Efficacy of guava fruit

Guava (Psidium guajava Linn) originated from Central America. These plants can grow well in lowlands and highlands. Generally planted in the garden and in the fields. Guava tree is a branching shrubs many, the high may reach 12 m. The amount of fruit varied from a diameter of 2.5 cm up to more than 10 cm.

Cashew is favored by the general public who are soft and thick, fleshy, sweet, a little seed and large-sized fruit. Several types of unseeded guavas include Sunday Market guava, Psidium Bangkok, Palembang guava, guava breadfruit, cashew apple, guava juice, red guava and cashew brittle red.

Of the various types of fruit, guava contains vitamin C which is the highest and contain enough vitamin A. Compared to other fruits such as oranges have vitamin C 49 mg/100 grams of material, vitamin C content of guava 2-fold. Vitamin C is very good as antioxidants. Most vitamin C is concentrated guava skin and outer flesh soft and thick.
Vitamin C content of guava peak near mature. In addition to a reliable supplier of vitamin C, guava is also rich in fiber, especially pectin (water soluble fiber), which can be used for preservative gel or jelly. Other benefits of pectin for lowering cholesterol is the binding of cholesterol and bile acids in the body and helps expenditures. Research conducted Singh Medical Hospital and Research Center Morrabad, India showed guava can lower total cholesterol and blood triglycerides and blood pressure of essential hypertension.
Table guava nutrition content in 100 grams

Gynecology	Amount	Gynecology	Amount
Energy	49,00 ka	Vitamin C	87,00 mg

Edible part and 82%

Guava also contains tannins, which have sepat on fruit but also facilitate the functioning digestive system, blood circulation, and is useful for attacking viruses.


Reduce the risk of heart disease up to 16%

Guava also contains potassium which functions increases heart rate regularity, activates muscle contraction, regulate delivery of substances other nutrients to body cells, control the fluid balance in the body's tissues and cells. Research conducted Singh Medical Hospital & Research Center Morabad, India showed that guava can lower total cholesterol and blood triglycerides and blood pressure of hypertension patients. Because of the high lycopene content was, in Indonesia red fruit juice is often used to increase platelet levels of dengue fever patients. According to Drs. James Cerda eat guava with 0.5 to 1 kg / day for 4 weeks the risk of heart disease can be reduced by 16%.

In guava lycopene is also found in non-nutrient substances other than fiber potential. Lycopene is karatenoid (important pigment in plants) found in the blood (0.5 moles per liter of blood) and also has anti-oxidant activity. Epidemologis research lycopene studies conducted on Italian researchers, including 2706 cases of oral cavity cancer, tekek, esophagus, stomach, colon and rectum, if the increased consumption of lycopene, especially on the guava-red flesh, seedy and taste nice to have an effect on the body provides protection from some types of cancer.

Besides the benefits of guava to maintain cardiovascular health and blood vessels and prevent cancer, strengthen the immune system against disease, promote health gums, teeth and capillaries and helps absorption of iron and wound healing. Guava also potent anti-inflammatory, anti-diarrhea and stop the bleeding, for example in people with dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF).

Red Guava Can not Heal DHF
Red guava is believed to increase blood platelet levels fall during dengue fever. But the truth is medically red rose can not necessarily cure dengue fever. "Red Guava only to increase the power bodies," said Dian Afianti doctor Roemani Hospital, Semarang, Central Java.

So if you are suffering from dengue fever should still needed medical treatment. More importantly dengue fever should be prevented by keeping the environment clean and eradicate mosquitoes and larvae nest-jentiknya.