🌍African Traditional Medicine
Psidium (Guava)
Psidium guajava
About Psidium (Guava)
Psidium (Guava) (Psidium guajava) is a herb used in the African Traditional Medicine tradition to help with Diarrhea, Diabetes, Immune Support, and Skin Health. The aerial parts and leaves are the parts traditionally used, used both internally and topically.
Botanical background
Psidium guajava, the common guava, yellow guava, or lemon guava (known as goiaba in Portuguese and guayaba in Spanish) is an evergreen shrub or small tree native to the Caribbean, Central America and South America. It is easily pollinated by insects; in culture, mainly by the common honey bee, Apis mellifera.
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist
Parts used
Aerial Parts · bothLeaves · both