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Psidium guajava - Peruka
Peruka is an ornamental, evergreen shrub or small tree. It grows up to 3 - 10 metres tall. This plant has a wide range of traditional medicinal uses and is the source of various commodities. The tree is widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical areas around the world for its edible fruit.
Uses
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
Five constituents including one new pentacyclic triterpenoid guajanoic acid (1) and four known compounds beta-sitosterol (2), uvaol (3), oleanolic acid (4), and ursolic acid (5) have been isolated from the leaves of Psidium guajava.[2]
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | Jamaphala, Seebe-hannu |
| Hindi | Amrud, Jamphal |
| Malayalam | Atakkappalam, Koyya |
| Tamil | Goyya-pazham, Koyapalam |
| Telugu | Gova, Goyya |
| Marathi | NA |
| Gujarathi | NA |
| Punjabi | NA |
| Kashmiri | NA |
| Sanskrit | Amruta-phalam, Perala |
| English | Guava |
Properties
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
Dravya
Rasa
Madhura (Sweet), Amla (Sour), Kashaya (Astringent)
Guna
Guru (Heavy)
Veerya
Sheeta (Cold)
Vipaka
Karma
Prabhava
Habit
Identification
Leaf
| Kind | Shape | Feature |
|---|---|---|
| Simple | Opposite | Leaves simple, opposite, l6-11 x 2.5-5 cm, elliptic-oblong, apex acute-apiculate, base rounded to obtuse-cuneate, hirsute on both sides when young, glabrous on ageing except the nerves, thin-coriaceous. |
Flower
| Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bisexual | Axillary cymes | White | Many | Cymes axillary, 1-3-flowered; peduncles 0.5-1.2 cm long; pedicel short or 0. Calyx tube 4-9 mm long, ovoid, densely hirsute; lobes 4, unitedland closed in bud. |
Fruit
| Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A berry | 3 - 5 cm | Globose crowned by persistent calyx lobes; seeds many, embedded in fleshy pulp | {{{6}}} |
Other features
List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
How to plant/cultivate
The guava is a hardy tree that adapts to a wide range of growing conditions from the humid lowland tropics to the cooler elevations, fruiting at elevations up to 1,500 metres.
Commonly seen growing in areas
Photo Gallery
Leaves
Flowers
Bark
Fruits
Tree
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References
External Links
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- Herbs with common name in Tamil
- Herbs with common name in Telugu
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