Guava (Psidium guajava)
芭乐干bā lè gānBalegan
Psidium guajava · Plant
3
Indications
6
With studies in people
Cautions
Generally safe as food; may lower blood sugar; caution with diabetes medications; may affect blood pressure.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Guava for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Diabetes SyndromeDiarrhea SyndromeInflammation Syndrome
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Guava does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit AntioxidantBenefit Digestive
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Psidium guajava and the indication, and how many of those are indexed as studies in people. A record names the two together; it does not show that one treats the other, and most are laboratory or animal work.
- Benefit Antimicrobial206 records, 50 in people
- Benefit Antioxidant205 records, 34 in people
- Benefit Digestive46 records, 15 in people
- Diabetes Syndrome73 records, 21 in people
- Diarrhea Syndrome24 records, 9 in people
- Inflammation Syndrome91 records, 24 in people