Guava (Engl.), Bayabas (Tag.)

Psidium guajava L.

Antiseptic

Evergreen shrub or tree Height: 3-10 m (2) Leaves: Opposite, Oval to oblong leaves (1), numerous lateral veins are prominent at lower epidermis and glabrous on the upper epidermis (3) Flowers: Four-petalled white flowers (1), in solitary or in clusters borne at the axils of newly merging lateral shoots (2). Fruits: Fleshy, pyriform or ovoid berry (3), many seeded, green to yellow-skinned that range in size and flesh color (white, yellowish, pink or red) depending on cultivars (1), mesocarps contains stone cells (sclerieds), hard fibrous structures (3)

Medicinal Uses & Benefits

Diarhea. Preparation: Boil the leaves or shoots. Part used: Leaves | Diarhea. Preparation: Boil 7 young shoots. Part used: Young shoot | Fever. Preparation: Boil the leaves or shoots. Part used: Leaves | Vomit with blood. Preparation: Boil the leaves or shoots. Part used: Leaves | Wound/cuts. Preparation: pound the leaves. Part used: Leaves

Preparation

Boil the leaves or shoots | Boil 7 young shoots | Boil the leaves or shoots | Boil the leaves or shoots | pound the leaves

Location & Habitat

REGION XIII (Caraga), AGUSAN DEL NORTE, CITY OF BUTUAN (Capital), Forest, mountains, disturbed areas. roadsides, orchards

Research

Caraga State University: Documentation of Philippine Traditional Knowledge and Practices on Health and Development of Traditional Knowledge Digital Library on Health of Butuanon in Butuan City

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Quick Info

Scientific Name: Psidium guajava L.
Local Name: Guava (Engl.), Bayabas (Tag.)
Family: Myrtaceae
Category: Antiseptic
Date Collected: Jun 28, 2026

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