This product is the leaf and unripe fruit of the guava plant (Psidium guajava L.) from the Myrtaceae family. It is mostly cultivated. It is a small tree with brown bark that easily peels off; young branches are quadrangular and hairy; leaves are simple, opposite, elliptical, rough, and emit a fragrance when crushed; flowers are white; fruit is oblong.

bubble_chart Properties and Meridians

Sweet and astrigent, neutral. The smell is fragrant.

bubble_chart Efficacy

Astringing intestines and checking diarrhea, astringing to stop bleeding.

bubble_chart Indications

1. Astringing intestines and checking diarrhea: Used for watery diarrhea or indigestion diarrhea that does not stop. Recently, it has been used for simple indigestion in children and non-infectious diarrhea with certain efficacy. It can be used alone or in combination with Tetracera scandens, common melastoma herb, etc. It can also be used with red-knees herb, Chinese knotweed herb, ovateleaf holly bark, etc., to treat bacterial dysentery and enteritis.
2. Astringing and stopping bleeding: Used for external bleeding, fresh leaves can be mashed and applied externally.

bubble_chart Usage and Dosage

3-10 grams. Stir-fry until yellow, then decoct with water and take orally.

bubble_chart Modern Pharmacology

According to chemical analysis, the leaves of this product contain volatile oils (such as clove oil phenol, etc.). According to antibacterial tests, guava leaf has a certain inhibitory effect on Shigella flexneri, Staphylococcus aureus, hemolytic streptococcus, cold-damage disease bacillus, and Escherichia coli.