excellent laxatives. These two properties of guava help forming bowels, retaining water and clean your intestines and excretory system thoroughly. It is said that single constipation can lead to seventy two types of ailments. It is absolutely true. Every way to your total health goes through proper digestion and more importantly, proper excretion. Guava ensures both of these.
* Cough & Cold: Juice of raw and immature guavas or decoction of guava-leaves is very helpful in giving relief in cough and cold by loosening cough, reducing mucus, disinfecting the respiratory tract, throat and lungs and inhibiting microbial activity due to its astringent properties. Guava is one of richest in vitamin-C and iron which are proven to be preventive against cold and viral infections. In some areas in India, roasted ripe guava is used as a remedy against extreme cases of cough and cold and congestion.
* Skin Care: Guavas can help improve your skin texture and avoid skin problems more than the best of beauty creams or skin toner gels can do. This is chiefly due to the abundance of astringents in its fruits (more in immature ones) and in leaves. You can benefit from it either by eating the fruits (this help tighten your muscles apart from your skin) or by washing your skin with the decoction of its immature fruits and leaves. It will tone up and tighten the loosened skin. In addition to the astringents, guava is very-very rich in vitamin-A, B, C and potassium which are very good anti oxidants and detoxifiers and keep your skin glowing and free from aging, wrinkles and other disorders.
* High Blood Pressure: Guava helps reduce cholesterol in blood and prevents it from thickening, thereby maintaining fluidity of blood and reducing blood pressure. Studies have shown that food stuffs which lack fiber (such a refined flour) add to blood pressure, due to quick conversion to sugar. Guava, being very rich in fiber and hypoglycemic in nature, helps reduce blood pressure.
* Weight Loss: Guava is very helpful for those who want to lose weight without compromising with their intake of proteins, vitamins and fiber. Guava, being very high in roughage and very rich in vitamins, proteins and minerals, but with no cholesterol and less digestible carbohydrates, is very filling and satisfies appetite very easily. Just have a medium sized guava in the lunch and you will not feel hungry till night. But ironically, it helps gaining weight in lean and thin people. This is probably due to its richness in nutrients, which keeps your metabolism right helping proper absorption of nutrients.
* Scurvy: Guava can outdo many other fruits, including orange and other citrus fruits, when it comes to concentration of vitamin-C, whose deficiency causes scurvy and which is the only remedy to it. It contains five times the vitamin-C in oranges.
* Other Benefits: Where to begin? Shall I start with the fact that guava helps control diabetes, protects prostrate, its Lypocene reduces the risk of cancer, the juice of the leaves cures toothache, swollen gums & oral ulcers, heals wounds when applied externally, convulsions, epilepsy, bacterial infections and so on and so forth.
The following thread was started by Axel on July 26, 2009 at 9:39 pm PST
Is there one variety that is better than others for health benefits ?
Also, is RUBY SUPREME and RUBY X the same GUAVA ?
The above followup was added by Guava Man on July 27, 2009 at 7:34 am PST.
It is frequently the case w fruit, and other foods, that the more intense the color, the better it is for you. Bet it's true for guavas also.
Having said that, a strong case can be made for mixing up your fruit consumption, as has been stated in other threads here. Beneficial nutrients/biochemicals found in some may be missing in others, and vice versa.
The above followup was added by Peter from Corralitos on July 27, 2009 at 9:46 am PST.
Ounce for ounce, guavas are the best source of lycopene. Look for the ones with deep red flesh. Like 'ruby supreme' or 'indian red' etc.
The above followup was added by abyssquick on July 28, 2009 at 4:54 pm PST.
Guavas are a much yummier source of lycopene than tomatoes. Too bad the red fleshed varieties need more heat.
The above followup was added by Axel on July 28, 2009 at 10:13 pm PST.
has 17 times the amount of lycopene that tomatoes do. Plus easier to grow and extremely abundant. Smaller though.
John S
PDX OR
The above followup was added by John S on July 30, 2009 at 1:28 am PST.
"Also, is RUBY SUPREME and RUBY X the same GUAVA?"
Um Steve of Exotica is a blessing but, the fact is that he grows plants from seed and that will involve the possibility of mutations for the better or worse.
There was one time recently that I believe that I caused a toxic reaction from too much physical labor and resulting bruises. I ended up with a case of the explosive runny poops. I had a test to take on the third day so, I took a few leaves with me and slowly chewed them during the the time I needed to be off the toilet. It worked! On the fourth day I went to the doctor, I had no discovered illness found by the tests and was only better as some of my bruises went away. So, guava leaves will get you past some very bad times.
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