yellow guava

Names

Common Names

• Guava Tree
• Guave Tree
• Guyaba
• common guava
• lemon guava
• yellow guava

Regional and Traditional Names

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Synonyms

• Myrtus guajava
• Psidium pomiferum var. sapidissimum
• Guajava pumila
• Psidium pumilum
• Psidium cujavillus
• Psidium guajava var. minor
• Psidium sapidissimum
• Psidium guajava var. cujavillum
• Psidium vulgare
• Guajava pyrifera
• Psidium pumilum var. guadalupense
• Psidium prostratum
• Psidium pyriferum var. glabrum
• Syzygium ellipticum
• Psidium longifolium
• Psidium igatemyense
• Psidium intermedium
• Psidium angustifolium
• Psidium cujavus
• Psidium globosum
• Psidium fragrans
• Psidium pumilum var. rufescens
• Psidium pumilum var. intermedium
• Psidium guajava f. cujavillus

Taxonomical Classification

This plant belongs to the kingdom Plantae and the phylum Streptophyta, falling under the class Equisetopsida and subclass Magnoliidae. Within the order Myrtales and the family Myrtaceae, it is classified under the genus Psidium.

Distribution

This plant exhibits a diverse geographical distribution across several distinct regions. Within the Macaronesian archipelago, it can be found growing in the Canary Islands, Cape Verde, and Madeira. Additionally, its range extends into West Tropical Africa. Specifically, it is documented in the nations of Burkina and Gambia. Consequently, this species occupies both Atlantic islands and mainland African territories.

Plant Parts

Chemicals

Psidium guajava has 319 reported phytochemicals identified across 50 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include Flavonoids, quercetin, Tannins, Gallic acid, Phenols.

Flavonoids

1. Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias
2. Saudi journal of biological sciences
3. Journal of medicinal food
4. Combinatorial chemistry & high throughput screening
5. BMC complementary and alternative medicine

quercetin

1. Dr. Duke
2. Natural product research
3. Pharmacognosy research
4. BMC complementary and alternative medicine
5. Journal of applied microbiology

Tannins

1. Dr. Duke
2. Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias
3. Journal of medicinal food
4. Combinatorial chemistry & high throughput screening
5. PloS one

Gallic acid

1. Dr. Duke
2. Natural product research
3. Pharmacognosy research
4. Journal of agricultural and food chemistry
5. Biotechnology reports (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Phenols

1. Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias
2. PloS one
3. Roczniki Panstwowego Zakladu Higieny
4. Frontiers in pharmacology
5. Plants (Basel, Switzerland)

RUTIN

1. Natural product research
2. Pharmacognosy research
3. Cureus
4. PeerJ
5. Journal of agricultural and food chemistry

ellagic acid

1. Dr. Duke
2. Natural product research
3. Biotechnology reports (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
4. Yao xue xue bao = Acta pharmaceutica Sinica
5. Journal of the science of food and agriculture

polyphenols

1. Combinatorial chemistry & high throughput screening
2. Polish journal of veterinary sciences
3. PloS one
4. Roczniki Panstwowego Zakladu Higieny
5. Gastroenterology research

Saponins

1. Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland)
2. Journal of medicinal food
3. PloS one
4. Gastroenterology research

Steroids

1. Journal of medicinal food
2. PloS one
3. Plants (Basel, Switzerland)
4. TheScientificWorldJournal

Activities

Psidium guajava has 739 reported activities identified across 50 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported activities include Antioxidant, Antimicrobial, Antibacterial, Antidiabetic, Anticancer.

Most Reported Activities

Medicinal Uses

Psidium guajava has 112 reported medicinal uses identified across 50 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported uses include diarrhea, cancer, Staphylococcus aureus, Candida albicans, oxidative stress.

Most Reported Uses

Preparations