Benefits Of Guava Leaves, From Treating Diarrhea To Cancer

Guava leaves are useful as medical nutritional powerful fruit. They are very used in tropical countries in traditional medicine. Leaves of guava are full of antioxidants like vitamin C, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory agents, even tannins of which may have significant health benefits and treat stomach problems, chronic illnesses, cancer, etc.

Guava is the most common occurrence in Asian countries, but it is available in the western world. It looks like a small round or pear-shaped. Guava leaves are light green or yellow, when ripe outside has burgundy color.

Leaves of guava can help in the treatment of:

• Diarrhea

Drinking tea from guava leaves or taking as a extract or oil drops, can fix the problem with diarrhea. This anti-diarrhea properties of guava leaves are discovered for the first time in 2008 year. The research discovered that the extract of guava leaves can reduce diarrhea in rats.

• Diabetes

Leaves of guava can help you to slow down the absorption of sugar in the blood, because of the fiber. They are great for diabetic patients because it prevents fluctuation of glucose and insulin.

• High cholesterol

Regular consumption of guava leaves can reduce cholesterol and triglycerides without adverse effects, according to a recent study from Nutrition and Metabolism. Guava contains only 0.1 gram saturated fat and unsaturated fat 0.2 grams.

• Gastric cancer

Guava has a big potential for the treatment of gastric cancer. The anticancer properties comes as compounds, like lycopene, quercetin vitamin C, which work as antioxidants  to neutralize free radicals in the body. Guava essential oil may slow cancer in patients with gastric cancer as a result of nerolidiol, caryophyllene, beta bisabolene, p-selinene, aromandreno, tannins, beta sitosterol, leucocyanidins, and triterpenoids.

• Improves heart health

If guava fruit is taken regularly, it can reduce blood pressure and blood lipids because guava contain vitamin C, potassium and soluble fiber. Vitamin C keeps small blood vessels healthy and potassium control high blood pressure. Lycopene helps reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease.

• Improves your immunity

Anti-inflammatory effect of guava and its ability to inhibit inflammatory molecules could help to strengthen the immune system.

Daily taken of guava can prevent from flu, colds and coughs. Also, this fruit has a good impact in hair loss prevention, because it contains vitamin B which is the most important vitamin that protects the health of your hair.

Resources:
medicaldaily.com
healthyeating.sfgate.com
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