Health Benefit of Guava

Have you ever tried a guava? I guess so. Guava is an attractive seasonal fruit, with the shape of a rough, yellow or green color, and when it is ripe the color change to red or white flesh. Its seeds are small and hard which covered by the soft substances such as sweet porridge. Because of its high benefits and cheaper than other fruit, guava becomes very common throughout tropical America and warmer Asia, and it is one of Mexico’s biggest fruit crops.

Here let see, what is good about Guava:

Diarrhea & Dysentery: Because of guava’s astringents, that are natural alkaline, have disinfectant and anti-bacterial properties, help cure dysentery by inhibiting microbial growth and removing extra mucus from the intestines. Guava can build up loose bowel in diarrhea by its compounds that make gums feel tighter and fresh after chewing guava leaves or eat a raw of it or use some toothpaste.

Cholesterol Reduction: Heart Research Laboratory in India show that, eating five to nine guavas per day for three months can help reducing cholesterol levels by 10 percent, triglycerides by 8 percent and blood pressure by 9.0/8.0 mm Hg. And can boosting their HDL (good cholesterol) by 8 percent. Moreover the high pectin that has in guava, appear to lower the amount of cholesterol circulating in the blood, it can sops up fats and keeps them from being absorbed by the body.

Skin Care: As all of us know, guava is so much rich in various vitamin such as A,B,C and potassium, which are the good anti oxidants and detoxifiers can keep the skin glowing and free from aging, wrinkles and other disorder of the skin. You can get benefit by eating the fruit or by washing your skin with the decoction of its immature fruit and leaves. It will tone up and tighten the loosened skin. Guava can avoid skin problems and improve skin texture more than the best of beauty cream or skin toner gels can do.

Cancer Prevention: Guavas is where the antioxidant lycopene stays. According to several studies show the reduction in prostate cancer risk associated with high lycopene consumption. Lycopene can also inhibit the growth of breast cancer cells. Also the anti-proliferative activity of guava leaf oil on mouth cancer is 4.37 times more potent than Vincristine, a cancer drug.

Cough & Cold: The richest in vitamin-C and iron that have in guava can prevent against cold and viral infections. In some areas, roasted ripe guava is used as a remedy against extremes cases of cough and cold and congestion. Guava juice and guava leaves, is very helpful for relieve the cough and cold by loosening cough, reducing mucus, disinfecting the respiratory tract.

Diabetes: Demonstrated form many pharmacological that, this widely used plant have ability to exhibit anti diabetic activities. In a mouse study, suggest that the guava left can lowering blood glucose and extract possesses anti diabetic effect in type 2 diabetes.

Constipation: Guava is kind of fruit which has a lot of dietary fiber. Its seeds help forming bowels, retaining water and clean your intestines and excretory system thoroughly. Guava ensures to cure of these.

Scurvy: Guava can provide more vitamin than other fruits, including orange and other citrus fruits. Especially in vitamin-C, it contains five times than in orange. Vitamin-C, can deficiency the cause of scurvy and is the only remedy to it.

Reducing High Blood Pressure: Guava, being very rich in fiber and hypoglycemic in nature, can helps to reduce cholesterol in blood and prevent it from thickening, also can maintain fluidity of blood and reducing blood pressure.

Weight Loss: The best point of 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. By having a sized of guava in the lunch time, then you won’t feel hungry until night time. It is very helpful for those who wish to lose weight with healthy body.

Guava Contains:
• Vitamin C the skin of guava contains more than 5 times Vitamin-C than in an orange.
• Vitamin A and B
• Calcium
• Nicotinic Acid
• Phosphorus
• Potassium
• Iron
• Folic acid
• Fiber

Nutritive Values of Guava: Per 100 gm.
• Vitamin A: 250 I.U.
• Vitamin B : Thiamine .07 mg.;
• Niacin: 1.2 mg.
• Vitamin C: 302 mg.
• Calcium: 30 mg.
• Phosphorus: 29 mg.
• Carbohydrates: 17.1 gm.
• Protein: 1.0 gm.
• Calories : 70