Wednesday, November 16, 2011

the benefit of medical plant Jambu Biji(Psidium guajava, Linn.)


Medical plant Guava or(Psidium guajava)in the name of botanical widely spread to Southeast Asia including Indonesia, Guava plants, including shrubs and has many branches and twigs; rod hard. Surface of the outer skin of the guava tree brown and smooth. When the guava skin is stripped away, the surface of the logs will look wet. Generally oval shape patterned leaves with rather large size. The flowers are white and small axillary leaves emerging from behind. These medical plants can flourish in low-lying areas until at an altitude of 1200 meters above sea level. At the age of 2-3 years has begun to bear fruit guava. Seeds many and there in the flesh.


Curable Disease of jambu biji medical plant:
Diabetes mellitus,
ulcers,
diarrhea (upset stomach),
Cold,
Prolapsisani,
Thrush,
sore skin
a new wound;

CHEMISTRY CONTENT of this medical plant:
Fruit, leaves and guava bark contains tannin, is of interest not many containing tannin. Guava leaf also contains substances other than tannin, such as essential oils, acids ursolat, psidiolat, kratogolat acid, acid oleanolat, guajaverin acid and vitamins. The content of guava fruit (100 g) - Calories 49 cal - Vitamin A 25 SI - 0.02 mg Vitamin B1 - Vitamin C 87 mg - 14 mg Calcium - Charcoal Hydrate 12.2 grams - Phosphorus 28 mg - 1.1 mg Iron - 0.9 mg Protein - 0.3 grams of fat - 86 grams Water