Guava

At a glance

Origin / distribution: Haiti, Mexico, Tonga, English, Tahiti, Venezuela, Trinidad, India(Santal)

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Ache(Stomach), Astringent, Bactericide, Bronchitis

Science studied: ALANINE, ARABAN, ARABINOSE-HEXAHYDROXYDIPHENYL-ACID-ESTER, ARJUNOLIC-ACID

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Myrtaceae

Scientific name: Psidium guajava

Common names: Guava, Donkila, Dungui tape, Goyave, Goyavier, Goyavier commun, Goyave, Gouyave, Goyave Georges, Goyave-pomme, Goyavier, Gouyavier rouge, Gouyavier blanc, Goyavier commun, Goyavier, Guajava, Guava Tree, Guava, Common guava, Yellow guava, Lemon guava, Guave, Guave Tree, Guavenbaum, Guayaba

POWO: 600841-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

The source record documents this plant in Haiti, Mexico, Tonga, English, Elsewhere, Tahiti, Venezuela, Trinidad and 17 additional places.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Ache(Stomach)
• Astringent
• Bactericide
• Bronchitis
• Cachexia
• Carbuncle
• Catarrh
• Cholera

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• Haiti
• Mexico
• Tonga
• English
• Elsewhere
• Tahiti
• Venezuela
• Trinidad
• India(Santal)
• Cuba
• Ghana
• Malaya

Documented cultural uses

• Ache(Stomach)
• Astringent
• Bactericide
• Bronchitis
• Cachexia
• Carbuncle
• Catarrh
• Cholera
• Chorea
• Cold
• Convulsion
• Cough

Cultural record detail

These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.

• Ache(Stomach) · Haiti · "
• Ache(Stomach) · Mexico · "
• Ache(Stomach) · Tonga · "
• Astringent · English · "
• Astringent · Elsewhere · "
• Astringent · Tahiti · "
• Astringent · Venezuela · "
• Bactericide · Elsewhere · "
• Bactericide · Trinidad · "
• Bronchitis · Elsewhere · "
• Cachexia · Elsewhere · "
• Carbuncle · India(Santal) · "
• Catarrh · Elsewhere · "
• Cholera · Elsewhere · "
• Chorea · Elsewhere · "
• Cold · Cuba · "
• Convulsion · Elsewhere · "
• Cough · Ghana · "
• Dermatosis · Malaya · "
• Diarrhea · Haiti · "
• Diarrhea · Malaya · "
• Diarrhea · Bahamas · "
• Diarrhea · Elsewhere · "
• Diarrhea · Ghana · "

72 additional documented entries remain in the source record.

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

• Green Fabrication and Biological Evolution Ag-Ni Alloy Nanoparticles Using Psidium Guajava Leaf Extract · 2026 source ↗
• A novel combined approach for peel and pulp color classification in guava (Psidium guajava L.). · 2026 source ↗
• Impact of Plant Pre‐Processing on the Chemical Profile of Psidium guajava L. (Myrtaceae) Essential Oil and Evaluation of Its Bioactive Potential · 2026 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• ALANINE
• ARABAN
• ARABINOSE-HEXAHYDROXYDIPHENYL-ACID-ESTER
• ARJUNOLIC-ACID
• ASH
• ASPARTIC-ACID
• AVICULARIN
• BUTANAL
• CALCIUM
• CALCIUM-OXALATE
• CARBOHYDRATES
• CARYOPHYLLENE-OXIDE
• CINNAMYL-ACETATE
• CITRAL
• CITRIC-ACID
• COPPER

Legality

No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.

Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.

Reference images

Sources

Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP

World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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