A Quick Look at Guava – Psidium Guajava.

• Scientifically known as Psidium Guajava, Guava is one of the most consumed edibles in the fruit market. This fruit plant belongs to the family of the “Bottlebrush”. They are commercially grown in tropical and subtropical regions of the world. Guava is a rich source of minerals, fibre and dietary antioxidants. The Guava fruit that this plant, Psidium Guajava bears are often rough from the outer portion, but sweet from inside. Mostly rounded and colour varies from yellow, maroon or green when completely ripe. These are rich sweet fruits that are consumed as fresh desert fruit. And in regions of South America, these fruits are used in traditional medicines.

Psidium Guajava are easy to care for.

• They perform well when kept in presence of full sunlight or even in partial shade. Keep watering moderate enough to keep their soil moist, but not wet. Make sure the planting soil offers good drainage. To ensure their healthy growth ideally try to manage temperature somewhere around 10 to 27 degree Celsius. And when it comes to feeding, use any organic fertilizers.

Edible and medicinal uses of Guava.

• Once it gets ripe, their fruits can be consumed fresh. They are rich sweet fruit with tasty pulp inside. These fruits are highly nutritious and consist of rich sources of minerals, vitamins, fibre and dietary antioxidants. And in South American regions they have been used in their folk medicines in treating dysentery, diarrhoea, hypertension, caries, cough, gastroenteritis and even diabetes.