Botanical name: Psidium guajava Linn.
Family: Myrtaceae
Tamil : Koyya
Hindi: Amrood
Malayalam: Pera or Perakka
English: Guava
Habit: A small to medium-sized evergreen tree with spreading branches and smooth, peeling, copper-colored bark.
Distribution: Native to tropical America; widely cultivated throughout India and other tropical regions.
Useful part: Phala, Patra , Twak and Mula
Rasa Panchaka:
Rasa: Madhura , Amla,Kashaya
Guna: Guru, Tikshna
Veerya: Sheeta
Vipaka: Madhura
Karma: Tridosha Shamaka, Hridya, Stambhana , Deepana and Grahi.
Indications: Atisara, Pravahika, Jwara, Madhumeha, Mukha Paka and Kasa (Cough).
Dose:
Phala: According to appetite
Patra Swarasa : 10–20 ml.
Kashaya : 30–50 ml
Formulations: Peruka Swarasa, Peruka Patra Kashaya.
WHOLE PLANT
LEAF & FLOWER
FRUIT
