Guava helps treat diabetes.

The guava tree, scientifically known as Psidium guyjava L., belongs to the Myrtaceae family. In Vietnam, there are also smaller guava varieties such as ornamental guava and small guava. All parts of the guava tree are used in medicine, from the fruit to the young buds and leaves.

Studies atBrazilStudies in Thailand show that guava leaves can treat intestinal diseases and diarrhea. Regarding its effects on intestinal diseases, the quercetin-type flavonoids in guava leaves have activity on the secretion of acetylcholine in the intestines, stimulating intestinal smooth muscle to reduce abdominal pain caused by intestinal smooth muscle spasms.

Furthermore, guava leaves also affect water reabsorption in the intestines. The lectins in guava leaves can bind to E. coli (bacteria that commonly cause diarrhea), preventing the bacteria from being absorbed into the inner wall of the intestine and thus preventing intestinal infections...

Furthermore, guava leaf extract has beneficial effects on the cardiovascular system; studies have noted that guava leaf extract possesses many activities on the cardiovascular system and is effective in treating cases of cardiac arrhythmia.

Guava leaves also have antioxidant properties that are beneficial for the heart, protecting it and improving its function, and lowering blood sugar for people with diabetes. Here are some of the benefits of guava:

- Treating diabetes:Dried guava leaves (30 g), preserved plums (15 g), small tomatoes (15 g), and Salvia miltiorrhiza (30 g). Soak the above ingredients in clean water for 15 minutes, then rinse and simmer over low heat to obtain 1 liter of liquid, which can be drunk as a substitute for tea. One course of treatment is one month.

-Treatment for acute pharyngitisDried guava fruit (100 g) is boiled and drunk daily as a substitute for tea.

- Treating diarrhea:Boil 30-40 g of fresh guava shoots in water and drink the decoction.

ButTreating diarrhea in children:30g of dried guava fruit, roasted until golden brown, is brewed into a decoction and drunk in 3-4 portions throughout the day.

- Treating diarrhea and dysentery:Fresh fruit (250 g), chopped, boiled into a decoction and drunk three times a day.

- Treating painful, bleeding hemorrhoids; eczema, itching, or rashes:Boil water with 0.5 kg of fresh guava, use it externally to wash the affected area, 2-3 times a day.

According to NNVN - TL