Psidium guajava - Peruka

Peruka, Psidium guajava

'Peruka is an ornamental, evergreen shrub or small tree with an open crown, that grows 3 - 10 metres tall. The short, often crooked bole can be 20 - 30cm in diameter. A very popular fruit crop, widely eaten in many areas of the world. The plant also has a wide range of traditional medicinal uses and is the source of vaarious commodities. The tree is widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical areas around the world for its edible fruit.

Uses

Stomach ache, Dental problems, Cough and cold, Dysentery, Diarrhea

Parts Used

Bark, Leaves, Fruits

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada	jamaphala, seebe-hannu, perala-hannu
Hindi	amrud, jamphal
Malayalam	atakkappalam, koyya, malackapela, malacka-pela
Tamil	goyya-pazham, koyapalam, koyya
Telugu	gova, goyya, goyya-pandu, goyyapandu, jam-pandu
Marathi	NA
Gujarathi	NA
Punjabi	NA
Kashmiri	NA
Sanskrit	amruta-phalam, perala, dridhabija, madhuramla, mansala, mrduphalam, peruka
English	Guava

Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Rasa

Madhura (Sweet), Amla (Sour), Kashaya (Astringent)

Guna

Guru (Heavy)

Veerya

Sheeta (Cold)

Habit

Tree

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; lateral nerves prominent; petioles 0.6-1 cm long.

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. Petals 4, white, 1-1.5 cm long, broadly ovate, caducous. Stamens many. Ovary globose, many-celled; ovules numerous; style subulate.

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}}}

Mode of Propagation

Seeds

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tropical area, Sub tropical area

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