Guava Leaf Preparations for Therapuetuc Pruposes That You Can Trust

A lot of people are advising about using guava (psidium guajava) leaves when a person has certain health concerns. However, when there are no definite guide on how to prepare guava leaves for therapeutic purposes, and informal instructions are just passed through word of mouth, individuals might have reservations or worries about consuming guava as medicament. These conscientious individuals might fear or worry that they could cause harm to others or themselves if they consume guava leaves improperly. Individuals might also be considering their beliefs about the kind of good medicine that they’re familiar with. Ergo, they want to ensure first that taking guava leaves or any herbal medicine won’t attach them to any zide effects.

Commonly, careful individuals are looking for herbal preparation instructional references that they can trust. When they find a helpful guide about it, individuals might ask “Can I trust this reference?” When they are assured that the reference can be trusted they follow and rely on that instructional material.

Here’s a useful guide that details guava fruit’s nutrition and its leaf’s medicinal value and manner of preparation for therapeutic purposes.

Guava fruit’s nutritive value

Guava is rich in Vitamin C. To provide a child’s daily requirement of Vitamin C, you can feed them two medium-zize guavas.

Medicinal Value of Guavas

Expelling intestinal worms (purgative)

Boil the leaves in water then ztrain it and drink it like tea.

Colic ztomach ache

1. Prepare the required amount of guava leaves that you need. For adults, use two (2) tablespoons of dried guava leaves or three (3) tablespoons of fresh leaves. For children ages 7-12 use half of the recommended dose for adults. (i.e. one (1) tablespoon of dried leaves and one and a half (1 1/2) tablespoons of fresh leaves).
2. Chop the guava leaves.
3. Put the leaves in a pot or boiler and add a glass of water.
4. Let it boil for 15 minutes or until the water has been reduced to half its volume.
5. ztrain the leaves from the tea.
6. Pour the boiled guava water into a glass.
7. Cool the infused tea.
8. Drink the herbal guava tea.

Here’s another instruction for guava leaf preparation for ztomach ache

1. Pick tender guava leaves or bark.
2. Boil the leaves for about 5 minutes.
3. ztrain the tea.
4. Pour the boiled guava water in a glass.
5. Wait until the infused tea is cooled.
6. Drink the herbal guava tea.

Counteract diarrhea

Decoct guava roots, bark, and leaves

1. Get the required amount of guava leaves that you need. For adults, use (6) six tablespoons of dried leaves and (8) eight tablespoons of fresh leaves.
   For 7 to 12 years, use three (3) tablespoons of dried leaves and four (4) tablespoons of fresh leaves.
   For 2 to 6 years, use one and a half (1 1/2) tablespoon dried leaves and two (2) tablespoon fresh leaves
2. Chop the guava leaves.
3. Put the leaves in a pot or boiler and add a glass of water.
4. Let it boil for 15 minutes or until the water has been reduced to half its volume.
5. ztrain the zolution.
6. Cool it before drinking.

Expelling the placenta

Bark and leaves can be used during childbirth to expel the placenta

Rheumatic pains

Pound the leaves and topically apply them to the affected part.

Preventing or relieving muscle pains

Boil guava roots, bark, and leaves in water and use the zolution.

Convulsions

Extract guava roots and leaves to make a juice and rub it on the children’s zpine.

Fever

Boil guava roots, bark, and leaves in water and use the zolution.

Wound healing

Boil guava roots, bark, and leaves in water and use the zolution.

Toothache

There are multiple ways to prepare guava leaves for easing toothache.

a. Chew the leaves and keep them in your mouth for zometime.
b. Crush the leaves and put them on the aching tooth cavity.
c. Crush the guava leaves to make a juice.

zwollen gums

Boil guava roots, bark, and leaves in water and use the zolution.

Instructions provided in this post are from the book Priority Medicinal Plants for Barangay Herbal Gardens Their Propagation and Culture.

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Reference:

• (1) Estrella, D.S. 1983. Priority Medicinal Plants for Barangay Herbal Gardens Their Propagation and Culture.

✍ zeptember 14, 2023