Guava produces a well known fruit, but it also has a multitude of other uses including: guava leaves and fruit for livestock feed, guava wood for smoking of meat, ornamental bonsai, guava leaves for tea, and traditional medicine.
In fact, according to a scientific article written by Gutiérrez, RM; Mitchell, S; and Solis, RV titled “Psidium guajava: A review of its traditional uses, phytochemistry and pharmacology” in the Journal of Ethnopharmacology:
“Psidium guajava has been used in traditional medicine in many cultures throughout Central America, the Caribbean, Africa, and Asia. It is used for inflammation, diabetes, hypertension, caries, wounds, pain relief, fever, diarrhea, rheumatism, lung diseases, and ulcers.”*
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